❤LOVE ME NOT❌
(Ageless R0m-n-ce)
By: Nuri F. Chisom Pearl ✍️
💖💖💖EPISODE 18💖💖💖
***DO NOT COPY OR REPOST❌⚠️***
ru-by g@sped as she moved backwards.
“When Mira told me about you, I had my doubts… Have have you been?” Phili-p asked trying to hold her hand.
“Get your filthy hands away from me” ru-by said in a shaky voice. Her eyes were red and could rele-ase tears any moment from then.
Phili-p sighed
“Let’s just talk?”
“No… We have nothing to talk about” ru-by replied turning back. She saw Beckey who looked confused.
ru-by didn’t say anything but went into the room quietly. She came out minutes later with her bags.
“Hey? What’s the matter ru-by?” Beckey asked looking at the bags.
“I’m too shocked and quite embarras-sed to say anything but thank you for allowing me stay with you and I’m sorry for disappointing you this way” ru-by replied
Beckey sighed and watched ru-by leave confusedly.
“I will go talk to her” Phili-p said.
“What do you mean? Do you know her from anywhere?” Beckey asked
“Later” Phili-p retorted and went out.
Phili-p saw ru-by walking slowly on the road side crying bitterly. He gr-abb£d her hand. ru-by who noticed this looked behind her,and saw Phili-p.
“I said don’t tou-chme with your filthy hands!” ru-by yelled in tears and slapped him. Phili-p to-uched his chin painfully
“I’m sorry… I–
“No, We are strangers… I don’t know you, You don’t know me” ru-by interrupted sharply as she walked away.
“What of our–baby?” ru-by heard Phili-p’s voice loud and clear. She stopped walking immediately and clenched her fist angrily.
She turned back and looked at him.
“What do you mean? Did I tell you–
“Your mother did, She explained everything to me” Phili-p cut in
“I guess she didn’t tell you the whole story, She wants me to wra-p it up myself – ru-by paused and swiftly cleaned her flowing tears.
“I don’t have a mother, She died years back so I have no idea–
“She misses you a lot, She has cancer now….She is on her sick b£d alre-ady,Can’t you just see her just once?” Phili-p asked
“I told you I have no mother, She is alre-ady dead!” ru-by shouted as more tears flowed.
“She looked everywhere for you, She still loves you… I guessed you changed your name… If not, Maybe you changed your surname?She searched for you using the name “ru-by Whyte” But no one knew who you Perhaps, Did you really change your–
“You are just nuts, Insane and stupid… I hope you had enough fun….Welcome back,Phili-p” ru-by scoffed as she turned back and finally left his sight.
“I’m. still going to come for you, ru-by” He shouted from a distance.
“For our –baby” He added.
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ru-by sat on the bus station chair without no place in mind. She had no where to go to.
Suddenly, She heard a loud horn. She looked and saw Mr Scott in his car. He stopped and waved to her. ru-by stood up immediately and went to his window. She bowed her head slightly and he smiled.
“What’s up with the bag, Mrs Marlene?” Mr Scott asked pointing at the bag in the corner.
“I left home, Something happened” ru-by replied embarras-sed
“Oh, hop in… I was actually going to gr-ab a few drinks, I nee-ded someone to tag along and drink too, What do you say about that?” Mr Scott asked.
“It’s my plea-sure sir…Thank you” ru-by replied as she kept her bags in the car trunk. After that, She entered the car and it zoomed off.
They got to a bar and Mr Scott ordered for 3 beers while ru-by ordered for 1.
Mr Scott and ru-by started drinking with a small glas-s cu-p.
“Cheers” They said simultaneously hitting their small glas-s cu-p together which made a loud cli-cking sound. They drank it in one gulp.
“I don’t want to really ask you what happened at home because it must be personal right?” Mr Scott asked
ru-by smiled, looked down and nodded and Suprisedly, She heard a loud belching sound.
Then, a tiny flash back of 3 years ago came running to her mind.
{☎ Hello….. There was a loud belch at the other side of the call.}
ru-by eyes wi-dened as she looked at Mr Scott.
“Oh.. Sorry about that, I know it’s rude but I can’t stop it, It’s my bad drinking habit” Mr Scott apologized.
ru-by continued staring at him and got another flash back about her and the discussion with Ryan not too long ago.
{If only he had called a designated driver.}
ru-by sighed heavily in de-ep thoughts.
“What’s this? It’s makes no se-nse….Why –
“Is everything alright, You were just staring at space for no reason, Hope everything is fine?” Mr Scott interrupted her thoughts.
“Huh? I’m good sir…” ru-by replied as she gulped down the remnants of her beer.
“So, Where will you stay now?” Mr Scott asked worriedly. ru-by wi-dened her eyes.
“Uhh… I don’t…. Really know” She replied embarras-sed and confused
“Oh, That’s bad… Well, What about you living at my place, There is an empty room close to Ryan’s room,You just have to manage till you find a place to stay…. What do you think?” Mr Scott asked.
