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Ron got up the next morning, and had to wash his face thoroughly in his shower to get rid of the tear stains. He sat down sadly at the breakfast table. His mother looked at him for a long moment before putting his eggs down in front of him.
"Ron, are you alright?"
"Yes."
"You're sure?"
"Yes. Kim just broke my heart, not my leg."
"I'm sorry Ronnie."
Ron winced at the nickname. "It's fine mom. Really. I'll be OK."
"Alright. But if you need anything-"
"I know mom. Bye." Ron said, leaving for school without eating. He'd throw up if he did. He walked sullenly toward the brick building of Middleton High, barely visible in the distance.
He passed a small house and looked up at it sadly, not even realizing he had stopped on the sidewalk. He felt the tears almost come. Kim's house. A red haired woman came out, heading for her car.
"Morning Ron," she called.
"Morning Dr. P.," Ron said, trying to look cheerful. But she knew. She knew what Kim had done.
"Ron, I know what Kim did. She told me. She didn't mean to hurt you. She feels bad about it, and she's losing sleep over it. Don't let what other people say get to you. It's just that....sometimes things don't work out the way we wanted them to. We can't control the way other people feel about us, no matter how strongly we feel about them. It hurts, but don't forget you're a good person. OH shoot, I'm going to be late for the hospital. Tell your folks I said hi," Mrs. Dr. Possible said, waving as she climbed into her car. Ron continued walking.
It was nice to hear a few kind words, but they still couldn't soothe Ron's soul. The only thing that could would be someone who would love him. Somebody who could make it all better when the world was turned upside down. But there was only one person in the world like that.
Kim.
And she would never do those things. She didn't love him the way he loved her. Ron turned around for a last look at Kim's house, and suddenly the door opened and an auburn haired teenager came out. Ron quickly turned and started walking.
"Ron, wait," she said softly. Ron kept walking. Kim hurried after him. "Ron," she said, catching up to him and placing a hand on his shoulder to stop him. She gently turned him to face her. "I feel really bad Ron And what I really wanted to say is that I'm really sor-" Kim began, but Ron pulled away and walked off at a brisk pace, toward school.
"Ron I just-"
"Leave me alone!" Ron stalked away as fast as he could.. He reached school soon and dove into the bathroom, unable to keep his tears down any longer. A few minutes later he dried his eyes and was about to leave. Josh Mankey came in just then.
"Huh? You OK?" Josh asked.
"Huh?"
"You look like you were crying."
"Oh. Uh, I had something in my eye. OK, well, I really like this girl. OK scratch that, love her. And I told her, but she doesn't like me back because she already has y- someone else," Ron said.
"Kim told me," Josh said.
"Oh. So you know it's you she turned me down for huh?" Ron asked.
"Yes."
"OH. Well, I gotta....go."
Ron rushed out of the bathroom.
Later in science class, Kim looked at the unusually empty seat beside her. What was missing? OH yeah, Ron. Kim felt so rotten. She knew she never should have rejected him. But she just........well, she was crushing on Josh. And Ron was just a friend. A really good friend yes, but still just a friend. Sometimes things got a little intimate between them, but they were still just friends. It wasn't that Kim didn't WANT Ron to love her, it wasn't even that she didn't want to go out with him. He was really sweet, and Kim thought that it was kind of cute that he liked her. But it scared her. It scared her a lot. She wasn't sure why. Maybe it was the prospect of a guy feeling so strongly about her as to love her, especially if he was her longtime best friend. Still, maybe she should have given him a chance. Just to prove himself. But somehow she'd have to turn him down later, because she was already going out with Josh. OK, so Ron was a little clueless, but he might make a great boyfriend.
"I'm just afraid to give him a chance," Kim said aloud, realizing it.
Across the room, Ron sat by himself in one of the corners. He looked over at Kim. Her gaze was fixed on him. He looked at her hopefully for a few seconds, then looked at his feet. Kim looked away then. 'Maybe I should give him a chance. Maybe. It wouldn't be so bad. I could have fun,' Kim thought to herself.
Ron pushed some little scraps of paper he'd torn up onto the floor. Ron banged his head against the table. Kim looked at him again. 'man, he look looks so sad,' she thought. She felt like such a jerk.
After class, Ron trudged to his locker and got his books. He felt so sad. He didn't think he'd ever be happy again. "I think it's time to end this Rufus," Ron said.
"Huh?" Rufus squeaked.
"I'm getting out of this life," Ron said.
And Rufus suddenly knew what he meant.
This was not going to end well.
More soon.
