Chapter 20

                                    

                                          
Chapter 20
                          
Riker POV
                          
"You think you heard something?"
                          
"Yes! What if it's Dylan!?" Riley whispered.
                          
"Riley, I'm almost positive it's not Dylan."
                          
"Will you go look?"
                          
"Sure. Do you want to come? I'll show you there's nothing out there."
                          
"I guess so..."
                          
I held Riley's hand as we unzipped the tent door. We walked out into the woods for a few feet, and looked around.
                          
"See? There's nothing there. We're fine," I said, pulling Riley back to the tent.
                          
"You know, I almost wish it was Dylan, just so you'd be wrong for once," Riley said, getting back into her sleeping bag.
                          
Riley looked back up at me as I was leaving.
                          
"Hey, where are you going?"
                          
"I have to go to the bathroom."
                          
"You're leaving me here all alone?"
                          
"Well I can't wait until morning."
                          
"But what if something happens while you're gone?"
                          
"Riley, I'll only be gone for a minute. Come on, don't look at me like that. Don't make me feel guilty."
                          
"Then don't go!"
                          
"Riley, I have to go to the bathroom! What do you want me to do?"
                          
"Wait until morning..."
                          
"Riley."
                          
"Fine, go. But promise you won't go far?"
                          
"I won't go far."
                          
"Promise you'll be back in less than a minute?"
                          
"I'll try."
                          
"Promise you'll-"
                          
"Riley, can I please just go?"
                          
"Fine. But if something happens to me, it's on you."
                          
"Ok."
                          
The Next Morning...
                          
Riker POV
                          
"Riker wake up!"
                          
"Huh? What?"
                          
"Come on!"
                          
"What?"
                          
"We're going to leave in like 10 minutes."
                          
"What about breakfast?"
                          
"We're eating on the way. Come on! We have to pack up the tent and our sleeping bags and stuff!"
                          
"Ugh..."
                          
"Riker! Get up!"
                          
Just as I turned over on my back, a pillow came flying into my face.
                          
"Riley!"
                          
"Get up!"
                          
"Ok, ok, I'm up!"
                          
I helped Riley pack everything up, and then we were off again.
                          
Later...
                          
Riker POV
                          
"Riley, stop!"
                          
"What?"
                          
"A bunch of stuff just spilled out of your backpack."
                          
"Oh..."