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Chapter 2: Chemistry. Jay sat with Ruth in the library, he occasionally sang to the rap music blaring out of the one headphone hanging out of his ear. He wanted to Soon enough, they were in the town, and were eating two 99 flakes although it was Winter. When they got back to the sixth form common room, Jay looked at Ruth, who looked panicked. She checked her watch and dashed off. She did this everyday, at the same time. "Jayyy" sing songed May, bouncing up behind him "Whats up princess peaches?" Lenny asked, jokingally, looking at Mays downcast face Ruth burst through the door of her flat and mentally swore at herself for almost being late.
1) get his project done so his nan didnt kill him for "being a lazy good-for-nothing layabout"
2) get Ruth to relax a little, be a bit less shy with him. The only words she said to him were nods, the slightest smile, and sometimes she braved a yes.
"So..physics.." Jay started, and was met with a nod by Ruth, whose head snapped out of a book.
His tummy rumbled loudly.
"They say better out then in...I say, you wanna grab a bite to eat quickly?" he asked, looking at her intently.
"I really dont like the school canteen" Ruth said, not wanting to make a fuss, ruin anything
"Let you in on a secret- I bloody hate it, lets go to town" He checked his watch
"Ah, a whole 10 minutes to get to the bus station..how we are spoiled" he said cheekily, and saw that Ruth was still hesistant
"I'll have you back in time for registration Cindrella, you wont become a pumpkin" he grinned
"Ok" she said, with a hint of a smile, and he grinned even more widely
"excellent" he said, starting to stroll down the corridor.
"So, what you feeling, a sandwich, fast food.."
"you talk alot dont you" enquired Ruth, and Jay went slightly red
"you dont talk enough" he said, wisely, and Ruth let out a short, stammery laugh.
"So you like ice cream.." Jay said, and Ruth remained silent..Jays mission wasnt as successful as he hoped.
"So who is Ruth Winters.." Jay bravely attempted conversation again
"Wouldnt you like to know" she said, with a air of mystery, but by the downbeat tone of her voice, it wasnt something she wanted to talk about.
He tried to think of something to break the ice,
"So what makes you want to be a doctor?"
"How did you know it wasn't a nurse?" she asked, her eyes twinkling slightly
"You would want to be in all the action, not the cubicles" Jay said wisely
"Correct. You want to be a nurse?" she asked
"How did you guess?"
"Your caring" She said shortly, and they both made their way back to the bus stop in a simple silence.
What was going on?
"Mayy" he sing songed back in a mock tone of her voice
"So..i was thinking, the prom…."
"in 6 months" Jay continued
"we can go" she said, winking slightly
"sorry May, ive already got someone in mind" he said, and her face dropped
"what, ruth" she said, cackling
"what would be wrong with that?" Jay snapped, defensively
"your out of her league..shes werid." May said, fluttering around him
"I didn't think you were the type of girl to say stuff like that May, thanks for proving me wrong. Oh, and instead of thinking shes werid, try being there for her, not everyone has Daddy to pay a cheque everytime something goes wrong" Jay shot back, and May looked shocked, Jay was easy going, well usually. He had a reputation for having a short temper, but not with her
"Jay just had a right go at me" May said, frowning, and looking at Jay, now laughing with Adam
"why" Lenny asked, smirking
"I insulted Ruth..i didn't know he liked her so much" May snarled
"ah, yes, don't cross that one. I don't know what it is with her that he likes, but he is very defensive over her" Lenny said, nodding
"since when…this is not how its meant to be" May said, shaking her head
"Life is what you make it, not "how its meant to be" figure it out" Lenny said, ruffling her hair so she squealed and running over and joining the lads again.
She looked In the longue and found her brother standing in the middle of the room
"Ahh Ruthie, you decided to stop being a common slut then?" Jonathon remarked
"What?" she asked
"I saw you hanging around town with that guy. Very cosy" he stated
"Hes my physics partner. That's all" she said, calmly
"good, because I know that guy, Jay, hes popular. He wouldn't go for a scrubber like you. And you cant be late for dad, so you don't go out at break, lunch, anytime, you hear?" Jonathon said, with a hint of anger in his voice
"yes" she said, sounding a bit too sarcastic
He slammed her violently up against the wall, pinning her wrists to the surface
"do you hear me?" he asked, his face turning red and his voice shaking
"yes" she said, more quietly this time, and breathed a sigh of relief when he let her go
"hows dad?" she asked, visibly shaken
"I had to look after him. he is how he usually is at 1.00pm, hes drunk himself unconscious and fainted in a pile of his own vomit. I managed to get him to bed" he answered
"Great" ruth said, and she sat in her room
It was the size of a small cupboard, but her bed fitted in there, that was the only item of any value that she possessed. She looked out of the window and into the world outside her shabby council flat, and wondered if things would ever change for her.