Love To Hate You | ✔

15

Ruby

He rested his forehead onto mine, "This was a mistake." I bluntly stated.

"What?" He moved away, "I said this was a mistake, you think by kissing me that I could automatically forget everything. Lucas, my father has just died! I should be at the hospital, but no. I'm here with you."

He didn't say anything, in which I took the opportunity and ran off to the hospital.

~~~

I made it to the hospital, panting. I ran to the reception, "Hey... has anyone by the name of Mr. Jenson come through?" The lady looked up through her glasses, slowly chewing her gum.

"I'll check." Still chewing her gum, she tapped away at her keyboard. Looking up, "What relation are you?"

I squeezed my eyes shut and dared to say something other than - "Daughter." She nodded, sending me through to a Doctor who dealt with him.

I rushed to the room, to see the Doctor comforting my mother who was shedding tears like there was no tomorrow. I knocked making an entrance, "Doctor Ronan?" He looked up, "Yes?"

"I-I erm... My father?" Realisation soon hit, and sympathy suddenly flooded his face, "Oh, yes. I'm sorry for your loss Miss. Jenson."

I shook my head, "Thank you." He smiled, looking back between my mother and I, "I'll give you two some alone time." I wanted to scream out 'No!' but I guess it would have made matters worse. Not for her, but for me.

He closed the door, "Mom?" I walked towards her, slowly putting my hand on her shoulder, but she initially wacked it away. "You! It was all you!"

I stumbled back, "Me?" She nodded, "If it weren't for you, your father would be here! He would be here living and breathing!"

I scoffed, "How is that my fault exactly?" I crossed my arms, "Ruby, you caused your father to drink, and then today he went out looking for you because he needed a word, but then he got-" She couldn't finish her sentence as she choked on her words.

"He did that all on his own! He chose to drink, not just because of me, but because of you too! He was selfish. Dad didn't love me-" I walked closer to her "- He didn't love you." 

She gasped, "Your father loved me!" I laughed, "He never loved you." She brought back her hand and swung it, making sure it connects with my face, in which it did.

I brought my hand up to my cheek, rubbing it slightly. "You're no daughter of mine!"

"And you're no mother to me." With that I walked out, ignoring all the stares of every Doctor and Nurse within this facility.

~~~

Later that evening, I texted someone, I was in need of help and they are the only person who I trust right now.

"Cameron?"

"The one and only." He opened his arms, gloating. "I'm glad you came." He sat in the booth, where I was sitting.

"So why did you text me? And to meet at Patsy place?" He gave me that 'Are you serious look?'

"Erm... I'm just struggling right now." I wrapped my hands tighter around my coffee mug. He raised a brow, "Everything is planning out just like I knew they would. Lucas, he... he did something which is unforgiveable. Lia, she lied to me and broke my heart-"

"- Wait Lia? She broke your heart, how?"

"Yes, because friendships can cause heartbreaks too, you know?" He nodded, "Anyway, Olivia isn't helping. My father just died and now my mother is blaming me, and I just don't know how to deal with it anymore Cam."

He sighed, "Explain the Lucas situation and maybe I can help out."

Do I?

I mean do I even trust Cameron? Well I did call him here.

"Let's just say it involved the entire school and my heart." I wasn't prepared to tell him about the kiss.

"That is a Lucas thing to do, but why the entire school?" I guess it is now or never Ruby.

"Right, so me being the idiot, I thought maybe just maybe he had feelings for me, and because my dumbass friend and my dumbass thought it would be brilliant to go and ask him, causing him to make me seem desperate. Then a week of hell was rained upon me."

"I was teased, bullied, my locker was vandalised. I just couldn't win, then he thought he could apologise, but that type of stuff is just not forgivable."

I swallowed a bit of saliva which was roaming in my mouth. "And that is why I hate Lucas King."

Cameron started to laugh, I furrowed my brows. "Why are you laughing? It isn't funny."

"Oh, that's the thing, I find it hilarious. I know Lucas, love surrounds the two of you, but you just don't see it Jenson."

This time I was one to laugh, "Oh, I see why you laughed because that is funny."

"You're the second person to say this. Well, I'm sorry to burst your bubble but he made it clear twice. One to the school and to his friend Johnny." That's when Cameron stopped laughing.

"Johnny? Last name?"

"Knight, why?" Cameron cursed under his breathe, picking himself up, "Wait! Where are you going?"

"Never mind, I'll see you around Jenson." With that Cameron left me alone in Patsy's.

"Strange much?" I shook my head, checking my watch to see it is almost 4:00 pm, I sighed not wanting to go home but I knew I needed too.

~~~

Walking home was slightly unpleasant, but I manged to get home safe, going into my house, I closed the door quietly only to hear a voice.

"Honey, where have you been?"

"Mrs. Jackson?" I furrowed my brows and gasped to see a cut on her head, "What happened to you?" She sighed, "It is nothing dear, look you go up to your room and I'll bring dinner."

I wanted to argue but instead I agreed and went upstairs. With every step I took, the more tired I felt.

Finding myself at my room door, I just pushed it open to go wide eyed. "What the..."

I threw my hand over my mouth, to see my room a state. Everything was ripped – from pictures, to drawings and well to my memories.

I rushed to see a frame on the floor, I carefully picked it up and turning it over, crying. I didn't even realise the glass which impaled my hand and knees.

"No...no...no... not this one." It was a picture of me, my mother and father – happy. I remember that day so clearly.

"Mom! Daddy!" I rushed to my parents who laughed on the bench opposite me. "Looky!"

They turned to me smiling, "What is it dear?"

I held a red rose in my hand, "I have a red rose!" I handed it to my mother, "It is beautiful Ruby, red just like your hair."

She scuffled my hair, whilst my dad started to laugh.

"Mommy, Daddy can we get a picture?" They both smiled and nodded.

I felt a tear roll down my cheek and onto the picture fame, it landed right on my father's happy face.

Hugging it tightly I got up, forgetting about the glass, and laid on my bed closing my eyes.

"Where did my loving, happy parents go?" A knock came from my door, "What happened here?" I shook my head indicating to Mrs. Jackson not to worry.

"Well... I have your dinner?"

I wasn't hungry, "Leave it by the door." She sighed, placing the china plate down and closing the door.

"Goodnight dear."

As she closed I finally replied, "Night..."

Squeezing my eyes tight, tears streamed out helping me fall asleep quicker than expected.

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