13 January 2013
Chapter 3: Regrets. *•*•*•*•*•*•*•*•*•*•*•*•*•*
"Shit." I mumble under my breath tugging on Saphy's sleeve and slipping my hand out of Josh's, "What?" Asks Saphy loudly, peering down the streets, "Shut up." I say taking a deep breath, I'm in deep trouble if the guy see's me. I've punched him twice, we're not "BFF's" "Seriously Rubes! Your one of the toughest girls around. It's just a group of guys." Laughs Saphy so that her voice runs through the city lane. Brad's mouth turns into a smirk and he looks straight at me smiling. "Good going Saph." I snap not bothering to keep my voice low. The gang strut, with way go much seagger, towards us. "Hello 'Rubes'" sneers Brad at me popping a cigarette into his mouth and lighting it. "You know these guys?" Laughs Saphy, "I'm a popular person. How's the face Brad?" I ask smiling a little, "Oh only two stitches. Thanks." Brad spits sarcastically. "Who's your friends?" He asks looking up and down Saphy. "Saphy and Josh. Back off bozo, go smoke some weed." I glare wanting to go now. "Hmm, it's good stuff. You would know. So little Saphy.." He starts but I lurch across and grab his wrist giving him a small smile. Josh just stands next to me awkwardly looking at one of the gang members. "I wouldn't do that." I warn, "Yeah... Have you seen this girls fist? Touch me again and you will, in your face!" Joins in Saph a little to enthusiastically. "I've seen it twice and I'm not betting on a third. You try anything are your dead Miss Red." Chuckles Brad pulling away from me and shoving his hand in his pocket. "Look. We have a better place to be than here, move it." I snap but they don't move, "What if we don't?" Challenges Brad, "Well I have more than a fist." "Yeah a nice ass." I shake my head and reach into my pocket. I would never kill anyone but it works to threaten people. I pull out my silver flick knife, I push the little button and the blade jumps up glimmering from the light. Brad takes a small step back and takes a swallow, told you it worked. "You wouldn't use that." He says quietly, "Wanna find out?" I say taking a small step forward, "No. No, we'll go." He says at last holding his hands up to his shoulders in defence. "Ok... Come on guys." I say smiling triumphantly. Saphy sighs and grasps onto my arm as we start to walk away, I check behind me to make sure they're not following, they're not. Neither is Josh. "Josh?" Calls Saph next to me, he doesn't reply. "Stay here." I sigh shoving Sahy off me. I walk over to Josh and take hold of his hand to pull him away but he shakes me off, "Josh?" I say frowning, "Rubes.. This is my little bro Harry." He says gesturing towards the boy that gave me a packet of gum, "What?" I laugh lightly, "This is my brother. He's been missing for a year." Whoa. That was unexpected. "Oh..." I say quietly looking at Harry and smiling weakly, "Josh if you want to stay here, with your brother it's fine. Me and Saph can cope." I say smiling up at my best friend. My voice breaks a little but i choke it back down. He smiles weakly back, "I dunno Rubes.... I can't just leave you." "You got that right, don't worry. We won't forget you." I smile nodding my head. I embrace him in a bear hug for a few seconds and pull away jogging back over to Saphy who's staring at me, "You've just thrown away Josh." She whispers to me, "What ever makes him happy." I say regretfully. I turn back to Josh and he's staring at us with a sorrowful expression on his face, I wave and start to walk away. I notice after a few steps that Saph isn't following, "Saphy? Not you too." I moan looking at her, "I'm not coming of Josh isn't. I thought he could keep us out of trouble, two ditzy girls won't survive out there." She talks like its a jungle! "Saph. I'm not ditzy, I've survived my whole life. I'm not going back to some alcohol addict that will abuse me every day for speaking, and some slut who thinks she's a good mother. Her son is away every night and they don't know. I'm runaway, do you see them looking for me? Nope" I snap shaking my head and running a shaky hand through my hair. "Oh and I'm not ditzy." I spit at her. "Rubes your not going on your own!" Shouts Josh, his brothers now standing next to him. With his hood down I can see the resemblance between them. "Just watch me." I say quietly, I know he heard it though. I hope the whole world heard it, The girl who can't do anything? Just watch me do everything. I sigh and walk away eyes down watching every step I take. No footsteps behind me, no nothing. Just me now.
I walk for what seems millions hours but is probably only two. I get to a park which I always used to come to as a child- Victoria park. I go over to the miniature water maze which me and Josh used to fish leaves from. I walk around the maze, my foot fits nicely in the path that the water travels through. I sit down on the grass and hold my hands in my head, "What have I done?" I whisper to myself. I didn't say but I knew Josh would come if he knew what I was doing. That's one of the reasons I went to say goodbye, because I knew it wasn't our last. I take a deep breath, time to go home I guess. "What have I done?" I repeat into my hands, "The right thing." A smooth voice next to me says. I frown and look up, next to me Josh sits smiling smugly, "What do you want?" I say ignoring that he's the one person I wanted to see most, "Just to say hi." "It's been a few hours Josh. Go back to Harry, go back to your lovely little life. I can cope without you." "No you can't. I leave and you've given up already! And anyway Harry's with me." I look across from Josh and Harry sits there smiling, he nods at me. Next to Harry sits Saphy, "What do you all want?" I groan shuffling away from them all, "What do you think?" Laughs Saphy, "Come to say sorry or something." "Something like that. Come on." Says Josh, they all stand up and Josh pulls me up with him. "No. I'm going home to bed" I say pouting like a moody kid. "Come on Rubes. We have a beach to get to, you owe me an ice-cream." Smiles Josh, a huge smile breaks onto my face and I run into Josh's arms. He kisses my forehead gently and I pull away and run to Saphy high-fiveing Harry, the newest member of our little gang, on the way. I hug Spahy, "We're not ditzy." She laughs. She breaks away and smiles. Harry punches me gently on the arm, "We need a name!" He smiles, "Yeah." Smiles Josh, the look so similar-I have to admit Josh is cuter though.
"The runaway kids."
The Runaway Kids. • Opuss № I