When Joe showed up the next morning, Robbyn wasn't ready to see him yet. He
was standing in the living room, looking in the mirror when he saw her
reflection. He turned around slowly and then looked at her.
"Here she is, the little car crasher herself."
"And there you are, the material girl herself."
"You can use all the sarcastic come backs in the world Rob and it won't change the fact of what you did."
"You can place all the blame on me you want, Joe, but it won't change the fact that it wasn't my fault."
She put her foot on the edge of the coffee table and bent down to tuck her untied shoe laces into the sides.
"You can replace the car, you wouldn't of been able to replace me." she continued, deliberately laying the guilt trip on her brother.
Joe sighed and put his hands in his pockets. Robbyn went on.
"On and you'd better stay away from Mom, she's pissed that you didn't come see me in hospital."
Robbyn straightened up and pushed her hair behind her ear, starting at Joe, waiting for his reaction.
"It was an expensive car and......"
"Living in a material world and I am a material girl"
"It's beyond repair and it wasn't just mine...."
"You know that we're living in a material world and I am a material girl."
"Insurance won't cover it, I had it for one day...."
"Living in a material world and I am a material girl"
"And you just go and wreck it!"
"That would bother you wouldn't it! Your poor precious car! After all, you're a material girl living in a material world!" Robbyn had stopped singing, she was shouting by now and both her and Joe had gone red in the face. It's not worth arguing with him, she thought, he doesn't care. She sank onto a chair and folded her arms. Joe stayed standing and seconds later Mrs. Moore entered the room.
"What is going on?" She demanded, looking back and forth between her two children. "What is all the shouting about?"
"Nothing." Joe replied. "I came to see how Rob was, I couldn't get away from work last week. I heard you where angry I didn't come."
Mrs. Moore rushed over to where Robbyn was sitting and fluffed the cushions behind her. "Well, at least you're here now and she's alright. She went out last night."
"Who with?"
"Zach, he pulled her from the car. He's a wrestler."
"You know, I can talk." Robbyn said to her mother, who ignored her.
"A wrestler?" Joe asked in disbelief as he walked around to sit opposite Robbyn. "As if! Rob's been lying to you."
"He told me himself." Mrs. Moore bit back "And don't call her Rob, if I want everyone to call her Rob that's what I would of named her. It's bad enough everyone insists on calling you Joe."
"So you're going out with a wrestler, they make quiet a bit of money."
Robbyn sighed loudly. "I don't care how much money he makes and we're not going out."
"Yeah right, since when don't you care about money?" Joe didn't wait for a reply. He stood up and fixed the collar on his shirt. "Well I've got to go. See ya' Rob." He ruffled her hair as he passed and left.
Holly pulled apart her oreo and stared at the two halves before looking up at Robbyn with a frown.
"No offence but Joe has always been an asshole. Just ignore him, I always have."
It was later that afternoon and they where both sitting on Robbyn's bed. and to Robbyn's surprise Holly hadn't asked about the night before yet. She'd had a bad day at college, something to do with an assignment and a tutor, she'd been talking so fast Robbyn hadn't been able to understand her. Finally she took a deep breath, put the two eaten halves on the nearby desk and smiled.
"So.....,"
Robbyn groaned. "I knew this was coming!"
"What happened?"
"Nothing, we talked, it was nice."
"What do you mean nice? did he kiss you?"
"Why would he?"
Holly shrugged. "I don't know. Are you going out again?"
"Yes."
"Good! When can I meet him?"
"Never!"
Holly looked taken back. "What do you mean never? How can I decide whether or not he's good enough for you if I don't meet him?"
"For the last time, me and Zach aren't going out and even if we where you'd put him off anyway!"
Holly grinned. "You like him."
"What?"
"You like him, when you said his name you blushed."
Robbyn got up off the bed and walked over to the window. "Get real, I hardly know him."
"It doesn't matter. I can tell you like him. Call him now!"
"Why?"
"Because you like him and you shouldn't wait."
"That's it, you can go now."
Robbyn grabbed Holly by the arm and pulled her off the bed, she began pushing her towards the door. Holly was laughing.
"Alright, I'm going. I'll talk to you later."
She rushed down the stairs, slamming the door behind her and Robbyn went back into her room. She glanced at the phone on the desk. Was Holly right? She didn't know I she liked Zach or not, she couldn't like him, he was basically still a stranger to her. Her palm itched, should she call him?
