My fathers best friend (Waterloo road)

Fourteen

Ruby still didn't know what to do with the baby. She was torn between keeping it and having an abortion. She knew what Simon wanted and she was hurt. She knew she was young but she didn't want to be pressured into anything.

When she woke that morning, she walked downstairs. She sat down with Darcie who wasn't very well. Ruby ticked her chin. Esmè walked in. "Mum and dad got called away. They're on a business trip yet again. Just us I'm afraid babes."

"Oh. Okay."

Esmè smiled. "Do you want to tell me who got you pregnant? Or will I have to wait until the baby is here to see who he or she looks like?" She asked.

Ruby sighed. "I don't know what I'm doing yet. I'm so torn and I just don't know what to do."

"Hey it's okay. I'm here for you. Whatever you decided I'm here."

***

Esmè took Ruby into school. Their grandmother was babysitting Darcie while they were at the school. Ruby saw Simon and sighed. He walked over. "Have you had the abortion yet?" He asked.

"No. I haven't made my mind up yet. Don't put pressure on me either. My sister is gunning for the guy who got me pregnant," Ruby said.

Simon sighed. "Ruby. You need to sort this out. If you leave it for too long, then it'll be too late."

Ruby glared at him. "Leave me alone! I can't be bothered to handle you. Leave me alone or I'm telling my sister everything," she said. She wasn't going to take his crap from him.

***

Esmè stood with Max. She saw Simon and Ruby. She had the feeling there was something going on. Max looked at her. "You're telling me you think that Simon is sleeping with your sister?" He asked.

"No. I think he's slept with her and he's the one who got her pregnant. If I'm right then what are you gonna do?"

Max sighed and shrugged. "I don't know. There's no proof. If there is proof, then I will have no choice but to suspend him pending an investigation," he said.

Esmè nodded. "Good. No one touches my baby sister and gets away with it."

***

Ruby was feeling sick. She knew she couldn't say anything because then someone would guess that she was pregnant and she couldn't have that. It was stressing her out. Tom looked at her. "Are you okay?" He asked.

"I'm fine. Just not feeling too well. Think I caught my niece's stomach bug," Ruby lied.

Tom smiled. "If you feel like you're gonna be sick then just leave."

***

Halfway through the lesson, Ruby stood up and ran from the classroom. Max and Esmè saw her and went after her. "Rubes?"

Max waited outside while Esmè went in. Ruby left the cubicle after being sick. "I thought it was only morning sickness?" She asked.

"They call it morning sickness. In actual fact, it's all day."

Ruby groaned. "I don't think I'm cut out for this. Having a baby," she admitted. She felt a tear slip down her cheeks. "I-I think I want to have the abortion."

Esmè pulled her into a hug and let her cry. She kissed the top of her head. But could she stop her little sister from making a massive mistake that she knew Ruby would regret?