~Moonchild
Ron got up the next morning, and had to wash his face thoroughly in his shower to get rid of the tear stains. He sat down sadly at the breakfast table. His mother looked at him for a long moment before putting his eggs down in front of him.
"Ron, are you alright?"
"Yes."
"You're sure?"
"Yes. Kim just broke my heart, not my leg."
"I'm sorry Ronnie."
Ron winced at the nickname. "It's fine mom. Really. I'll be OK."
"Alright. But if you need anything-"
"I know mom. Bye." Ron said, leaving for school without eating. He'd throw up if he did. He walked sullenly toward the brick building of Middleton High, barely visible in the distance.
He passed a small house and looked up at it sadly, not even realizing he had stopped on the sidewalk. He felt the tears almost come. Kim's house. A red haired woman came out, heading for her car.
"Morning Ron," she called.
"Morning Dr. P.," Ron said, trying to look cheerful. But she knew. She knew what Kim had done.
"Ron, I know what Kim did. She told me. She didn't mean to hurt you. She feels bad about it, and she's losing sleep over it. Don't let what other people say get to you. It's just that....sometimes things don't work out the way we wanted them to. We can't control the way other people feel about us, no matter how strongly we feel about them. It hurts, but don't forget you're a good person. OH shoot, I'm going to be late for the hospital. Tell your folks I said hi," Mrs. Dr. Possible said, waving as she climbed into her car. Ron continued walking.
It was nice to hear a few kind words, but they still couldn't soothe Ron's soul. The only thing that could would be someone who would love him. Somebody who could make it all better when the world was turned upside down. But there was only one person in the world like that.
Kim.
And she would never do those things. She didn't love him the way he loved her. Ron turned around for a last look at Kim's house, and suddenly the door opened and an auburn haired teenager came out. Ron quickly turned and started walking.
"Ron, wait," she said softly. Ron kept walking. Kim hurried after him. "Ron," she said, catching up to him and placing a hand on his shoulder to stop him. She gently turned him to face her. "I feel really bad Ron And what I really wanted to say is that I'm really sor-" Kim began, but Ron pulled away and walked off at a brisk pace, toward school.
"Ron I just-"
"Leave me alone!" Ron stalked away as fast as he could.. He reached school soon and dove into the bathroom, unable to keep his tears down any longer. A few minutes later he dried his eyes and was about to leave. Josh Mankey came in just then.
"Huh? You OK?" Josh asked.
"Huh?"
"You look like you were crying."
"Oh. Uh, I had something in my eye. OK, well, I really like this girl. OK scratch that, love her. And I told her, but she doesn't like me back because she already has y- someone else," Ron said.
"Kim told me," Josh said.
"Oh. So you know it's you she turned me down for huh?" Ron asked.
"Yes."
"OH. Well, I gotta....go."
Ron rushed out of the bathroom.
Later in science class, Kim looked at the unusually empty seat beside her. What was missing? OH yeah, Ron. Kim felt so rotten. She knew she never should have rejected him. But she just........well, she was crushing on Josh. And Ron was just a friend. A really good friend yes, but still just a friend. Sometimes things got a little intimate between them, but they were still just friends. It wasn't that Kim didn't WANT Ron to love her, it wasn't even that she didn't want to go out with him. He was really sweet, and Kim thought that it was kind of cute that he liked her. But it scared her. It scared her a lot. She wasn't sure why. Maybe it was the prospect of a guy feeling so strongly about her as to love her, especially if he was her longtime best friend. Still, maybe she should have given him a chance. Just to prove himself. But somehow she'd have to turn him down later, because she was already going out with Josh. OK, so Ron was a little clueless, but he might make a great boyfriend.
"I'm just afraid to give him a chance," Kim said aloud, realizing it.
Across the room, Ron sat by himself in one of the corners. He looked over at Kim. Her gaze was fixed on him. He looked at her hopefully for a few seconds, then looked at his feet. Kim looked away then. 'Maybe I should give him a chance. Maybe. It wouldn't be so bad. I could have fun,' Kim thought to herself.
Ron pushed some little scraps of paper he'd torn up onto the floor. Ron banged his head against the table. Kim looked at him again. 'man, he look looks so sad,' she thought. She felt like such a jerk.
After class, Ron trudged to his locker and got his books. He felt so sad. He didn't think he'd ever be happy again. "I think it's time to end this Rufus," Ron said.
"Huh?" Rufus squeaked.
"I'm getting out of this life," Ron said.
And Rufus suddenly knew what he meant.
This was not going to end well.
More soon.
~Moonchild
