Chapter 3:
A/N: Oh My God I really do love you guys, people are actually reviewing it's so nice of you to take the time out of your day and stop to read my story. So thanks a lot! So I'm going to update some more because it's fun and it really does get me out of my homework you know what no one told me high school would have so much work. Oh well I'll get over it.
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So here's the third chapter of I'll Do What I Want!
Okay Ruthie ready to get a guy?" Martin was standing next to Ruthie in the school hallway, on Friday morning. When Ruthie was just about to nod her head yes Meredith came over and said "Hi Ruthie, hi Martin.. Um what are you guys doing?" Ruthie didn't feel it was necessary to tell that her sort of new boyfriend was helping her get a boyfriend so instead she just said. "Oh nothing just talking about.. Nothing."
She looked up at Martin with a sort of pleading look in her eyes and he said "Yeah it wasn't important so, What's up with you Meredith?" She looked at both Martin and Ruthie hastily and said "Oh nothing, I have a huge history test next period and anything new with you two?"
They both shook their heads furiously and then the bell rang. Where Ruthie and Martin scurried off in one direction leaving Meredith to walk the other way. "I don't understand why you don't want Meredith to know she could probably help." Boys they don't know anything Ruthie thought. "I can't have her know because we were supposed to switch not that I ever had you but she did have Jack. I know it sounds weird but it was not supposed to work out this way she was not supposed to get you until Jack went out with me and well now she has you and I don't-have Jack I mean. I got to get to class."
'Where do these thoughts keep coming from.' Ruthie thought as she sat in her first period math class. 'I mean I've known Martin since I was like thirteen I was still dating Peter he came to live with us when I was fourteen I mean he's like my brother and he's dating Meredith. Who is one of my friends and he completely likes her and then there's that whole thing with that Sandy girl. Really there's something going on with them it's not like I'm blind he's definitely hiding it.' "Ms. Camden, Ms.Camden-Ruthie stirred at the second Ms.Camden- "Huh? What?" Ruthie said as she came out of her thoughts. "Well before you went into that trance I asked you what the answer was." Ruthie wasn't paying attention at all "Um what was the question?"
'Well that was a great day' thought Ruthie sarcastically as the final bell rang. As she made her way to her locker Meredith came up to her and started to walk with her. "Hey Ruthie, how was your day?-Ruthie said it was okay not being completely truthful at all- "Well mine was great sort of except Martin was kind of not being very talkative or you know he was kind of giving me the cold shoulder all day." "Martin would never do that to you Meredith he completely and totally likes you" Which means he doesn't like you Ruthie, a voice inside Ruthie's head said. Whoa another voice that so doesn't belong to me. Thought Ruthie.
"Meredith I'm sure Martin just has a lot on his plate right now, he'll be back to his normal self by tomorrow I guarantee it." Ruthie looked up at Meredith with the most encouraging gleam in her eye that she could muster. "Ruthie you're the best thanks so much for saying that. And don't worry either okay because whatever you two were talking about this morning I'm sure it will be okay."
'Oh yeah that's right, he's trying to help me find a boyfriend great. I should have never said yes to that.' Ruthie thought to herself. "Hey Ruthie, hi Meredith!" Martin yelled coming over to them. "You two need a ride home?" They both nodded their heads and walked to Martin's car, Meredith jumped into the front seat and Ruthie got into the back. On the way to Meredith's house she said to Martin. " So what are we going to do on our first date?" Martin considered and then said "I don't know um a movie and pizza?" Ruthie tuned them out after that only to come back when they stopped at Meredith's house.
"Bye Ruthie, bye Martin-she kisses him on the cheek- I'll see you in school Monday, Ruthie and I'll see you tomorrow Martin." Martin put the car in drive and they continued down to their block. "Okay Ruthie, what's wrong?" Martin asked. "Wrong-what do you mean wrong everything's perfectly fine. I'm perfect, I feel perfect and I'm fine so nope nothing is wrong here nothing at all. Actually my math teacher caught me um staring off into space but other then that no nothing wrong." She knew she was rambling but she couldn't exactly tell him the truth about what she was thinking. "Are you sure you seemed quiet and that is so unlike you." "Yeah, I'm sure I'm definitely sure."
They got inside the Camden house and had some cookies that Mrs. Camden had left out. As Martin was swallowing he said "So did you see any guys today that you liked or they liked you or anyone?" "Nope, not one guy seemed perfect." 'Okay maybe one guy does as she looked at Martin. Ruthie you got to stop thinking these things.' she thought to herself.
"Actually Martin I don't think this is a good idea actually. I'll find my own guy in time, I think I just need some time. Anyway I mean I'm the only one who will know if I like him right?" When she said this she saw the backdoor open. In came Simon, Rose and that girl Sandy. "Hey Ruthie, hi Martin." Simon said coming in and sitting at the counter where Rose sat down next to Simon and Sandy pulled up a chair next to Ruthie. "So…Ruthie how was school today?" Rose asked in a sort of nervous voice Ruthie thought.
"Well it was fine, I think I'm going to go outside, hey Martin want to come?" Martin seemed scared just by the sight of the three but his eyes kept wandering over to Sandy. Martin nodded his head furiously and got up to leave for the door with Ruthie. He slammed the door really fast all Ruthie heard before the door closed was Sandy say "Martin wa-" Then the door slammed.
"Okay, so what was that all about?" Ruthie asked suspiciously to Martin. "Nothing I just like fresh air." Ruthie wasn't buying it. "And you don't like that Sandy girl. Why? Martin you should really know snooping and understanding people is my forte and I know when you're lying so tell the truth what's going on."
Martin sighed looked to the ground and said simply "This is going to take awhile."
A/N #2 So thanks again for reviewing you lovely lovely people. You all rule I would so not be having as much fun with this if it wasn't for all of you so thanks. Um any spelling and grammar errors I deeply apologize. I'm sort of sick and dizzy and I know I'm sorry but I hope the errors are to a minimum.