~* Thanks to those who keep reading and reviewing. I'd like to hear what you think should happen next. Sorry this chapter was a bit slow. Thanks! Kiera *~
"Here she is, the little car crasher herself."
"And there you are, the material girl herself."
"You can use all the sarcastic come backs in the world Rob and it won't change the fact of what you did."
"You can place all the blame on me you want, Joe, but it won't change the fact that it wasn't my fault."
She put her foot on the edge of the coffee table and bent down to tuck her untied shoe laces into the sides.
"You can replace the car, you wouldn't of been able to replace me." she continued, deliberately laying the guilt trip on her brother.
Joe sighed and put his hands in his pockets. Robbyn went on.
"On and you'd better stay away from Mom, she's pissed that you didn't come see me in hospital."
Robbyn straightened up and pushed her hair behind her ear, starting at Joe, waiting for his reaction.
"It was an expensive car and......"
"Living in a material world and I am a material girl"
"It's beyond repair and it wasn't just mine...."
"You know that we're living in a material world and I am a material girl."
"Insurance won't cover it, I had it for one day...."
"Living in a material world and I am a material girl"
"And you just go and wreck it!"
"That would bother you wouldn't it! Your poor precious car! After all, you're a material girl living in a material world!" Robbyn had stopped singing, she was shouting by now and both her and Joe had gone red in the face. It's not worth arguing with him, she thought, he doesn't care. She sank onto a chair and folded her arms. Joe stayed standing and seconds later Mrs. Moore entered the room.
"What is going on?" She demanded, looking back and forth between her two children. "What is all the shouting about?"
"Nothing." Joe replied. "I came to see how Rob was, I couldn't get away from work last week. I heard you where angry I didn't come."
Mrs. Moore rushed over to where Robbyn was sitting and fluffed the cushions behind her. "Well, at least you're here now and she's alright. She went out last night."
"Who with?"
"Zach, he pulled her from the car. He's a wrestler."
"You know, I can talk." Robbyn said to her mother, who ignored her.
"A wrestler?" Joe asked in disbelief as he walked around to sit opposite Robbyn. "As if! Rob's been lying to you."
"He told me himself." Mrs. Moore bit back "And don't call her Rob, if I want everyone to call her Rob that's what I would of named her. It's bad enough everyone insists on calling you Joe."
"So you're going out with a wrestler, they make quiet a bit of money."
Robbyn sighed loudly. "I don't care how much money he makes and we're not going out."
"Yeah right, since when don't you care about money?" Joe didn't wait for a reply. He stood up and fixed the collar on his shirt. "Well I've got to go. See ya' Rob." He ruffled her hair as he passed and left.
Holly pulled apart her oreo and stared at the two halves before looking up at Robbyn with a frown.
"No offence but Joe has always been an asshole. Just ignore him, I always have."
It was later that afternoon and they where both sitting on Robbyn's bed. and to Robbyn's surprise Holly hadn't asked about the night before yet. She'd had a bad day at college, something to do with an assignment and a tutor, she'd been talking so fast Robbyn hadn't been able to understand her. Finally she took a deep breath, put the two eaten halves on the nearby desk and smiled.
"So.....,"
Robbyn groaned. "I knew this was coming!"
"What happened?"
"Nothing, we talked, it was nice."
"What do you mean nice? did he kiss you?"
"Why would he?"
Holly shrugged. "I don't know. Are you going out again?"
"Yes."
"Good! When can I meet him?"
"Never!"
Holly looked taken back. "What do you mean never? How can I decide whether or not he's good enough for you if I don't meet him?"
"For the last time, me and Zach aren't going out and even if we where you'd put him off anyway!"
Holly grinned. "You like him."
"What?"
"You like him, when you said his name you blushed."
Robbyn got up off the bed and walked over to the window. "Get real, I hardly know him."
"It doesn't matter. I can tell you like him. Call him now!"
"Why?"
"Because you like him and you shouldn't wait."
"That's it, you can go now."
Robbyn grabbed Holly by the arm and pulled her off the bed, she began pushing her towards the door. Holly was laughing.
"Alright, I'm going. I'll talk to you later."
She rushed down the stairs, slamming the door behind her and Robbyn went back into her room. She glanced at the phone on the desk. Was Holly right? She didn't know I she liked Zach or not, she couldn't like him, he was basically still a stranger to her. Her palm itched, should she call him?
~* Thanks to those who keep reading and reviewing. I'd like to hear what you think should happen next. Sorry this chapter was a bit slow. Thanks! Kiera *~