Back at the Dumping Ground (Rick Barber) |Book 2|

•Chapter 6: Back to normal...Nearly

•Chapter 6: Back to Normal...Nearly

Sam's POV

"Thanks Gina" I said as I hopped out of the mini van. I ran around to the side door and slid it back.

"No problem" she said as she joined me and we began to grab all the supplies from van. I grabbed all the paint brushes and Gina grabbed the 3 paint cans. We have the rest of the paints are upstairs in my room as that is where they were being stored.

We walked towards the door and I waited for Gina to unlock the door. After a moment she sighed and put one of the cans of paint on the floor and said, "I forgot my key". I laughed and reached up to press the doorbell. We waited a second before someone opened the door and his face appeared. I would have seen the grim reaper in my opinion.

"That's for opening the door, I forgot my key" Gina said to Rick.

"No problem" he said before helping Gina with the paint, "where is this going?".

"My room" I said before pushing past him and starting to walk upstairs. We went all the way up to the attic in silence and set the paint down on the floor.

"Well I need to speak to Mike" Gina said before heading out of my room.
"Bye Gina".
"See ya".

I dropped the brushes and headed to my bed. I reached for my drawing and turned around to see Rick still standing there.

"Can I help you?" I asked hiding my annoyed tone that wanting to appear but a little bit still came through.

"No...well..um..I was wondering if you wanted any help?" He said stumbling over his words. This never happened before I left. I was about to say no but then I realised we need to get used to being in the same room again. Especially since the little scene the other day.

"If you want but maybe you need to change if you want to paint" I said looking down at his clothes. He looked down too and saw he was wearing his pjs still. He chuckled before saying, "I'll be back" and ran down the stairs. I laughed before walking over to my bed to find my pencils which I left earlier. I grabbed the darkest shade pencil and my rubber before turning around to the patch of wall I was going to paint.

Rick's POV

I ran down the stairs and to my room. I shut my door behind me and let a big breath. I can't believe I asked if she needed help and she accepted. A couple of days ago we were ready to kill each other for no apparent reason and she wants me there. I know we need to get used to being in the same room again but this is so fast I'm worried we'll start arguing again.

While I stood having a mental argument 15 minutes had past. I looked over at the clock and saw the time that had past. Oh no, I'm meant to be getting changed. I ran over to my wardrobe and looked for something that I won't mind getting paint on. I grabbed my old black jeans and my old checked shirt that had a few holes in the sleeves. I quickly changed and made my way to Sam's room. I knocked and heard her shout, "ONE SEC". I leaned to wall before she opened the door a minute later. She had changed too.

"Come in" she said making her way upstairs. "What took you so long?".

Oh..damn..think of a lie. "I ran into Tyler who asked me something" I said without messing up. Thank god I having scamming and lying in my blood.
"Ok".

"So what we doing then" I asked her. She waved me over to look at some drawing and it was really good.
"You do know I can't draw. Right?" I said with a smirk.
"Yeah. I know" she said giving me a look.
"Hey" I said chuckling.
"Well I've already drawn a template on the wall while you were downstairs" she said pointing to the wall by the stairs.
"Wow".
"Thanks".

Sam walked over to the paint and popped the lid open on the orange and grabbed a paint brush.
"I have a very serious question to ask you" she said to me. I walked over her and she stood up.
"Yes".
"Ummm.....well...." she said thinking of a way to say the question. Oh god, what's the question.

"Can you paint inside the lines?" She said finally before smirking. I glared before snatching the paintbrush and the orange paint.
"Of course I can" I said before looking at her picture and got to work.

*A few hours later*

I looked up at the partly completed painting before glancing at Sam. She was concentrating on getting part of the wall right before standing back and looking at what she did.

"Its really good, ya know?" I said to her.
"Thanks your bit is great too". I shrugged before getting the courage to ask.

"Are we friends now?".
"We were always friends".
"I mean after our little arguement".
"Friends fight ya know" she said putting her paint brush down and sitting down on the bed. I put my down too and copied her. There was a bit of silence before asked, "so, what did I miss while I was gone?".

"Gus got fostered"
"No way. By who?" she asked shocked.
"Two women. It was a very weird day when they turned up" I said.
"How so?".
"Johnny thought gay people shouldn't foster".
"That's terrible. I'm gonna have words with that boy".

Sam's POV

We talked for a little while about events like Tracy and Frank leaving, Johnny being so angry he kicked a football at the window and Electra almost killing Tyler for putting red hair dye in her shampoo.

We were dying if laughter when I heard a knock in my door. I got up to answer it with Rick following me. I opened it I find Mike.
"Oh. There you are Rick" Mike said, "you have a visitor".
"Who?".
"Olivia" he said before walking down the corridor, "she's in the kitchen".

"I guess I need to go there then. This had been fun Sam, I'm glad we are friends again" he said before running off.

"Me too" I said quietly to myself before shutting the door. I leaned against it and thought about him with her, satan's offspring, the she-devil herself. I slid down the door and sighed. I need to realise that Ricks with her and not me. I have no say in his relationship. I came out of my thoughts and stood up. I guess I need to finish my painting. I made my way up the stairs and carried on painting alone.

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