Stronger
written by Leah
Riley's life was perfectly normal. Mom, Dad, little sister, best friend, boyfriend. Until one night, she found out something about her, the truth about who she really was: her real father was a faerie. Not just any ordinary faerie, the King of the Seelie court. On the adventure to find out who she really is, all she knows is that she has to be sure of who she trusts and stay strong.
Last Updated
05/31/21
Chapters
2
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461
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Five more minutes. Just five long minutes, I stared at the clock, wishing that it would go faster. I looked back at the teacher, who was droning on about ratios.
Stupid clock, hurry up, I begged, glancing back at the clock.
“Riley,” a girl’s voice from beside me said.
“What, Maddie?” I whispered to my best friend.
“You’re going to the football game tonight, right?” She asked me, watching the teacher to make sure he didn’t notice us.
“Of course I am,” I answered. “My boyfriend is on the team.”
“Good. You’re coming to my house after school to get ready. I have a few school spirit clothes for you to wear.”
I had never been into school spirit. I never understood it, and I’m now in 10th grade. I absolutely hated school, even now. But, I knew how important it was. I still didn’t do school spirit, though.
“Got it,” I told her, before she sat up straight again.
Bing Bing Bing
Everyone in class stood up, and immediately started talking about anything and everything, but mostly the game. Maddie and I walk out of the class, not wanting to be trampled by the crowd of students. I went to my locker and opened it, putting my books in my bag and taking my bag out. Hands soon covered my eyes.
“Guess who,” the low voice said and I couldn’t help but smile.
“Hm……. Is it my wonderful boyfriend, Jason?” I asked and the hands disappeared.
“How did you guess?” Jason whined, as I turned around to face him.
“It’s easy, Jase. I can tell by your voice. Anyway, I have to get going. I’ll see you at the game,” I told him, gently kissing his cheek before walking away.
“Okay. Bye,” Jason called after me as Maddie and I walked. We walked outside of the school building to her car. I threw my bags in the back seat as she got into the driver’s seat. I walked around the car and got in the passenger side.
“Let’s go,” I said and she started the car. We took off immediately and headed to her house.
The car pulled into the driveway and stopped. I got out and grabbed my bags from the back as she went up to the front door and unlocked it. I followed her inside and up to her room., throwing my bags on the floor. I collapsed on her bed and sighed.
“What do you want to wear? I have a shirt with our team name on it, a sweat shirt…”
I listened as she rattled off what she had.
“Riley? Earth to Riley? Have you gone off to another planet?”
“Huh? What?” I asked, sitting up.
“Have you been listening to a word I’ve been saying?” Maddie asked.
“Yes,” I lied and she rolled her eyes. She threw the sweatshirt at me and I grabbed it, pulling it on over my tank top.
“What if they are out there?” I asked, thinking aloud.
Maddie gave me a strange look. “What?”
“You know, the supernatural. Like, Faeries, vampires, werewolves. That stuff.”
“You’re insane,” Maddie told me.
“Insane? In the brain?” I smirked and she rolled her eyes.
“God, not that again.”
“Yes, that again,” I grinned mischievously at her and she groaned.
“Let’s just go get pizza or something,” Maddie said and this time, I was the one who rolled my eyes.
“We could always eat at the game,” I told her as I stood up. My head immediately felt woozy and black dots danced in my vision. I heard Maddie gasp as I collapsed on the bed, fainting.
Stupid clock, hurry up, I begged, glancing back at the clock.
“Riley,” a girl’s voice from beside me said.
“What, Maddie?” I whispered to my best friend.
“You’re going to the football game tonight, right?” She asked me, watching the teacher to make sure he didn’t notice us.
“Of course I am,” I answered. “My boyfriend is on the team.”
“Good. You’re coming to my house after school to get ready. I have a few school spirit clothes for you to wear.”
I had never been into school spirit. I never understood it, and I’m now in 10th grade. I absolutely hated school, even now. But, I knew how important it was. I still didn’t do school spirit, though.
“Got it,” I told her, before she sat up straight again.
Bing Bing Bing
Everyone in class stood up, and immediately started talking about anything and everything, but mostly the game. Maddie and I walk out of the class, not wanting to be trampled by the crowd of students. I went to my locker and opened it, putting my books in my bag and taking my bag out. Hands soon covered my eyes.
“Guess who,” the low voice said and I couldn’t help but smile.
“Hm……. Is it my wonderful boyfriend, Jason?” I asked and the hands disappeared.
“How did you guess?” Jason whined, as I turned around to face him.
“It’s easy, Jase. I can tell by your voice. Anyway, I have to get going. I’ll see you at the game,” I told him, gently kissing his cheek before walking away.
“Okay. Bye,” Jason called after me as Maddie and I walked. We walked outside of the school building to her car. I threw my bags in the back seat as she got into the driver’s seat. I walked around the car and got in the passenger side.
“Let’s go,” I said and she started the car. We took off immediately and headed to her house.
The car pulled into the driveway and stopped. I got out and grabbed my bags from the back as she went up to the front door and unlocked it. I followed her inside and up to her room., throwing my bags on the floor. I collapsed on her bed and sighed.
“What do you want to wear? I have a shirt with our team name on it, a sweat shirt…”
I listened as she rattled off what she had.
“Riley? Earth to Riley? Have you gone off to another planet?”
“Huh? What?” I asked, sitting up.
“Have you been listening to a word I’ve been saying?” Maddie asked.
“Yes,” I lied and she rolled her eyes. She threw the sweatshirt at me and I grabbed it, pulling it on over my tank top.
“What if they are out there?” I asked, thinking aloud.
Maddie gave me a strange look. “What?”
“You know, the supernatural. Like, Faeries, vampires, werewolves. That stuff.”
“You’re insane,” Maddie told me.
“Insane? In the brain?” I smirked and she rolled her eyes.
“God, not that again.”
“Yes, that again,” I grinned mischievously at her and she groaned.
“Let’s just go get pizza or something,” Maddie said and this time, I was the one who rolled my eyes.
“We could always eat at the game,” I told her as I stood up. My head immediately felt woozy and black dots danced in my vision. I heard Maddie gasp as I collapsed on the bed, fainting.
