Chapter Seventeen
“Wow… Melissa. How you doing I haven’t seen you for a while” Ricardo said. I kind of froze up because for a split second I thought he was quite attractive but then I lost that thought knowing I have my one and one man in my life that is more attractive and what disgusting past me and Ricardo share.
“I’m fine. Can you move now” I said.
“Why are you like this to me,” he asked.
“I haven’t forgotten you know”
“I knew you was going to say that. Melissa if I can ever undo my pathetic behaviour when I was younger than I would. Please stop holding this big grudge over me because it has effected me a lot from high school and I really want us to be friends” he said. Just looking in his eyes he meant when he said and he looked really really sorry. I don’t feel bad because he showed no mercy in primary school. But at least he felt half of what I felt when he bullied me.
“Well I’m not going to be sorry how I made you feel…”
“I’m not asking you to” he cut in.
“Can I get my biscuits now” I asked. He stepped as side and then I got my packet of cookies and then went to the counter and he followed me. I was about to pay but Ricardo offered to pay and I wasn’t going to say no. I told him thanks and walked out the shop.
“Melissa wait” I heard Ricardo say running up from behind me while I was still walking.
“Yeah” I said eating my cookies.
“Do you want to hang out sometime?” he asked.
“I got a boyfriend” I said. I always wanted to say that lol.
“Oh alright then but I only meant as friends” he said.
“Oh… erm I don’t know about that” I said looking at him. Then I had a quick flashback of his pushing my head in the toilet cause I didn’t want to suck his piece. I got in shock and dropped my cookie in my hand not the packet.
“What” he said.
“Stay away from me” I shouted ad then ran until I got the care home. I just went upstairs to me and Vanessa’s room and she wasn’t there. I figured out that she might of went somewhere with her other friends or something because curfew is not for now. So I just lay there in the silences and fell asleep.
These past few weeks I’ve seen my brother Danny a couple of times. Me, Carla and Danny are really close and I made Danny and Carla sort there differences. I know that my little 8 year old brother is in a click that he reps hard and has beef with other clicks and all that stupid thug life. I tried talking his out of because he’s very young for all of that but he wasn’t listening to any of it and he’s quite stubborn so I just left it. Me and Jerome spend a bit more time together that meant spending time with Carla as well. I actually start feeling my life is a bit better. I got my family back and a wonderful boyfriend. I miss my mum and dad so much though and I hate living in the stupid care home. But I hade bumped into Ricardo numerous of times even when I’m with Jerome and they are friends because of high school unfortunately. Because they are quite close me and Ricardo been getting a bit close. Ricardo asked me ever so nicely to keep out past in the past and not tell Jerome about it or anyone. I feel his regret and I agreed to keep it in the past. He’s a really nice guy and Jerome trusts me around him and alone with him because Ricardo’s his boy and I’m his girlfriend. But I think I’m getting a bit to close with Ricardo.
