Riley's P.O.V
"No, let's enjoy this."
Those were not my words. Those were the words of Scarlett's friend. Someone that isn't me. Someone that pretends to be fine even when she's not and pretends that everything has a reason when in fact it was okay to not have reason. I can't deny what my eyes are seeing. And what they're seeing right now is chemistry. The undeniable mixture great and bad, molded and made for them both solely.
The wind blew and my face felt salty. I feel salty. I shake my head subtly, not making it known to even myself that I wasn't enjoying this. Scarlett deserves this. She deserves someone better. It hurts. Moments like this did I want to look away and be happy somewhere else. But I can't. I need to be here for Scarlett.
"This is beautiful, thank you." Scarlett s
