it had been a few days since the last time riley had seen her best friend. in true riley fashion she had been avoiding them because she didnât know how to break up with her boyfriend and didnât want to see the look on their face when she told them that. trembling hands and shaky breaths have her wearing her anxiety like a badge - she knows reilly will be here tonight. they wouldnât miss lilahâs birthday party for the world, even if it meant seeing riley with mason again. the blonde had gotten to their mutualâs friendâs place early to help clean, decorate, and get ready together - mason met them their with some alcohol and food. slowly, everyone had started to arrive, and riley was beginning to wonder whether reilly was going to show up at all. the more time passed, the more she could feel the tension inside of her building - was reilly really so upset with her they wouldnât come? sheâs trying not to hyper focus on the door - her head snapping around to look every single time someone walked through it - but it was hard. a small wave of relief washes over her when she sees the familiar red hair come breezing into the apartment, a look of confusion quickly flashing across her features when she realized reilly came with someone. the blonde swallows hard, rage bubbling within her stomach like a forest fire. reilly had come to this party with her fucking twin sister as their date. sheâs clenching her teeth down so fiercely the metallic taste of blood floods her mouth. her face gives nothing away, an entirely neutral expression wearing on it like she was playing a game of poker her life depended on. then she locks eyes with reilly, and she knows her eyes tell the other everything.