Riley
I was worried about Elliot. Not because I thought he would do anything stupid, he had his career back. We had cleared his name. But because the betrayal from one of his closest friends must have been devastating and he was acting like it didn’t matter at all.
If our roles were reversed I would have been a mess. A total blubbering mess but Elliot was cool, almost cold. It was as if he had checked out.
Of course Elliot has never been Mr sunshine’s and rainbows but he had always had passion, especially for swimming. It was what he lived for. This new detachment was worrying, he just didn’t seem to have his head back in the game.
I cared for him, he was my friend. I had helped him clear his name. I could help him get through this as well. Because that’s what friends did. They were
