It's Better This Way

Yoshiko's POV

Yoshiko's POV:

I woke to my alarm. Today I have to meet up with Ruby. We have to work on a project for school. I regret not doing it sooner. It's a lot of work to do in one day.

I got out of my bed. I changed into some new clothes and then went to grab something to eat. I made some toast. I ate it quickly and then set off to go to Ruby's house.

I got there on time. I rung the doorbell and waited. Moments later, Ruby answered the door.

"Hey, Yoshiko!" Ruby smiled at me.

"It's Yohane." I stated.

"Come in?" Ruby stepped to the side.

I walked into her house. Everything was the same as usual. Ruby started leading me to her room. She paused at the steps and smiled. What's she smiling about?

"Aren't you going to say hi to onee-chan?" Ruby asked.

"What are you talking about?" I asked in confusion. Dia isn't here.

"She's right there. Why are you being so rude? It's been too long. Will you stop this joke already?" Ruby huffed.

I awkwardly looked at where Ruby motioned to, "Um... hi, Dia."

"Better." Ruby said.

Ruby drug me up to her room. I'm very confused. Why was she telling me to say hi to Dia? Hadn't she gotten over it yet?

We sat in her room for a bit. Ruby seemed a little upset. I am very very confused. What is her deal?

"You ready to start?" I asked.

Ruby nodded. We got to work on our project. Ruby didn't seem very happy with me still. I wonder if there's anything I can do to make it better?

...

The next day, Ruby confronted me at school. She asked to hang out for lunch. She took me to a secluded area to sit. That gave it away that she wanted to talk to me about something serious.

"Yoshiko, why are you and everyone else always ignoring onee-chan? What gives?" Ruby asked.

"Um... Ruby, Dia isn't here... she's not at home with you." I said.

"She is. She came home from college." Ruby replied, "Why won't you talk?"

"Ruby, it's... it's hard to explain..." I sighed. I don't think she'd take the news very well. I don't think she'd even believe me if I told her.

"Stop ignoring her. What has she done to you?" Ruby said.

"Ruby..."

Ruby stood up. She seems mad. I don't get what's with her. Dia isn't around. She's been gone for a while. What is Ruby seeing? Should I try and get her to a therapist or something?

I stood up after Ruby walked away. I have to do some research. I need to figure out what's going on with Ruby. This is concerning. It's getting out of hand.

I stared at Ruby for a little bit. She stared back at me. Eventually, I moved to go sit somewhere else to eat my lunch.

...

Ruby had been giving me the silent treatment. She hasn't spoken to me since that day. She still hangs out with me, but won't talk. Did I make her that mad?

I had done some research of what might be up with Ruby. I think I know how to stop this once and for all. It's just a matter of figuring out how to do it. This is a risky thing. I could get in a lot of trouble if this goes wrong.