Orbitor {Ravi Singh}

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Disclaimers: i dont own ggbb and I hate myself and I changed the name of the book to Orbitor :D

Amaris sat across from pip in the bedroom going over the audio recording from Arthur's interview.
"Ok recording. Are you OK?" Amaris had started the recording asking

"Yes. I'm ready."

"So, why didn't you want to be interviewed or involved before now?" Pip asked in the recording

"Honestly? I was angry. In my head, I was convinced Jamie had run away again. And he knows how worried we were the first time he did that. I didn't want to indulge Joanna and Connor's idea that Jamie was really missing because I didn't think he was. I didn't want to believe something was wrong. Seems I preferred to be angry at Jamie instead. But I was wrong, I think. It's been too long. And if he was out there, Jamie would've heard about your podcast by now. He would have come home if he could."

"And why would you think Jamie had run away again? Is it because you guys fought, right before the memorial?" Amaris winced as she listened to herself talk on the recording, not only was it because she always hated listening to her voice back but also because there was very obvious very different tone of voice between the two sisters. Pip was always gentle with her questions and amaris tended to be very direct and hard every time she asked something

If Arthur had been offended by her question it didn't show in his voice when he answered her "Yes. I don't want to argue with him, I just want what's best for him. Want to push him to make smart decisions for his life, to do something that he loves. I know he's capable of that. But he's seemed stuck the last few years. Maybe I go about it the wrong way. I just don't know how to help him."

"And what were you arguing about last Friday?" Again pips voice was softer gentler no wander everyone liked pip more, she was nicer, smarter, and even prettier in her opinion. It wasn't like amaris thought she was nothing compared to pip but most of her friends were pips friends first and even Ravi had interacted with pip first became friend with pip first- oh God-

"It's just . . . it had been simmering for a while. He'd recently asked me to borrow a load of money, and I don't know, he just said something that set me off about money and responsibility and finding a career. Jamie didn't want to hear it." The recording continued despite Mari's spiraling thoughts. If Ravi had been friends and everything with pip first then- oh God oh God oh God-

"When did he ask you to borrow money?"

Could Ravi-

"Oh, it was . . . Joanna was out at badminton so it must have been a Tuesday. Yes, Tuesday 10th of April."

No, no she was being stupid.

"Did he say what he wanted the money for?"

"No, that's the thing. He wouldn't tell me. Just said it was really important. So, of course, I told him no. It was a ridiculous amount."

But maybe-

"If you don't mind me asking, how much did Jamie ask to borrow?"

Ravi did effortlessly get along with pip and pip was amazing. In every way, definitely better then amaris. Mari's breathing kicked up as she thought

"Nine hundred dollars"

"Nine hundred?"

It wouldn't be like he would be the first. And anyway what did it matter if he liked her at first he loved amaris now that was what mattered.

"Yes."

"Nine hundred exactly?"

But it did matter. A lot. Because then she would be the second choice. Again. And she loved this boy with all her heart she couldn't bear to know she was his second choice tgat he had secretly longed for her sister God the thought alone made her want to lock herself away and die.

"Yes. Why? What's wrong?"

"It's just . . . I've heard that exact figure recently, about someone else. A guy called Luke Eaton, he mentioned losing nine hundred pounds this week. And I think he's involved in dr— You know what, I'll look into it. So, after you left the pub Friday night, what time did you get back home?"

"I don't remember looking at the time specifically, but it was definitely before
eleven thirty. Maybe around twenty past."

Amaris definitely wasnt breathing right her heart was hammering in her chest and her hands were clammy she knew from the way pip kept glancing at her she had noticed but was pretending not to.

"And the house was empty, right? You didn't see Jamie?"

"No, I was alone. I went to bed but I heard Connor get in later."

"And there's no way Jamie could've snuck in before then? Like, just after you got
back?"

"Not possible. I was sitting here in the living room for a while. I would have heard
the front door."

"We believe Jamie came back here, for his hoodie and the knife, so he must have
arrived and left again before you got home. Do you know anything about the knife?"

"No. I didn't even know it was missing until Joanna told me."

"So where were you all last weekend when Jamie was first missing? Connor mentioned you weren't at home much. I was out driving, looking for him. I thought he'd just be somewhere, blowing off steam. And I could talk to him, fix things, get him to come home. But he wasn't anywhere."

"Are you OK, Mr Reynolds?"

"No. I'm terrified. Terrified that the last thing I did was argue with my son. The last words I said to him were in anger. I never told him I loved him all that much, and I'm scared I'll never get the chance again. Jamie came to me, asked me for my help and I sent him away. Life or death, that's what Jamie said to your mum about the money, wasn't it? And I said no to him. I'm his dad, he's supposed to be able to
turn to me for anything. He asked me for help and I said no. What if this whole thing is my fault? If I had only said yes to him, maybe . . . maybe . . ."

Amaris couldn't take it anymore she was too stuck in her head. She lept up from her bed and ran towards the door ignoring her sisters yelp of surprise, she ran out of the house and down the street needing to feel the pain and ache of her muscles to drown her thoughts out. She made it to the city limits and stopped pulling out her phone to call her boyfriend.

"Ravi, baby," she was breathless as she left a message "I- Im really in my fucking head right now and I need you to call me back please because I'm going fucking insane. Please, meine liebe, just- just call me back."

A/n

Hey I updated and it's only cause I was listening to The Great Divide: The LasT Of The Bugs and heard orbitor so I changed the name and Im gonna get around to changing the mood boards to add the lyrics okay kiss kiss luv ya