unsolved disappearances » otis and ruby

Part 1

It was late, the clueless teachers had finally remembered that they had forgotten two of my classmates. I rolled my eyes when they announced we were cutting the trip short in search of Otis Milburn and Maeve Wiley.

I'd admit I was jealous. I knew the history between the two. Who knows what they could be up to?

When the bus finally came to a stop, I notice that my best friend Olivia was staring out the window. "Ruby, don't look." She warns me as I look in the direction where she was looking.

It was a mistake. There Otis' lips were locked onto Maeve's, yet they pulled away quickly with the sound of the bus stop. They had been rescued, yet my heart shattered anymore.

Did I not mean anything to Otis in our recent relationship? Or was I just the distraction because Maeve fucken Wiley was too busy trying to figure out what guy she wanted, instead of Otis? 

Whatever the reason, I was hurt. 

There was a brief moment that my eyes connected with Otis' blue ones. There was shock in his eyes before I break the connection and slump back into my seat. "You okay Rubs?" My other friend Anwar asks, getting up from his seat in front of me and bending to my level.

I felt numb, hurt to the core, and felt like the pain couldn't get any worse.

I decide to keep up the positive attitude most people were used to seeing in public, being a bitch, and not caring for anyone else. "Perfect, it's not like we're dating anymore. He's free to get STDs from anyone now." I mutter, although I felt they could still see the hurt on my face as I hear the teachers making a fuss getting both Otis and Ruby back on the bus.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Olivia offers.

I shake my head and find peace listening to music through my headphones. Blasting them for the rest of the trip home. I didn't even care about it draining my battery.

Once we were free from the bus and back in the car park of the school, it was well into the evening and my mother was waiting. I drag my bag along as I straighten up my uniform, not wanting to embarrass myself with my revealed skin. "So how was the trip?" She asks me as we pull away.

I manage to capture a glimpse of Otis' mother's car pulling out into the opposite side of Moordale. "It was fine mum, learned a lot about the war." I sigh. 

"That's nice." She comments.

I freeze on the words. a phone conversation replaying in my head when I declared my love for a stupid teenage boy. A nerd! I knew I could do better, there just happened to be a charm about Otis that made him adorable. It led from casual sex to my first proper relationship.

Even if it was short-lived. "Your dad would like to hear all about it if he's still awake." My mother says sadly.

With his MS he usually spent a lot of the day in pain, sleeping. Even from the drugs, he would smoke to try to numb the pain he was feeling. He hadn't been the same man since we got the diagnosis. 

"We got back really late tonight, can I skip school tomorrow?" I ask my mother who agrees to my request. It meant I could disappear from the world, enjoying the company of just my dog binge-watching shows on Netflix.

Once I finally got to the safety of my bedroom, I stripped out of my uniform before wiping off my makeup. Changing into some clean clothes the tears fall from my face.

Why had I been stupid enough to fall for Otis Milburn?

Stupid men and their constant need to fill a hole with their penis'. The thought of that made me cringe, as I flop into my bed, covering my body with the blanks while my small dog sits beside me as I pull out my laptop.

Having this pain of heartbreak, must be something I need to get used to.