R.J Forever?

Chapter 63: Emotional Support

Ricky's POV:

It has been a crazy month since prom or as I like to call it 'E.J's surprise birthday party'. I got offered a summer job at the music store, thanks to Seb who talked to his boss. I don't start working until after finals are over though. I also got offered a job at Slices from Big Red's family to make some extra cash and I've been doing that on the weekends since the beginning of May.

I know it isn't ideal to be a Junior and hold two jobs, have a boyfriend, and a single parent who can barely cook but I make it work somehow.

I have the best and most supportive friends I could ever ask for and the best boyfriend who visits me at work and helps me with homework. And thanks to my wonderful boyfriend, I am going to pass all of my finals with flying colors.

I feel so grateful to have met him because I started out by being the victim and the one getting bullied by homophobic athletes in the beginning of the semester. Now, here I am about to take a S.T.E.M final and hopefully about to never see my least favorite teacher ever again.

"What's the difference between a molecule and a compound?" I look over and see my boyfriend holding flashcards and quizzing me on basic S.T.E.M questions that I should know.

"I don't know," I reply making him look down at the hallway floor in disappointment.

"Ri, we studied all weekend for our exams. You should know this stuff. Forget it, you obviously don't care about doing well in school. I'm going to go find Ash and study for our Art exam," E.J looked up at me and said with anger and tears in his eyes.

"E, I do care. Ask me another question," I tried to grab his hand before he could walk away down the hall but it was no use my boyfriend gave up on helping me study for my final.

I am going to have to study by myself because Big Red is studying with Gina and Ash while Nini is making tea in the student lounge to calm down from nerves and Jackson and Marcus are in class, and Seb and Carlos are not into studying at all, and Kourtney and I aren't close friends yet.

I need to figure out what's wrong with my boyfriend because we were fine this weekend. He helped me study for my exams, and I quizzed him with some of the flashcards he made. We basically had a study date sleepover at my house since he insisted that he doesn't have an office at his house. But then, after a study date and one movie marathon of Camp Rock movies, he had to go home Sunday night. Usually, he would text me to tell me if he got home alright, or we would stay up late and text since it was our tradition to but he never texted me back last night. I just figured that he was too tired or was still studying so I ignored it.

Something feels off and I am going to figure it out.

I need to have the best summer ever with my boyfriend minus my jobs. I'm sure he will visit me at work when he can. For now, I want to know why he's mad at me for not knowing the answer to one S.T.E.M question. I normally don't know the answer to Mr. Mozarella's questions so I don't get why my boyfriend is so mad at me about it.

"Hey, ready for the S.T.E.M final?" I see Big Red walk up to me as he exits the boys' bathroom.

"Yeah, I guess so. Weren't you studying with Gina and Ash?," I tell him even though I am not ready at all.

"She got sidetracked when Nini walked in holding a cup of tea for her and Ash is still studying," I watched my best friend roll his yes at me.

"Ugh lovebirds," I groaned since Gina and Nini had fixed their communication problems for PROM.

"Speaking of lovebirds, where's your partner in crime?" I listened to Big Red as we walked down the hall together.

Before I could reply to him, I saw my boyfriend walk out of the counselor's office while speaking to someone on the phone. He looked upset and definitely not mad at me for not knowing a S.T.E.M question.