In love with a bad neighbor

Chapter three - I can't stand him

Emma's POV:

Can't someone just kill me? This would be better. I was rude to Ricky and now I have to spend a whole day with him. This is horrible. I don't know what mom is trying to do to me, but I feel like, after this day, I will be grounded again. I can't even sleep when he is here. Who knows what he will try to do to me? Even if it's when I'm sleeping, I don't want my first kiss to be with him. This boy doesn't deserve a girlfriend. I don't know if it is because he is rich, but Ricky is acting like he owns the world and whatever he wants, he has to have it. Well, he can't have me. I prefer to have a normal boy as a boyfriend. In the beginning, I didn't know him well, and that's why I decided to give him a chance. How did he think that talking about animals and birth-giving would be interesting for a girl? I knew what he was referring to, but this won't happen. Not with me. There is no way that in the future I will have something with him. This is mission impossible. I don't like him, and I never will. Even if you pay me a million dollars. Why can't I meet someone normal? Who won't want anything from me or make me do something that I don't want? I guess that the nice boys won't come to me while Ricky is here. Can you blame them? I was going to do the same.

I woke up but didn't want to get out of bed. My babysitter has to come today and I am not very excited. How can I be? After all, we talk about Ricky. If his ego wasn't that big, I would probably find something that I like in him. I am trying to be nice as much as possible, but every time it's getting harder. If I have to be honest, all the problems which I have with my mom started when he came into my life. I have never asked her to find me a boyfriend. Mostly, because this is something that I have to do.

I wish that I could stay in bed the whole day. That way, I don't need to see this jerk. Just because his parents are rich, it doesn't mean that he can have everything that he wants. There are some things which you can't buy with money. Love is one of them. I was laying in my bed when the door opened. My mom came with Ricky. What the hell is he doing in my room? He can't be here. This is something private and only I can be here.

- Get up. You can't stay in bed the whole day.

- Don't worry, miss Sander. I will take care of her.

- Thank you, sweetie. - my mom said and left

- Now, you are mine. I won't deny a kiss.

- No chance. I would rather drink water from the toilet than kiss you.

- Do it.

- What?

- Go and drink water from the toilet.

- Just get out of my room.

- I can't do that. Don't forget that we have to spend the whole day together.

I didn't say anything. Instead, I got up, grabbed his hand, and kicked him out of my room. Before he could enter again, I locked the door. The good thing is that it can be unlocked only from the inside. I made my bed and got ready. I sat near the window and looked in front of me. Before, there were people in this house. Now, it's empty. Probably they have found a better one.

I spent like an hour sitting near the window. Finally, I decided to go out of my room. I walked downstairs and saw the jerk in the living room. I wonder where my parents are. Don't tell me that they left us alone on purpose. I don't want to be in the same house as him. Especially when we are alone. I walked into the kitchen and took something to eat. I'm not hungry, but I have to eat something.

- Hey, what do you want us to do today?

- I won't do anything with you.

- Why? We can go out and walk around.

- I don't want to be with you! How can't you understand this?

- Be nice. Otherwise, I have to tell your mom what happened, and she will ground you again.

- You don't know anything.

With that, I saw a devilish smirk on his face. How badly I want to delete it. Ricky came close, ready to kiss me, but I didn't let him. Instead, I did the only thing that I am good at. I slapped him. It won't be my first time, but in my defense, he is crossing the line. When I say that I don't want to do something, you have to respect that, not make me do it by force. I don't know what to do with this boy. He is impossible.

- Don't make me angry.

- Then don't try to kiss me.

- I deserve that. After all, I am your boyfriend.

- No, you are not, and you will never be.

- I guess that I have to talk with your mom.

- And what will you tell her?

- Whatever I want. She will believe everything.

- No, she won't.

- Just how she didn't believe the slap.

Damn it! My mom believes everything that this jerk says. Once he told her that I had slapped him very hard when he only tried to be nice. First, I didn't slap him at all and second, he wasn't nice. Moreover, to make it look like it had happened, he put a red blush on his cheek. Mom uses make-up almost every day when she goes to work, but she couldn't see the blush on his face. I think that she is doing it only to get close to his parents. The fact that this makes me unhappy is not important to her.

- What do you want from me?

- Isn't it obvious? I want you to go out with me.

