Rivers Edge

Rivers Edge

Chapter Eight

The town was filled with angst on the next Monday morning. The halls busy with chatter and gossip as if nothing had changed but somehow in someway everything always changed. The spring air was becoming stiff and the hint of summer rushed through the halls causing the rush of summer syndrome and the need for the ending of high school years for some or a harder grip on the past four years for others.

Knights Ridge Predatory school was in session as two well known faces were quietly being watched in hushed whispers her blonde hair reaching down her shoulders as the god and godess of Knights Ridge canoodled between the library's book cases. "So do you think that black and blue mark healed yet?" Serena Allen giggled as she moved in for another soft kiss on her plump perfect lips. "I don't know maybe you can check later." A second voice replied with a sexy voice.

"So what now?" Noah Scott said pulling away still smiling. "What do you mean?" Serena replied her navy blue eyes calming from the high she seemed to be on, the high she was usually on. "Well it’s been a little over three weeks. Are you going to run away again?" "Me! No you've got to be kidding me." Noah shook his head biting his bottom lip to hide the shinning white teeth.

"Run away? You've got to be the fast runner I've ever seen. You do run cross country." Serena continued giggling softly. "Serena half way through Cabo you broke up with me because you thought I got drunk without you and made out with Liv Kelly." Noah huffed as he crossed his arms. "You did!" "Run faster little girl."

"I know I totally agree." A model like face said nodding back and forth his voice distant and annoyed. It was obvious that his sparkling eyes and perfect muscles were somewhere else. "I'm sorry I've been talking a lot haven't I?" Lorelei Miller said her freckled skin sparkling still from her spring break Cabo tan. "I know. I totally agree." "Shut up Natie." She continued slapping Nate Westerfeld on the arm as they walked down the silent hallway carrying two stacks of papers. "Is there a reason you volunteered us to carry these down to the office?" "Because I wanted to." Nate rolled his eyes.

"Okay why me?" Lorelei simply giggled as if she was some young child. "How was the playgirl shoot?" "You’re just jealous you didn't get to see this." Nate continued balancing the paperwork in one hand as lifted up his shirt. "Oh yes..." Lorelei said trying to hide her truth as the papers pounded to the ground.

"Shit." Nate said dropping to the ground Lorelei following him as they picked up the papers. "How are you and Kate?" "Were good. She's...?" Nate immediately regretted his falter; his rare slip was immediately picked up by Lore as they rose to their feet once again.

"Did you guys get a fight, because Katie didn't seem upset, although she didn't seem...?” "Herself!" Nate piped to his own surprise. The orange county newbie nodded. "It just seems like something’s bothering her, but she won't talk to me." "I'm sorry Nate, maybe she just needs some time to herself." The two continued down the hallway in silence as if Lorelei for once had made sense. "No obnoxious advice, no baby talk or lecturing." "Not today." She said with a smile.

The silence was like a comfort as Katie Scott sat alone in the library at a desk staring down at her notebook that had a small pamphlet she was reading hidden in the middle. Her oversized boobs beinging covered by her boyfriend Nate's large sweatshirt again nearly clearing out her ambitious body instead of her usual flaunt.

"Hey!" a familiar voice said nearing the library desk and chair making the youngest jump and slam her notebook shut out of fear. "Oh Hi Charlotte." She said looking up at the pale senior her dark brunette hair looking perfectly straight and her entire appearance without a flaw. "Noah and Serena are hiding out over there" she said more calmly as she pointed behind her. "Actually I think I rather talk to you if you don't mind, Serena will just tell me I told you so... again."

"Did Nate tell you about uh, my friend Lucky Davis?" Charlotte asked as she took a seat across from Kate as the big breasted brunette slowly nodded making an apologetic face. "That’s alright, but I... what would you say if I said he raped me?" "I would say you were lying." Katie responded with her own question in voice. "But what would everyone else say?" Charlotte continued a glimmer in her eye and slightly evil stare that had never been seen before.

"Charlotte are you saying you’re going to tell everyone that Lucky raped you, after all this time? For what? It’s been over a year." Charlotte nodded looking around the library smoothly. "I just I saw him the other day." Charlotte said ignoring the fact that it was in her very own house, pretending it was just some flook in the middle of the street. “I know it’s been a long time, but what he did… I guess I started thinking about it again. You’re probably right.” Katie nodded as she hugged her notebook close to her chest. "What's the chance of you seeing him again he won't seek you out if you don't him?"

Katie’s eyes lingered out the library windows into the hall as her boyfriend Nate and the new O.C. Babe walked by her laugh obnoxious as it echoed down the hall and suddenly a rush of jealously came over Katie. "Ill be right back." She called getting up from the table running out to the hallway. "Hey Kate." He said juggling to kiss her and not drop the stack of papers again.

"Nate can I talk to you a minute... Oh hi Lorelei." Nathanial Westerfeld nodded as he quietly piled his folders on the youngest Millers. "Is something the matter?" Katie’s face turned a slight shade of red as they walked the opposite way Lorelei Miller looking backward with a jealous grin. "No no, everything’s fine I... I just missed you." "Really?" Nate seemed geinually surprised if anything his sophomore girlfriend seemed to be pulling away lately not chasing him down the hallway because they hadn't seen each other.

"I love you." She said leaning forward pressing her sweet Chanel Vamp lipglosed lips on him and pulled away filling up with emotion. "I know I don't say enough but I do." "It’s alright." Nate said still filled with a great amount of surprise. "I love you too Kate." She smiled feeling better then she had in days like every problem had floated away when it reality nothing had changed and very real problem was sitting on her shoulders.