Can't back down - a Ricky Wilson fan fiction

Chapter Three

I woke up to the smell of fresh coffee. "Good morning Jess" Ricky said, handing me a cup of coffee. I looked at the clock on my phone, 8:50. I had ten minutes to get to school. I panicked, Ricky picked up on it.

"You're not going to school, you can't with the state you're in." He sat on the end of my bed. I was relieved, I sat back and sipped at my coffee. I couldn't be more grateful to Ricky. I was actually happy for a while, but the thoughts came creeping back.

It's always been like this, happiness never lasts that long for me anymore. "I'm going to get some breakfast for us, I'll be back in a minute." The door shut behind him. I sat on the bed, frozen. I was left alone with these dark thoughts.

It soon got too much for me, I got up and walked over to my blazer that was hanging up in the wardrobe. I panicked when I couldn't find what I was looking for. I swear it was there yesterday. I spent 25 minutes looking for it when I heard the door open.

"Is everything okay?" Ricky asked, walking in. "Everything's fine" I lied. Ricky walked up to me, he knew what I was looking for. "I found it in your blazer pocket while you were sleeping last night. I'm not going to let you do this to yourself." He walked over to his bedside table and took out the razor out of the drawer.

He threw the razor in the bin before he came back over to me. He took my hand and kissed my forehead. It was becoming apparent to me that I had a massive crush on Ricky.

I couldn't stay with him. He had better things to worry about than me, I was causing him too much stress. It was difficult looking after me as it is.

As I ate, I thought about what I was going to do. Ricky is adorable and I wanted him to get on with his life without him having to worry about me. Suddenly, an idea hit me. I'm going to run away, tonight.

Ricky's POV

I was so happy with myself, I stopped Jessica from self harming. Jessica had a look of concentration on her face and I pray to God that she wasn't planning to kill herself again.

I couldn't see why people didn't like her. She was so smart, she was absolutely gorgeous with her long black hair and emerald green eyes. After we ate, she went back to sleep. I watched her and there was a moment where she smiled. That was the first time I had seen her smile, her smile made me feel so much better.

I realise that I'm falling in love with her already. I had only met her yesterday but I felt like I knew her for longer. It's not right that someone like her should hate themselves so much.

Here's the thing though. People look for a tiny flaw and exploit it. Bullies piss me off to no end. I didn't want Jessica to take her life because of it. I didn't want her to leave me.