(This is obviously Frankie's pov)
"Ruby? Ruby!!! RUBY?!"
I'm about to give up hope looking for her when out of the corner of my eye I see her book bag poking out from the corner of the baseball shed.
"Ruby, sorry I'm a little late." I say as I walk around her book bag. "I just had to ask Mrs...."
I cut myself off when I looked down to see a bloody and bruised Ruby lying in the corner between the fence and the shed. It seems I'm more than a little late.
"OH MY GOD"
"OH MY GOD RUBY WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED"
"YOU'RE FUCKING UNCONSCIOUS YOU'RE NOT GONNA ANSWER ME"
"OH MY GOD WHAT DO I DO"
Tears were finding their way to my eyes but I wasn't going to let them slip, absolutely not, I don't cry.
But why would someone do this to Ruby of all people? Give her a fucking break, her best friend just died.
Without thinking, I take out my phone and text Kayce to see if she knows anything.
Frankie😇: KAYCE DID YOU TELL RUBY THAT I WAS GONNA BE LATE
Kayceee 👽: no, she wasn't out there when I went out there and my bus came so I was kinda like "fuck waiting"
Frankie😇: SHE'S FUCKING BLOODY AND BRUISED AND UNCONSCIOUS WHAT DO I DO
Kayceee👽: I don't know
Frankie😇: WOW THANKS FOR THE HELP WHORE
At this point I don't care who sees me out here, I let my tears slip. What am I supposed to do? First of all, I'm like 8 inches shorter than she is. Second of all, I'm about 50 pounds less than her. It doesn't matter how hard I try, there's no way I can get her to my car. Not by myself.
Out of my peripherals I see a tall figure stood by a tree, smoking a blunt. It's Ethan. He talks to Ruby, he'll help me. I hope.
"Ethan!"
"Hey, you're Frankie right? Oh god, you're crying. Why?"
"I need your help, come with me"
"Okay"
With that I led Ethan to where Frankie was.
"Oh dear. How did you do that? You're so tiny." He stated bluntly with a giggle.
"I didn't, but I'm going to find out who did. And you can help."
"REALLY?!?" He asked, way too excitedly.
"Yes, by carrying her to my car."
"Whatever you want, man"
After he carried Ruby to the backseat of my car and begged me to let him know what happens to her, I make my way home. It's about a 20 minute ride so hopefully she's awake by then.
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(Okay back to the real star of the show now)
I'm in a car. Oh god. What did my mom tell me to do if I ever wake up in a stranger's car? Oh wait she didn't because she was to drunk to care. This is fucking great. This is amazing. I'm laying down in the back seat of a stranger's car and I hurt all over. Well this is fantastic.
I would complain more but at least they have a good taste in music. But that also didn't help the case because I wanted to sing along to every song. Aside from the music, I hear light, girly sniffles and it's not hard to tell that whoever was driving was also crying at one point.
I decided yawning would be the best way to get their attention because I couldn't think of anything witty to say. I regret that decision when I hear yelling from the front seat.
"OH MY GOD YOU'RE UP. THANK GOD. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW TERRIFIED I WAS. OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED. DO YOU REMEMBER?? I WAS SO WORRIED AND SO WAS ETHAN. OH MY GOD RUBY THANK GOD. WE'RE GOING TO MY HOUSE NOW AND WE ARE GONNA TALK ABOUT WHATEVER THE FUCK HAPPENED"
"Frankie? What the fuck?! Get the fuck away from me, I don't want to go to your house. You fucking played me. I trusted you and then you just send a hoard of people after me? What the hell did I do to you? I thought you were a good fucking person."
"What?"
She stays quiet while we pull into her driveway and gets out of the car. I'd run but I know I can't, considering how hurt I am.
She comes around the side of the car and opens the door for me but I refuse to get out.
"Frankie I'm not getting out of the car. Take me home. I don't want to be here"
"Well I didn't necessarily plan on meeting you after school and seeing you all bloody and bruised. But here we are."
"Yeah and it's your fault I'm bloody and bruised."
"What are you talking about?"
"This was all a set up wasn't it? You tell me to 'meet you after school' and then you send Drew and Kayce out instead so they can try and fuck me up. Ya know-"
"Why would I set you up? And what to you mean Kayce? I sent her out there to tell you I was going to be a little late."
"You wanna know exactly what happened? Here's exactly what happened. I went to the baseball field after school and I got jumped by Drew and Kayce. I faked passing out so they would stop and then Kayce dragged me to the corner and said, and I quote, 'stay the fuck away from Frankie.' And with that, she kicked me in the stomach. And then I actually passed out"
By the time I finish my story, I can't believe my eyes, Frankie's crying. Frankie doesn't cry.
"No. That's not true. Kayce told me you weren't out there so she didn't tell you I was gonna be late. That can't be true. She wouldn't do that."
"Well, you could either believe me (the one who has something to show for it) or you could believe Kayce (the sociopath) OR you could believe the cameras. But just to forewarn you, the cameras are on my side."
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Ohohohoh who's Frankie gonna believe? I have no idea yet. But it's gon be lit. I say that about every chappy. I'm writing this late at night. Goodnight- Rebekah
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RomanceI couldn't see anything. It was all a blur. As soon as I saw that, I couldn't take it. I started running, I didn't know where to, but I ran like hell after I read that message. It was the message that changed my life.
