Array
(
[text] =>

Our first wedding rehearsal was this coming Tuesday. It was supposed to be last week, but Anna changed it because of pictures getting in the way.

It was now Sunday morning. My mom left to go grocery shopping. She claimed we needed more healthy food instead of buying junk food. Which was a load of bull crap to me. We do have enough healthy food. I think she wants me to eat healthier so I don't gain weight and not fit into my dress.

I was currently sitting on my couch, eating a Hershey's bar, and watching The Big Bang Theory. Oh how I love Sheldon. He was hands down my favorite character.

My phone buzzed next to me and I groaned. It's probably mom, I thought. I picked up my phone and glanced at it. It was a text from Lucas. He and I had exchanged numbers sometime during the photo shoot on Thursday.

'Hey Riley, wanna hang out today?'

I frowned. Lucas was nice and all, but I'm watching The Big Bang Theory...Wow I am pathetic. Blowing someone off to watch a show on TV.

C'mon Riley.

My thumbs roamed over the keyboard on my phone before I actually started typing my message back. 'Sure. What do you wanna do?'

I smiled to myself. See? I could go out and socialize with people. My phone buzzed again and I looked down at it.

'We could see a movie'

A movie would be fine. I agreed and Lucas told me he'd pick me up around 4. It was almost 3 now, so I had plenty of time to get ready.

***

"So what movie are we seeing?" I wondered out loud. I was sitting next to Lucas in his car and he was driving us to the theater.

He shrugged. "Whatever is fine with me."

"What do you want to see?" I asked instead. I hate it when people say they don't care what movie we see. We all want to see a certain movie.

"I wanted to see Fast & Furious." He said, smiling. "What about you?"

I did not want to see Fast & Furious. But I wasn't going to tell him what I thought. "I haven't really paid attention to the movie trailers lately, so I don't know what's out."

"We can decide when we get there then." He said.

We fell into an awkward silence. I stared out the window and watched as we passed different stores and neighborhoods.

"Are you excited for the wedding?" Lucas asked, breaking the silence.

I looked at him and shook my head. "Not really."

"You're not?"

"No. I didn't want to be in the wedding in the first place, but my mom made me do it." I told him. I noticed we were pulling into the parking lot at the theater and my eyes scanned over the movie posters.

"The Great Gatsby." I whispered excitedly. The book was absolutely amazing to read. When I saw the previews of the movie, I promised myself I would see it. I completely forgot that it was out.

Lucas parked and we both got out. "So, The Great Gatsby?" Lucas asked me.

I blushed. "You heard me?"

"It wasn't exactly a whisper." He laughed. "I wouldn't mind seeing it. It actually looked pretty interesting."

"Then off to buy tickets!" I exclaimed. We walked towards the building and made our way inside.

I had only been to the theater a few times. Lame, I know. I almost forgot what it looked like in here. I glanced up and around to take in the surroundings. A group of girls passed by me and gave me weird looks.

Just because they're in booty shorts and small tank tops, doesn't make them better than me.

I was in my jeans, a Red Hot Chili Peppers shirt, and my old beat up converse. I was comfortable, so that's all that mattered. I felt someone's arm on my shoulders and I looked up at Lucas who gave me a goofy smile in return. He held up two tickets in front of my face.

"I've got the tickets already, so let's get snacks." He suggested. I nodded and we started walking. It felt odd with his arm around me though. I needed an excuse to get away from his grasp.

"I'm going to go to the bathroom before we go in." I lied. I pulled myself away and looked around for the restrooms. I saw the sign not too far away.

Right as I was about to enter the Ladies room, I heard someone giggle and squeal. "Aiden, stop!"

My head snapped in the direction where I heard the voice. Near the restroom doors, Aiden had some brunette against the wall and was kissing her neck. She was giggling like crazy and he had a slight smirk on his face.

I frowned and pushed the door open to the Ladies room. Well, I have to say that Aiden was the last person I would have expected to see here. And that's the first time I've seen him with a girl. Is that his girlfriend? Are they on a date?

Why do you even care Riley?

After I went to the restroom and washed my hands, I walked out of the bathroom and accidentally hit someone with the door. It wasn't a hard hit, but I definitely hit someone.

It was the brunette Aiden was just with. She scowled at me when she saw me walk out. "Watch where you're going bitch."

I held up my hands. "It wasn't me. It was that door." I pointed to it. "Evil door, I tell you."

She stared at me like I had three heads. "Was that supposed to be an insult?"

What an airhead.

"No." I said slowly. "I'm going to leave now."

When I tried making my way around her, Aiden appeared at her side and he raised his eyebrows when he saw me.

"Led Zeppelin girl." He said, sounding surprised. "What're you doing here?"

"I'm going to see a movie, obviously." I said, rolling my eyes.

He rolled his eyes also. "Well no shit. Who are you here with?"

"Lucas."

"The one from the party?"

I crossed my arms. "The one you punched at the party? Yes that Lucas."

"Hold on." The brunette interrupted us. "How do you know my boyfriend?" She asked me. So she is his girlfriend...

"I'm in his dads wedding." I told her.

"I'm not your boyfriend Molly." Aiden said, sounding annoyed.

So she isn't his girlfriend? I'm confused.

She took a step away from him. She looked at him with big puppy eyes. "But you said the other day-"

"I say a lot of shit Molly. But I don't recall saying you were my girlfriend." Aiden said to her.

I ducked my head and slowly started to walk away. Well that was awkward.

Lucas saw me and approached me. "Hey, what took so long?"

"Ran into some people." I waved it off. "Now let's go watch the movie."

***

The Great Gatsby totally lived up to my expectations. It was truly amazing and I felt like watching it over and over again until I could no longer stand it.

I don't think Lucas enjoyed it as much as I did, but I don't care.