“Oh wow, I appreciate sir… Thank you, God bless” She replied happily bowing her head with a thick flashy smile.
“Eeewhhhll🤢!” Mr Scott belching sound came again.
“Opps, Sorry” Mr Scott said covering his mouth while ru-by smiled awkwardly.
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Mrs Scott,Mrs Smith and Ryan all looked at ru-by and Mr Scott who faced them.
Their eyes went to ru-by’s bags.
“Sém, What happened?” Ryan asked.
“Just a slight… Uhmm.. It’s quite personal, Yeah… Personal” ru-by muttered.
Mrs Scott went over to her husband and mumbled few words to him.
“It’s fine” He whispered.
“Alright then, – I hope you have a nice stay then… plea-se, do find a new place fast and Uhh.. Mrs Smith?” Mrs Scott called.
“Yes ma’am?” Mrs Smith answered.
“Clean up the dark lone room close to Ryan’s… Okay?” Mrs Scott said.
“Yes ma’am” Mrs Smith replied. She walked to ru-by.
“Let me take that” Mrs Smith said pointing at ru-by’s bags.
“Oh, Thank you so much” ru-by said bowing her head as Mrs Smith carried it out.
“Let’s eat… Mrs Smith made enough for dinner” Mrs Scott said as they all walked to the dining table.
“I’m really happy!” Ryan whispered to her.
ru-by giggled silently as they sat on the dining table.
They both sat together.
“Thank you for the meal!” ru-by and Ryan simultaneously said as they began to dig into their meal.
ru-by felt a cold hand tou-chher lap. She looked at Ryan and showed him her evil eyes. He was frightened and quickly whispered;
“I’m not the bad guy, I was actually waiting for you to hold my hand”
ru-by laughed and placed her hand below the table without the others knowing and gave a sign to Ryan to hold hers. Happily, Ryan placed his hand down and they both held each other while they used their other hand to eat.
An hour later, ru-by’s room was set. ru-by thanked Mrs Smith and went into her room.
After checking round, She placed a book on her table and sat on a chair while wearing glas-ses. She began to go throu-gh her book.
Minutes later, Ryan tip toed into her room.
“Got’cha!” He whispered with a smile tapping her back slightly.
“Hey? What are you doing here… You had better go to your room before your parents especially your mum starts suspecting or thinking other kind of–you know thoughts” ru-by said to him.
Ryan chuckled and sat on the high table she placed her books and looked down facing her while she looked up facing him since she sat on the low chair.
“I’m happy my girlfriend lives here now… With me”
“No….No, I’m not here as your girlfriend, But as your teacher… Okay?”
“Nah… You are here as my Girlfriend”
“No, Your teacher”
“No.. No… No, My girlfriend”
“Oh Goodness,Ryan…Let’s end it this argument… Can you call me by my name or Sém in front of your parents?” ru-by asked.
“Okay…It’s Sém though, I guess you won It’s 1—0 then” Ryan replied childishly.
“Now You See right?” ru-by giggled.
“Still… You are here as my girlfriend”
“No.. No… No, Your tea–
Ryan quickly held her jaw with his head, bent his head lower, and fast and gently ki-ssed her li-ps.
“It’s now 1—1….I shut you up” He whispered softly staring at her eyes with his hand still on oh her jaw.
“Ryan! What if we gets caught?….Huh?” Ryan asked pushing his hand away from her jaw.
“Well, We haven’t been caught right?Don’t worry, I’m being careful” Ryan giggled as he left.
He opened the door and met Mrs Smith outside.
He was quite shocked so as ru-by who looked throu-gh the wi-de door Ryan left open.
“Uhmm.. Actually, I was –
“Goodnight Young master” Mrs Smith cut in and walked away.
ru-by looked at him and angrily slapped her forehead 🤦.
“Ryan!!!….Uurghh!”
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(1 WEEK LATER)
Ashley looked around the clas-s and her eyes finally caught Ryan. She sighed heavily, Stood up and went to him.
“Ryan, Let’s talk plea-se” She said.
“No” He replied immediately.
“It’s important, It’s about Sém”
Ryan looked at her with his eyes wi-de opened.
“Let’s go then” He said as they both went to the staircase.
“So, It’s because you heard me say Sém…. You decided to follow me… Was she the one you–
“Ashley! Say whatever sh*t you want to say” Ryan warned.
Ashley scoffed and rolled her eyes with her hands akimbo.
“I’ve decided to tell you this because I actually have de-ep feelings for you, Ryan… Actually–
“Shut it… You seem slow to say your stupid sh*t…I’m off” Ryan interrupted leaving.
From behind, He stopped immediately when he heard Ashley loud and clear say ;
“I was the one…. Yeah,– She paused slowly.
The one–that wrote that letter.
TBC