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Post by Riley Hart on Jul 11, 2009 1:19:03 GMT -6
Riley didn't care anymore. Every dream she ever had. Every hope she ever felt. All thrown away. She couldn't help it. The tears came pouring down her face.
She tried to walk back to the bar, but she collapsed in absolute grief. Why did she even care about this guy. He probably hated her. To him, she was probably just Rori's stupid little cousin.
She felt like dying. She knew that without the hope of Chris, she would never have hope for love again. Her heart felt like it was about to explode, and her eyes burned. There she was, a 17 year old, bawling on the ground. She was pathetic.
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Post by Chris Taylor on Jul 11, 2009 1:33:37 GMT -6
Riley's reaction was a lot more dramatic than Chris had expected. As he watched her walk away, sobbing, he felt a lot more horrible than he had felt already when he had ran out of the bar.
When she went down, Chris was in complete shocked. He did not realize he had hurt her that much. Chris quickly clambered onto his feet and hurried over to Riley's side.
"Riley..." was all Chris could say as he tried to help her get back on her feet. He did not know what else to say.
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Post by Riley Hart on Jul 11, 2009 1:40:27 GMT -6
"You don't understand" she said, mimicing his previous words.
Feeling his warm touch, she couldn't help but have a slight thrill. She rolled her eyes at herself, feeling annoyed at the dependcey for him.
"If I don't have hope for you, I have... nothing." she said, tears still rolling down her face.
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Post by Chris Taylor on Jul 11, 2009 11:57:02 GMT -6
Riley's words just made Chris feel worst and worst and worst. He had never had anyone feeling so much passion and love for him, or at least anyone that had expressed it so passionately. Even when he was a kid, he had always felt his parents had loved successful, brilliant, smart James more than they did him. And sure, he was the popular kid at school, but that didn't mean anything. Nobody had expressed so much wanting for...Chris. And yet it was a passion and a love he had to push away.
"Riley..." Chris told her as he continued to try to help her up, "I'm sure you'll find guys better than me. I'm sure once you get past me, you'll find guys who are a million times more likeable than me. Please...I'm not someone to cry over..."
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Post by Riley Hart on Jul 11, 2009 12:02:47 GMT -6
"You can say that 10 million times... but it will never change the truth. You are the only thing that can make me happy..." she said
Riley did something drastic. Something she'd only dreamed of doing. She put her hands around his face, and pressed her lips against his. Feeling his lips made her heart soar.
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Post by Chris Taylor on Jul 11, 2009 12:20:23 GMT -6
'Wow, she really won't give up will she?' Chris thought to himself as he continued his attempt to help her up. It was at that moment that she did something totally out there and totally dramatic, and action he did not expect to happen.
As she planted her lips onto his, he felt a rush of odd feelings through his body. For a second, he could do nothing, cause he was paralyzed in shocked. As he returned to his senses, he felt himself reaching over and touching her on her back. Before he knew it, he was on top of her and he was also kissing her. And finally, the result was a make out scene in the middle of the street. Thank goodness it was deserted, cause otherwise he was sure they would be the center of attention.
'Damn, she's a good kisser,' Chris thought to himself as he indulged himself into the making out.
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Post by Riley Hart on Jul 11, 2009 12:26:31 GMT -6
Riley's dreams were coming true. She had fantasized this moment for 2 years. Their first kiss. But she never imagined it would be this amazing. It was like they were the only two people in the world.
When they finally finished their make-out session, she held on to him, she didn't want to let him go.
"That was my first kiss" she said
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Post by Chris Taylor on Jul 11, 2009 14:48:16 GMT -6
"Dang, you're an awesome kisser," he said, stunned. He did not know what to say. He had just made out with a girl he was sure that he was not in love with. And still, Chris could not say he was in love with her, yet she no longer appeared to be some young, overdramatic, immature fangirl, but someone he could possibly date...possibly.
Chris didn't know what else to say, but at that moment, he heard a bolt of lightning in the sky and rain began to pour. "We'd better get inside," he said as he took her hand and hurried back to the bar.
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Post by Riley Hart on Jul 11, 2009 17:12:06 GMT -6
Riley didn't sit down, she stood in the back of the club with Chris. She wrapped her arms around him. She was even more sure she loved him.
On stage, Caleb Slater was singing an original piece, called Drowning.