We walked out of the theater and I tossed the popcorn bag into a nearby trash can. I sighed happily and looked at Lucas. "Thanks for bringing me here. It was actually kind of fun."

Lucas smiled. "Anytime."

We walked out of the building and I noticed the sun was just about to set. I stretched and instantly felt lazy.

Someone suddenly grabbed hold of my arm, making me jump. With wide eyes, I looked over and I saw Aiden standing next to me, smiling.

"You scared me!" I pulled my arm away and smacked his arm. He just chuckled as I hit him.

"You should be more aware of your surroundings." He said, smirking. "I could have easily picked you up and ran off with you. Especially since you weigh nothing."

I do not weight nothing! I weigh...well, I don't know how much I weigh, but it's not nothing! I squinted my eyes at him. "What do you want?"

"Are you still mad at me or something? It's been like three days." He said.

I wasn't mad at him. He didn't really do anything to me in the first place. I was more mad at Ryan than anyone, but I forgave him right away. "No. I'm not mad."

He smiled. "Great." He glanced over at Lucas. "Hey man, it is okay if I steal her away? I'll take her home."

Steal me away??

Lucas looked at me. "Are you going with him?"

I looked at him, then at Aiden, then back at Lucas. "Yeah." I finally answered.

Lucas looked slightly disappointed. "Okay. I'll talk to you later then."

I gave him a smile. "Okay." He walked away and back to his car. I watched him leave.

"I'll talk to you later then." Aiden mimicked Lucas. "Please."

I frowned at Aiden. "You're being rude right now. Maybe I should have gone with Lucas." I crossed my arms.

"I'm glad you didn't though." Aiden smiled brightly. "Because we're going to have fun right now."

Oh no. I was wondering when we'd try this again. "What are we going to do?"

"It's a surprise." He said. "C'mon, let's go before it gets too dark." I followed him to the parking lot. We approached a silver car. I feel like I've seen this car before...

"Is this your car?" I asked curiously. I don't remember Aiden having a car.

Aiden shook his head. "No. It's my friend Alex's."

Alex? I thought about the name and the car for a second. Then it hit me. This was the same car I had gotten in with Aiden when he basically kidnapped me. And Alex was the guy driving.

We got into the car and I buckled my seatbelt. "Why do you have his car?"

"He lets me borrow it every now and then." Aiden shrugged. He started it and then we were off.

"Wait, what happened to that one girl you were with?" I asked, remembering the brunette.

Aiden smirked. "I left during our movie and told her I was going to the restroom. But I never went back."

That was actually quite hilarious, but mean at the same time. "You are an evil person Aiden Callaway."

"I wouldn't say that." He said. "I'd say I have a different personality than others."

"But doesn't everyone have a different personality than others?"

Aiden sighed in frustration. "Don't make me drop you off on the side of the road."

We said nothing else after that. I glanced out the window and saw that we were pulling into the parking lot of the public library. I was about to ask what we were doing here but Aiden gave me a look that made me shut up. We both got out of the car and Aiden walked around the car and popped the trunk open. He grabbed a black backpack and I immediately felt nauseous.

"Follow me." Aiden instructed.

Instead of arguing with him, I followed him like he told me to. We walked to the side of the building, which had me more curious as to what we were going to do. We walked to the back of the library. Aiden took a few more steps before stopping and setting the black backpack on the ground.

He held his arms out and gestured to the library. "We have reached our destination."

I glanced at the library and my eyes widened. There was graffiti all over the wall and even on a separate wall that hid the dumpster. I stared in awe at the wall covered in art. It wasn't all that gang crap either. It was graffiti art.

Aiden crouched down next to the black backpack and reached inside. Whatever he pulled out, he tossed it to me. "Think fast."

I caught the object and looked down at it. It was a spray can. I was going to ask what it was for, but then it occurred to me what it was for.

"Aiden, I can't graffiti a wall!" I exclaimed.

"Don't talk so loud!" He whisper-yelled. "It's fine as long as we don't get caught." He assured me.

I rolled my eyes. "Oh, that makes it so much better."

Aiden ignored my last comment and walked up to the wall. He took the spray can and started to spell something out on the wall.

Riley.

"Don't put my name!" I said angrily. My name was in a bright blue color, making it stand out.

"Maybe I should put your last name too." Aiden smirked.

I opened the spray can in my hand and I started to spray the wall also. I finished and took a step back.

Aiden.

The color I had used was a bright pink. I smiled and looked at Aiden. He nodded. "Not bad Summers, not bad at all."

He grabbed another spray can from the back and opened it. He started to spray something again. I just stood there and watched what he wrote. I smiled when he finished.

Fuck what they think.

It's exactly what Aiden would say. Bet he lived by that motto too. He looked at me and motioned to the wall. "Go ahead Summers. Have at it."

"I don't know what to write." I said, staring up at the wall. There were so many pictures and quotes.

"Just write whatever comes to mind." He said shrugging.

I frowned and bit my lip. I thought about it then smiled. I started to spray once again.

"Don't put 'Vandalism is bad' either." Aiden told me.

I chuckled as I continued to spray. It was just one word. Nothing too crazy.

Outcasts.

Aiden grinned when he saw the word. He sprayed on two arrows that went from our names to the word outcasts. Aiden looked at me and smiled. "I believe I have turned you into a rebel Miss Summers."

"Rebel is my middle name." I said seriously. We both started laughing. We then put the spray cans back into the bag and walked back to the car.

Aiden started to drive to my house. "I hope you know that that wasn't it for the fun." He grinned. "That was just the beginning."

"That wasn't so bad." I shrugged. I thought it would be something a little more dangerous. But Aiden could be a little bit unpredictable, so I didn't know what to expect the next time we had his idea of fun.

[text_hash] => 90189ecc
)