His Badgirl

Chapter 12 - Peace in the mind

Ruby POV

I had to get away, get away from their questioning gazes and worried expressions. I drove up into the hills, I found a place to park and parked and got out. I sat down on the grass and looked out over the city. I looked at the sunset and thought about my life. I have a dad that I love but he’s never home, I have a sick mother that’s gonna die in about a month. On top of that there’s a man that has r***d me and harassed me. My brother and the other guys are the only family and almost the only good thing in my life. I didn’t know how long I had been sitting there and thinking, but now stars were on the sky, I laid down and looked at them. I just laid there until my stomach rumbled, yep I was indeed very hungry. I got in my car and put on my sad playlist, it was the only songs I could listen to in this mood.

I drove down from the hills and got into the town. I drove to McDonald’s; I parked my car in the parking lot. Before I went out of my car, I looked at the clock, it was about 1 am. I went inside and ordered and got my food. I sat down and started eating. Suddenly I saw movement before me, I looked up and saw Brandon, I rolled my eyes. I kept quiet and ate my food. Until he cleared his throat I looked up, he was smirking at me. He lent forward and gently swiped his thumb right at the edge of my mouth, I don’t know what but I could feel something inside of me when he did that, he kept his thumb there for a minute and just looked into my eyes. I got embarrassed when I realized he wiped food away. I blushed and looked down at my lap, he gently placed his fingers under my chin and lifted my head up. He stared into my eyes and smiled, and again I felt something inside of me. “So, what are you doing here?” He questioned, “I could ask you the same thing” I said coldly, he smirked at me knowing he got me down a minute ago. I removed his hand from my chin and continued eating, “So you didn’t answer my question, what are you doing here?” he asked again. “I was hungry” I answered without looking up, I felt his gaze strengthening on me like he was studying me. “Have you been crying?” He asked, I froze at that question. “N-No“ I stuttered out, I didn’t look up at him. “Yes, you have!” he said with a calm tone “What happened in that classroom?”, “Nothing of your business” I answered him, I didn’t want to talk about it anymore, so I ignored him and continued eating my food. I felt him move out of the seat and felt him sit down beside me. “Please tell me what’s wrong” he said calmly to me while lifting my head up. “I’m sorry, I need to go home, my brother is probably really worried” I said and stood up. “Please, let me follow you out to your car” He asked with a begging look in his eyes, I smiled and said okay. We walked out to my car I opened my door but before entering I asked him if he needed a ride home. He nodded and said yes and got in, he took the AUX and put on music. I asked him for his address, I drove towards his address. Suddenly, one of my favorite songs came on, Let her go by Passenger, I started singing lowly. I felt his gaze on me, and I looked at him and saw his big smile. “You sing good” he said, and emotion flicked in his eyes, it looked like adoration, “Thank you” I said and blushing again, he just chuckled at my reaction. When we reached his house, he leaned over and gave me a hug, I hugged him back, “I don’t know what you’re going through, but just as you know, it will be okay I promise you” he said into my hair. “Thank you, and goodnight” I answered him while choking back a sob, “Goodnight” he said as he leaned away and smiled while looking into my eyes. When he got out and inside his house, I drove home with peace in my mind. He had done that, he made me some what calm in a very stressing situation, at that thought a smile spread across my face. When I got home it was already 3 am, I tried to silently sneak into my room, but as soon as I opened the door, I heard Ryan’s angry yet relieved voice say “Don’t even think about it!”, I froze with my hand on the doorknob and swallowed a lump in my throat. I turned around and there he stood with blazing eyes that only said one thing… he was pissed. “If you don’t tell me where you have been, I swear to God-“ He said in a sickly calm tone, but I interrupted him before he could finish that sentence, “I was up in the hills looking at the stars, and after that I went to McDonalds, but I’m tired so I’m gonna got to bed goodnight” I went over to him and gave him a hug, he hugged me back and mumbled “Okay goodnight, but I’m not finished with you” against my hair, I knew that none of the boys were done with me yet, it only made me dread tomorrow. I sneaked into my room, but someone was in my bed hugging one of my pillows, it was Noah. I walked over to him and ran my fingers through his hair. When he looked up at me, I could see tears in his eyes, but I didn’t have time to do anything else, before I was pulled into his arms. I had always been the one he would show emotion towards, which made him very affectionate sometimes. He hugged me tightly while I played with his hair, “Why?” I froze at that question, I wasn’t ready to say I was r***d at school today, so I just said I wasn’t ready to talk about it. He didn’t seem happy about my answer but let it go. “Noah, I’m just gonna change, then I will be back” he nodded and let his grip go, I got up and took a pair of night shorts and an oversized t-shirt that probably belongs to one of the boys. I slipped under the covers, and as soon as I laid down, Noah pulled me into him and cuddled with me, I laid my head on his chest, my thigh on top of him and my head into the crook of his neck, when I did that he hugged me tightly which made me feel safe. “Please don’t leave like that again” He whispered with pain clearly in his voice, “ I promise” I whispered back to him, “Goodnight, Noah” I said to him with a sleepy voice, “Goodnight, Ruby” and I fell asleep in his arms feeling safe.