Chapter 10

Chapter ten

Oakley

My cousin and I lift River by her towel ends into my bathtub. She's covered in dirt and blood. She's asleep still, she probably will be for a while. Her back is all torn up. She looked so pretty in her suit. NO! I can't feel like this. I just need to focus on school, yeah. I start to scrub River. The first dance is in November, but it's the day before Thanksgiving break. It's not really a dance though. It's more of a party. I wonder if I'll get invited. I mean it is hosted by the mayor's twins, Becca, and Liam. River moves and I scrape over one of her cuts.

"Stop, you'll hurt yourself."

"I-I can… do it," I thought she was still asleep, "go."

"What?" I say with a laugh.

"I said go!"

"No! I'm going to do this," she remains still and silent for two minutes.

"You don't love me."

"What," I laugh, "Of course I love you!"

"You don't love me love me," she looks at me with sad puppy eyes.

"What?" I blink.

"Oakley! I love you," she whispers yells at me.

"I know you do! I lo-" she grabs my face and our lips are locked. I gently push away so I don't hurt her.

"Oakley," she says with a laugh, "Your face is red!"

I look in the mirror and I look like a spicy Cheeto, "stay here River," she gives me a salute and smiles like a toddler. I close the door and lean on it for a bit, I need to get my head in the game. I walk out of my bathroom hallway and head to Ms. Fern's room and grab clothes for River. I head to my bathroom and the doors open, she's in my closet.

"River?"

"Yes?" She sounds like a guilty toddler.

"Come put these clothes on."

"Mmmm. Okay," She snatches her clothes out of my hand, puts them on as fast as i have ever seen possible, and jumps on me and we fall on my bed.

"Don't leave me."

"O-ok.''

We lay on the end of my bed for five minutes before she fell asleep. I can't believe she kissed me. Why am I so happy about this? Were just friends, right?

Why did Becca have red hair?