Chapter 15 : The truth comes out

                                    

                                          
Chapter 15
                          
Later that night...     
                          
Riker POV
                          
My eyes snapped open, and I realized that there were a bunch of paramedics around me.
                          
I was still on the couch, but I saw a stretcher, and I was scared I was going to get put on it and taken to the hospital.
                          
I had no idea what was going on. I felt fine. And I didn't take any pills that I knew of.
                          
Mom was standing off to the side, talking to one of the paramedics. Someone started listening to my heart and telling me to take deep breaths.
                          
I glanced over towards the doorway, and saw Rydel standing there. But she didn't look worried. And I was confused. Is this something to do with her plan or something?
                          
I was told to sit up. I got my blood pressure and my pulse taken. I also got my eyes looked at with a super bright flashlight.
                          
"He appears to be fine. If something else happens tonight, take him to the hospital."
                          
Everyone started leaving. 
                          
"Mom, what happened?" I asked.
                          
"You had a seizure, honey."
                          
Mom walked into the kitchen, probably to make herself a cup of tea.
                          
Rydel came over to me.
                          
"Come on. Let's go to the bathroom," she whispered.
                          
I got up and followed her down the hall.
                          
"What's going on?" I asked, as she pulled me inside and shut the door.
                          
"Let's look at a video I took, ok?"
                          
She pulled out her phone. Her video was a few hours long. She scrolled through it, and I realized it was a video of tonight.
                          
"Watch right here, ok? Nothing happens to you. Mom just called 911. She's faking it."
                          
She hit play. I watched so closely. Mom got up, got her phone, and called 911. There was literally nothing wrong with me. I was just laying there sleeping.
                          
My heart started to race, and I almost felt petrified. I sunk down to the floor, feeling a bit dizzy. Rydel sat down next to me.
                          
"That's why I didn't want to sleep down here tonight. I thought if I wasn't here, mom would do something, so I set up my phone as a camera to see what she did if something happened."
                          
I started crying a little. I just felt so horrified with what happened. 
                          
"Riker, it's ok. We have evidence. We can tell dad, and he'll handle it. You won't have to worry about this anymore. You're fine."
                          
"S-she d-drugged m-me! H-how could she d-do t-that!?"
                          
"It's a mental disorder, Riker. Those things make people do weird stuff."
                          
I laid my head on her shoulder, and she pulled me into a tight hug.
                          
It was a few minutes before I calmed down. 
                          
"Come on. Let's go talk to dad, ok?"
                          
I nodded.
                          
Rydel put her arm around my back, and we walked to mom and dad's bedroom together. Dad was asleep, and mom was downstairs still. Rydel turned the light on, and gently shook dad until he woke up.
                          
"What's going on?" Dad asked.
                          
"We need to talk," Rydel said.
                          
Rydel and I sat down on the bed together. I started to cry again as Rydel started explaining everything. I felt so scared and so stupid for believing something was wrong with me. I mean, what if she gave me too many tranquilizers, and I overdosed without knowing, and died!?
                          
Rydel rubbed my back while she finished explaining. She showed dad the video too.
                          
"I think I need to go have a talk with your mother," he said, getting out of bed.
                          
He left the room to go talk to mom. I broke down crying even more.
                          
"Is she going to hate me for this!?" I asked.
                          
Rydel pulled me back into another hug.
                          
"Riker, you and I both know she could never hate you. It's going to be ok. Dad will handle it."
                          
We pulled away. She wiped the tears off my cheeks, but I couldn't stop crying.
                          
"Come on. Why don't we try to go to sleep?"
                          
"I don't want to be alone. Don't leave me alone right now."
                          
She took my hand, and brought me to her room. We both got into her bed. I curled up beside her. She started rubbing my back again to try to calm me down. 
                          
I literally couldn't sleep though. And I couldn't completely calm down. Mom literally manipulated me and my mind! She scared me into believing something was seriously wrong with me, and I was petrified I was going to die!
                          
I just kept going around in circles in my head, and before I knew it, I was hyperventilating.
                          
"Rik. Hey. Come on. You need to calm down. I know this is so crazy for you. But it's going to be ok. Just calm down."
                          
She hugged me from behind tightly.
                          
I was starting to become exhausted. I tired myself out from all this crying. 
                          
I managed to calm down. Rydel let me stay with her for the night. And I eventually just fell asleep because I was so worn out.