*Tobias's POV*

We walk to the lockers. We find Ash standing by them. "Guess who is going on a date with Jimmy jumbo?" He says with a wide smile. "Oh my god! Ash, congrats." She says as they hug. "Way to go, bro." I say as we shake hands. "Where did you guys go yesterday, by the way?" He asks. "We drove home." She says as her arms struggle. I am kinda glad she lied. I don't really talk about last night. I don't know if it was right to kiss her. She didn't seem concerned. She was all relaxed. Why is this happening? I mean I was hoping to kiss her for a long time. And the moment I kiss her I feel like it was wrong. I kissed her out of anger. I wanted to show her that I am way too good than Albert. "Okay, Let's go Woods. We have History. See you at English, Ruby." Ash says as we leave her alone by the lockers. My eyes catch Albert walking in the other direction. Towards her. I look back at them. I see them laughing as Ash pulls me to class.

We enter the class. It is already crowded. I sit down. Ash sits in the desk on my right. He gets out his phone and reads something that makes his smile widens. I just look at my phone. I find a message sent from Tessa. I open it. It is a photo. A photo of Ruby. Her curls are resting on her shoulders. She is laughing which makes her eyes slightly closed. She looks happy and beautiful. My memory travel to last night. I wasn't planning on kissing her. I just wanted to show her this place. She is the only person that knows about this place, besides Me, mom and dad, who probably forgot about it. I told her the story. She listened like it was a fantasy love story. She loved it. I think kissing Ruby isn't a mistake. It was a chance. A chance for us to talk. Talk about whatever is going between us.

I walk out of my last class before lunch. It was philosophy. I am ready to talk to Ruby. About last night. I walk full of hope to the cafeteria. I walk to our usual table. Ash is sitting there alone while talking on the phone. "Where is Ruby?" I mouth him. He struggles his arms and then laughs at whatever he is being told on that phone call. I walk to the boys closet. I really wanna have sometime thinking about what I am about to do. Is it right? Maybe she just kissed me. Maybe she doesn't like me back. I would lose her as a friend if I confess to her about my love for her. Maybe this isn't a very good idea. I hear a making out sound. I walk to the place of the sound. Albert is standing there with his back to me. Hands are around his neck. His hands are holding someone. I get closer but I trip and make a sound. Shit. They look at me. Ruby? "Tobias?" She says in complete shock. I get up. Her hair is lose. She is topless. He is topless as well. She grabs his t-shirt and covers her chest. I just stare at her in complete shock. I can't believe this just happened. She was already kissing me last night and now she is making out with Roberts. What the actual fuck? "What the hell, Ruby?" I say. My voice is high. "Turn your voice down, Woods." He says. "Are you fucking kidding me? We just kiss last night and now you're fucking sweet Roberts?" I shout at her. She is silent. Too silent actually. "God damn it, you're such a slut." I shout again. I feel fists crash into my face. I fall to the ground. I feel blood rushing through my nose. "Stop, Albert. Don't hurt him." I hear her say. I feel the sadness in her voice. I am crushed. I look at them. "Leave, Tobias. Please." She says softly. "Don't call me that. You're not like her. You broke me, Ruby." I say as I feel tears in my eyes. I get up and leave. I run out to my car. I drive off. I wanna leave. I wanna escape. I don't wanna feel anything anymore.

I stop the car. I look at California. It is such a big city. I wonder what would have been of me if Ruby didn't leave Canada. If she didn't come here. I would have been properly sitting at the team's table. I would find a girl and sleep with her through the night. I would wake up next day like I never met her before. I would get a cuss and then she would leave. But, I am not like this anymore. I don't like looking at any girl except her. I don't sit by the team's table anymore. I sit along with her and Ash. I actually have friends now. I am happy for the first time in a while. But, then all of this seemed too good to turn out to be true. Roberts has to ruin it. I am too dumb to understand that she would ever like me. I am just that bad boy that only girls too cheap would think about. I am the bully, the football star. I am everything she never liked. Roberts is that sweet guy. The one who would be her parents favorite. The guy who would probably end up in Harvard. They might even get married. He would be a doctor. She would be something good. They would have kids. They will be happy. And maybe by any chance I could be that guy who would serve them drinks on there first date as officials engaged people. I might be the guy who delivers pizza to there house. I might give ice cream to her kids when she wants to buy some. I am nothing. Nothing to her.