- No! I won't go out with you. Moreover, you don't even know how to treat a girl right.

- Yes, I do.

- Talking about animals and birth-giving is not something interesting. This is why no one likes you.

- Take your words back, right now!

- No, I won't do it!

- Then I will tell your mom that you have been a bad girl.

- Do it. I don't care. - I said and walked back to my room

This boy will kill me. I locked the door and sat on my bed. I need to go out without him following me everywhere. Well, I can use the window, but then I won't be able to go back. Since I have locked the room, I can't go back through it. Maybe if I unlock it silently, the jerk won't understand, and I can go out through the window. I quickly changed my clothes and unlocked the door. Let's hope that he didn't hear anything. Then I opened the window and jumped from it. The neighbors will think that I am crazy, but when something like this happens to them, I will ask them how they feel.

I ran until the end of the street. In that moment, something came to my mind. I have to turn off my phone. Otherwise, this i***t will track my phone number and see where I am. I did it and walked to the first store that I saw. One woman was selling candies. I bought ten with chocolate and went to a park. I saw a boy, but sadly he was taken. To be honest, I am not desperate, but I will do anything to get rid of Ricky. I can't stand him.

- Did you miss me?

- Aghh. You scared me. What are you doing here?

- You don't have to turn off your phone so I can find you.

- Why can't you leave me alone? I haven't done anything to you.

- Your mom told me to spend the whole day with you and I will do it.

- I want to have a normal life, but thanks to you, no one wants to talk with me.

- This is not my problem.

- Yes, it is. No one likes you, and because you are with me all the time, people don't want to talk with me.

- So? Why do you care about this?

- Because I want to have friends!

- You have me.

- This is the worst thing possible.

- Don't make me do it.

- Do whatever you want. I'm out of here. - I said and walked away

I knew that this i***t would follow me, so that's why I walked home. I don't want to be seen with him. The worst thing possible is that I can't escape from him. Ricky is like something sticky that you can't remove from yourself. I don't know what I did to deserve this. He is horrible. I hope that soon my mom will realize that this boy is not for me. I tried my best to be nice, but I can't do it anymore. On the other hand, if I do something bad, his parents might stop coming to our house, and my mom will lose the opportunity to work with them. Then, she will get mad at me. I don't want to see her furious.

- Hey mom, how are you?

- I'm good. Where have you been?

- Miss Sander, Emma wanted to walk around, so I went with her. I hope that this is not a problem.

- No, I'm glad that you are always with her.

- Me too. Your daughter is very nice.

- Where is dad?

- In our room.

I walked up to him. He made me a sign to sit on the bed while he was changing his shirt. Sometimes I feel like dad is my savior. He won't say anything against mom, but I know that he understands me. When he was done, he laid on the bed next to me. I used the chance to snuggle into him.

- What's the problem? I see that you are upset again.

- How can I get rid of him without hurting mom?

- You mean to get rid of Ricky?

- Yes.

- I'm sorry to say it, but I don't think that you can.

- You don't understand. He is horrible. I want to go out with people, but thanks to him, no one wants to talk with me.

- Why? Did he do something?

- No. The thing is that no one likes him, and because of that, now people don't like me either.

- One day this will be over.

- Will you be mad if one day I start going out with another boy?

- Why would I be? As long as you are happy. Well, if he is like Ricky, I won't be the happiest person in the world. - he said, chuckling

- Don't worry. He will be better.

- I hope so.

- Can I stay here for a while? I don't want to go back to Ricky.

- Sure. Stay as much as you want.

- If I fall asleep, promise me that you won't let him get close to me.

- I promise.

- Thanks, dad. I know that I can count on you.

- That's why I am here. - he said and kissed the top of my head

The only boy, or to say, man, in my life is my dad. It's not like I am complaining, but I wish that I could meet someone else. Who is different, but nice. Maybe one day this will happen, but who knows when? It's not like there is a line of boys waiting in front of my door. I want to have a normal life, but I feel like this is impossible. I understand why my mom is doing this, but she is not right. There are other ways in which she can get close to Ricky's parents. I don't want to be rude, but I'm glad that they have only one kid. I can't imagine another boy or girl like Ricky. The fact that he is in my house every single day is enough. It's not like I have invited him. Sometimes, he comes without an invitation. One day this will change. There will be a boy who will save me. Probably only in my dreams.