Riley
With trembling lips, I sat there, hardly able to look him in the eyes. Here I thought all the lying was done. Eventually, it seems to come right back to that. Instead of telling me what he was planning, Dylan left me in the dark. I was so scared, terrified that Veronica would finally get what she wanted. Even as they walked out of the building in handcuffs, it still didn't seem real.
Dylan was kneeling beside me, trying to reach out to me, but his touch didn't bring me relief and comfort like it always had. This time, I was disgusted by his touch, like it made it harder to breathe.
"Don't touch me," I barely got out. It sounded more like a hushed whisper than anything, but I didn't have the energy to scream and yell at him.
I placed my hand on my stomach, fully aware that Dyla