"I fly too close to the sun
And I chase the whale on the run
But I’m
I’m jumpin’ from mountains
And I’m Jumpin’ from skies
Try to realize my size
What you feel
When you see
Drowning in the sea
Drowning close to me
I bite off more than I can chew
And I chase a pretty girl like you
But I’m
I’m fighting lighting
And I’m fighting tears
Try to forget my fears
What you feel
When you see
Drowning in the sea
Drowning close to me
Drowning in the skies
Drowning in your eyes
Drowning in the wind
Drowning in my
Sin
What you feel
When you see
Drowning in the sea
Drowning close to me
I fly too close to the sun
And I chase the whale on the
Run"
After the song was over, Riley had an overwhelming desire to kiss Chris again. She pressed her lips against his for the second time, and didn't care who watched.
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Post by Chris Taylor on Jul 11, 2009 17:42:15 GMT -6
Chris was mesmerized by Caleb's song from beginning to end. The beautiful of the lyrics, the passion and the emotion Caleb brought; amazing. Everything around him seemed to vanish as he concentrated on the performance.
As it drew to a close, Chris suddenly felt the lips of Riley on his. For a few seconds, he returned the kiss, holding her in his arms as he kissed her back. Riley was, afterall, such an amazing, passionate kisser. It was irresistable, after all.
But then, Chris suddenly jerked away. For a second, he stared into Riley's eyes. He felt awful. With all the kissing they had done, he'd probably given Riley the wrong impression. Maybe one day he would love her, but for now he could not. Chris just did not have enough feelings for Riley to get into an intimate relationship with her.
"Riley..I'm sorry if I've given you the wrong impression...I'm sorry.." Chris said as he turned away and walked out of the bar, into the night and the rain.
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Post by Riley Hart on Jul 11, 2009 17:48:32 GMT -6
Riley found it would be pointless to follow him again. She felt hurt, played...
Why was he doing this to her?
Silent tears ran down her face. She walked outside but did not follow him. She saw a semi coming and did the only thing that could stop the pain.
She stood in front of the truck, and in the fogginess of the rainy night, she would be nearly invisible.
Riley was going to kill herself.
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Post by Brooke Chien on Jul 11, 2009 17:49:36 GMT -6
Brooke sat in the audience, gazing up at Caleb with a twinkle in her eyes. Never had she heard a voice more beautiful that Caleb's. His performance absolutely enchanted her. It was simple, it was heartfelt, it was beautiful. The performance affected her so much, tears began to drip down her cheeks. Maybe cause the song related to her in such a powerful way, cause at the moment she felt as if she was drowning. Eventually, she burst into a full flood.
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Post by Chris Taylor on Jul 11, 2009 19:49:39 GMT -6
Chris walked along the rainy sidewalk, his head hung low as he trotted along. His face was wet, and most of it were tears, not the rain that poured all over his body. He felt awful about what he had done. He should've pushed away the moment she laid her lips on his. What a terrible, terrible night. And he didn't even have a warm home to go to.
Chris suddenly looked up at the sudden burst of light that filled the area. He looked up and turned his head to the streets to see the shadow of a lone figure in the path of a truck, whose headlights were piercing to his eyes. 'What's going on?' he wondered as he saw the figure, 'Is that person crazy or what?'
He drew closer to get a better look at the scene. It was at that moment he realized who the figure belonged to.
"RILEY!!" he insticintively shouted as he threw himself at her, pushing her out of the path of the truck. That was the last thing he remembered doing as everything around him got pitch black as he closed his eyes and felt a sudden lurch of pain through his body.
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Post by Riley Hart on Jul 11, 2009 20:07:22 GMT -6
'What the hell am I doing?' Riley thought as the truck neared her body.
At that moment, she felt blinded by the headlights. Her body was also paralyzed in fear. She felt someone pushing her out of the way. Everything was a blur.
But when her mind flickered back into reality, she saw the truck stop just as it hit someone she knew and loved.
Chris.
"OH MY GOD!" she yelled.
The tears came again. The truck driver helped her get him off the road, but didn't stick around long enough for the emergency people to come. Riley dialed 911 as fast as she could.
"Chris Taylor was hit by a semi! I need an ambulance!" she said.
She ripped parts of her clothing off to make makeshift bandages, and tried to do CPR on him.
When the ambulance arrived, Riley was drenched in tears, sweat, rain and blood.
"It's all my fault" she said to herself.
Though she wanted to go to the hospital, she had Rori take her home for the night. After a long shower, she cried herself to sleep. But her dreams weren't any better than reality. She tried to drown out the memories to no avail.
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