Chapter 1 Meeting The Staffers

• Chapter 1
• Meeting the Staffers
• Ruby's Pov;
• " Wait here Michael. Lemme go get you another cone of ice cream " I said to my little brother as I hurried out to go get him another ice cream. The one with him was finished.
• I was on my way, when I felt a beep. My phone
• I brought it out and checked who was calling, then smiled seeing who the caller is
• Diane. My best friend.
• I picked it up and placed it on my left ear, with a huge smile on my face.
• " Hey girlfriend" she cheered happily into the phone. That's her usual tone though- always happy and excited; there's never a dull moment with her
• " Whatsup?" I cooed
• " Guess what?" she said excitedly, making me wonder whatsup
• " You know very well I can't guess - i'm not good at it" I said, hoping she'll just skip the whole guessing part and tell me.
• " Just try," she persisted.
• " Diane, I can't please; just tell me" I whined, as I got closer to the ice cream vendor.
• I have to hurry, because my brother is alone at the park.
• " Okay, killjoy! It's about Louis - he's coming back to our school" she informed me and I gasped.
• " You don't say," I shrieked.
• " Am telling you girlfriend. I can't just wait for this holiday to be over so we'll go back to school. Next session is surely gonna be a boom" she said.
• " Hell yes! This is so...Gosh! I don't even know what to say" I said, still in shock.
• " How did you get hold of this information?" I asked her.
• " Well...a little birdie told me" she said and we both burst into laughter.
• " I'm gonna use the rest of this vacation to go shopping in the mall. I need to change my wardrobe, get lovely stuff. Next session is gonna be hot" she rapsed as I nodded to every word she was saying.
• Diane is a crazy fashion girl. That's also one of the things I love about her.
• No one can beat her when it comes to fashion - no one even comes close.
• " Oh, Louis! All the girls are gonna go wild" I said.
• " You bet. I hope to not be the first one out" she said and gave a short laugh.
• Wondering who Louis is? Well...he's the school's Greekgod..
• Did I say Greek God?. Yeah!!!.
• He's the most handsome guy I've ever seen on the surface of this earth.
• He crowns it all with his great artistic skills, and doesn't fail to show it whenever an opportunity presents itself. He holds the school's record for; Best male singer, during our middle school days.
• He left about two years back, for some reasons still unknown to everyone, and now…he's back.
• Damn!!!.
• I can't wait to see my longtime crush.
• Did I just say longtime crush. Oh, Yeah! you heard me right.
• I've had this really huge crush on him since our elementary school days. Too bad he's not into girls.
• I don't even think I've seen him with any girl before, neither have I heard rumours of him dating anyone.
• But what I do know is - I'm not the only girl crushing on him, and I can place a bet on it and damn sure, all the girls in Cali's High is crushing on Louis.
• " Diane, you sure know how to get yourself ready" I teased.
• " You can say that again. I always like to be prepared" she replied confidently.
• I laughed.
• " Alright girlfriend - let the best girl win. I gotta go. I left my kid brother to come get ice cream" I told her.
• I heard her mouthed an OH.
• " Bye Ruby, talk to you later" she said and the call disconnected.
• I bought the ice cream, and started heading back.
• Thoughts of Louis filled my head.
• His sweet, deep, baritone voice whenever he speaks or sings.
• I envisioned him perfectly in my thoughts - the way he climbs up to the podium and holds the mic, and then stares back at the audience before performing.
• Holy, heavens!! I wonder what he's like now?.
• " What took you so long?" that was Michael.
• I knew I had stayed longer than I was supposed to, which isn't right; so, the best thing to do right now is to start apologizing.
• I don't wanna be the reason he doesn't have much fun earlier on.
• " I'm so sorry honey, was caught up with something" I said, squatting to his height, but his face was still squeezed up.
• " Here....look, I even got you two cones" I said raising it up to his face.
• I was glad he buys it because he smiled immediately, dragging them out of my palm.
• He made do with one first, holding on to the other tightly.
• I stood up and held his hands as we walked to the park.
• " So, no one for me, yeah?" I asked him playfully
• " You've forgotten the other is for your apology" he said and ran off to the park to meet the other kids there, leaving me behind.
• Smart kid brother I've got here.
• I folded my arms as I watched him get on a swing, with the other kids.
• I smiled from afar where I stood, watching them all as they play.
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• " I had lots of fun today, Dad" Michael said to dad, immediately he was back from work.
• " I can see you did. You're so excited and happy. Ruby took good care of you" Dad said, not too happily.
• I could see the look of sadness in his eyes, but he was trying his possible best to smile.
• " Yes, Dad. Did you get me anything?" Michael asked him.
• " Michael, he just got back.. Let him go freshen up first. You can have your gift later" I scolded.
• He made a puppy face as he walked to the couch.
• I sighed and went to Dad.
• " Welcome back Dad" I collected his briefcase as he led the way to his room, taking the stairs.
• I followed him to his room, dropped the briefcase and came back to the sitting room.
• Michael was watching his favorite cartoon.
• I stared at him for some seconds before walking over to the dinning.
• I set the table for dinner, and went to call Dad.
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• " You still haven't given me what you bought for me Dad" Michael said. I shot him a hard glare, which he returned with a smile.
• " Can't you see Dad's exhausted. You'll get something some other time, not today" I chided.
• " Let him be Ruby. He's just a kid. They don't understand stuff like this" Dad said, touching his chin.
• " Hope you're enjoying your meal?" I asked him.
• He nodded.
• " You don't even need to ask me that. As long as you're the one that prepared it, then I must surely enjoy it" he said and we both laughed over it.
• " I promise to get you something on my way back from work tomorrow,okay?" Dad said, facing Michael.
• He nodded excitedly.
• " Should I tell you what I want?" he asked.
• Dad thought for a while and nodded.
• " I want a huge bowl of ice cream,and popcorn," he said happily.
• I gaze at the mini definition of a cute demon, in front of me.
• I don't get why a guy will so much be in love with ice cream. I thought only girls adore it.
• " What's with you and ice cream?" I asked.
• " It's not something you would know" he said, sticking out his tongue at me.
• " Dad, did you see that? Did you see what this son of yours just did?" I asked angrily.
• " Just let him be Ruby, he's a kid. I tell you all the time. By the way, when are you resuming school?" he asked, changing the topic.
• My dad is very good at this - changing topics.
• I took it from him though.
• " About a week from now" I replied
• He nodded and didn't utter a word.
• The dinning was engulfed in silence, as each person face their meal.
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• We finished eating,and I cleared the table with Dad helping me with the dishes.
• Michael went to the couch to continue his cartoon, but fell asleep immediately.
• " I'll take him to his room and then go to mine. Make sure you retire to bed early" Dad said picking up Michael from the couch.
• I nodded and switched off the tv.
• He took the stairs. I stared at him till they were both out of sight.
• Oh, what a day! I thought sitting on the couch.
• I wasn't feeling sleepy yet, and I didn't want to go to my room.
• I was now left with only two options - either to watch a movie, or chat with my friend - Diane; thats if she's even online.
• After much thinking, I decided to go with the movie.
• I walked to the mini table at the center of the sitting room, and picked up the remote from it.
• I switched on the tv, and searched through the channels for anything meaningful to watch.
• I searched for a while, and at last, saw a very interesting programme
• I decided to make do with it, as I relaxed myself on the couch- comfortably, stretching out my legs.