Ruby's Song


Chapter 4

The rest of my lessons flew by. No one really paid attention to me after the initial 'Oh look she's the new girl' first glance. In music i sat next to a girl called Laura King, she seemed really nice. She was wearing black skinny jeans a white vest and a purple jacket with pink checked vans. Her hair was brown but cut short and gelled in different places, she was a bit taller than me, and had tanned skin. But the most impressive things were her eyes; they were huge and dark brown, framed with such thick lashes that I was instantly jealous.

We talked about what music we liked, because what else do you do in a music less. She said she had similar taste to me and was absolutely in love with Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance. I entirely agreed with her there! She said that she saw me and Russ talking outside home room and decided I must be alright if Russ was talking to me. She said he was quite picky when it came to befriending people. I asked her why and she just said 'Reasons'. I wondered if it was because of Jeremy and how he used to taunt him after being hi best friend for so long. And I'm still confused why Russ decided to talk to me I mean I'm the new girl isn't it supposed to be classed as uncool to talk to the new girl. May be he was just being nice to me, because I helped him get up when he fell over on the way to school. Thinking about that still has me cracking up. He'll probably not talk to me much after today, or may be he didn't care what was cool or uncool. I hope the latter was true because I really wanted to be friends with Russ.
After a while Laura began to talk to someone on the other side, so I got my iPod out (since it was music we were aloud our MP3's, to get our 'creative juices flowing' the teacher had said) and put The Vines on. F**k the world came on, and I was just bobbing my head along to the beat, my feet tapping on the carpeted floor, whilst I thought about my situation. I'm having lunch with Jeremy today, but after everything Russ had said to me, I wasn't to sure I wanted to be sitting there with him, talking about myself, Russ really did seem pretty cut up, I wonder how long ago it was. But on the other hand, when we had met in the office and walked to class he had seemed really nice to me. Just like a regular person, not one of the 'populars', and I know this is soon but I think I have started to like him, and I'm nervous to sit with him. What if he doesn't like me because I say the wrong thing?

I felt someone nudge me, breaking me out of my internal struggle. I looked to my left to see Laura talking, but I had no idea what she was saying because The Vines were still blasting into my ears.

"Sorry, what did you say?" I asked apologetically.

"Hey ha-ha, I just asked if you were okay. You seem kind of tense"
"Yeah sorry. I'm fine. Just distracted." I said kind of embarrassed, I really need to pay more attention to things going around me, how long had she been waiting for me to respond, whilst I just sat there bopping my head to and fro. I felt a blush creeping up my face.

"Anything I can help you with?" She asked, and I knew from her expression that she wasn't being nosy; she was actually being nice, and a tad concerned.

But honestly do I tell her. I have just met her. But I don't actually have anyone else to talk to about Jeremy, my mum wouldn't understand and Jess isn't her to help me either, besides things like this didn't happen to me and her back home. No one really paid attention to us then, it was much easier. Oh, go on Ruby. Just tell her, the most she can do is laugh at you.
"Well do you know Jeremy Holly?" I said shyly.

"Oh! Who doesn't know about him! Sorry, I tend to speak my mind! Carry on?" she spoke loudly.

"Well, he asked me to have lunch with him, and I know that isn't really a big thing, but it is when your me. Things don't, I mean boys don't really ask me out that often back home. So anyway, I said yes to him, but I'm mega nervous I know I only just met him like 4 hours ago but I kinda like him, I mean he seems nice to me. This is really stupid of me and really girly, but I have developed a bit of a crush on him. And now I don't want to sit with him in case I do some thing wrong and embarrass myself" I finished, rushing the end a bit because I felt so embarrassed. The bit about liking him wasn't supposed to come out, but I do feel better now because someone knows, I just hope tat Laura doesn't tell anyone!