Sofia's POV:

It's been a while since Ross and Jess left. 

I paced the living room. Mom was out with some friends so it was just Riker and I in the house. I look at the stairs. Should I go talk to him?

 Ross told me he spoke to him.   

I sighed. I'm surprised Riker hasn't come down to check on me. Then again he could just be upstairs not caring for me at all. 

I shook my head. Ross told me that Riker loved me. He brought me here so that must mean something..right?

Why am I contemplating whether or not I should do this? 

It's just Riker, we've been dating for a while and our relationship has been going well. It's just this age thing that's been bugging him. 

I'm positive it's temporary, he'll forget about it soon enough.

Soon enough isn't soon enough. 

Whatever, I love him and I'm sure he's gonna be fine. We're gonna be fine. 

I decided to muster some strength to go to my old room where Riker was, probably waiting for me.

Hopefully I won't regret this but somewhere inside me told me that something was gonna go wrong as soon as I opened the door. 

"Sofia." he looked relieved as he walked up to me. 

I gave a small smile. "Hey Riker." "I'm so sorry for how I've been acting. I've been a real jerk to you." he apologized. 

I sighed, "I forgive you Riker, you've been going through a rough time with thinking of my past love for Ross." 

I've never regretted anything more than saying that very sentence.

"Love?" he stepped back from me. "Riker, I didn't mean love. I just-" "So you loved him then?" He gave a laugh, but it wasn't a 'hahaha that's so funny laugh', it was a dry, cold, empty laugh. 

"You know. I shouldn't have believed Ross with that whole you never saying 'I love you' to him bull crap. You loved him and I'm 100% sure he loved you too." 

You shouldn't have come here. 

Maybe I could-I could get this off his mind. Jess said he's going through stuff and I just provoked him. 

Provoked him? How many times do you have to go through this? Do you want to go through this for the rest of your life because you love him now? Love doesn't mean going through abuse for the rest of your life. It affects me too, I don't want that I have to go through this with you. You have a lot of thoughts when you're sad. 

You're right. I don't want to go through this forever.

"Riker. Stop." 

"No. You don't want to admit it. You 'believe' in love so you never told any guy those words before. Utter nonsense. You don't love me." 

"Riker. Stop before you say something you'll regret." I tell him, heading for the door. 

"You know what Sofia! I don't know why I ever told myself that I loved you!" he yelled. I stopped in my tracks.

I felt my heart shatter, in way more than a million pieces. "I-I-" I couldn't speak. 

Tears welled in my eyes and I walked out the room and out the front door in less than 5 seconds. "Wait Sofia!" I heard Riker call for me as I walked in the road. 

It was pretty clear so I was safe enough. 

I looked back to see him running after me. I began to run too. I can't deal with this. With him. Not anymore. 

"Sofia please I love you! I'm so sorry." 

I could imagine all the neighbours who were outside looking at us like we're mad people. But for once, I didn't care what anyone thought of me. 

"I hate you!" I yelled at him.

Riker pushed me to my boiling point by just saying those words to me. 

You know what Sofia! I don't know why I ever told myself that I loved you!

It kept replaying over and over in my head and I shook my head, trying to get those painful words out of my head. I wiped the tears streaming down my face. 

It wasn't working, they wouldn't stop coming to my eyes. 

I looked back, seeing that Riker was losing speed but he was close enough to me. I looked across from me to see my favourite park and the ice cream shop on the other side. 

I smiled a little, thinking of when Ross comforted me. 

Because of Riker. 

This relationship probably should've never started in the first place. I love him, he was my first love and he would always be just that. My first love. 

I'll probably have someone that I'd love as much I love Riker. 

I suddenly smell the amazing smell of the ocean and I looked across to see my favourite beach. I remember coming here with Elliot and Isabella all the time. 

These thoughts made me feel more relaxed until I turned around to see Riker on my trail.

I sped up and I don't know why but for a split second I heard the engine of a car right beside me.

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Short, I know.

ILY Maria✌❤