Hey everyone.. sorry it took so long but I wasn't really thinking very much these days and I haven't been very happy with myself haha had major writers block but yeah hope you like this chapter

It has been 7 days since Ruthie and Martin had their tantrum and Ruthie hasn't talked to Martin since. Martin's been trying to talk to her but was never able to get through. She was always avoiding him.

After school, Ruthie headed to her locker when she saw her friend, Leah.

"Hey Ruthie." Leah said as she opened her locker.

"Hey Leah." Ruthie said back.

"So you walking home today?" Leah asked. She knew about Ruthie and Martin and had been trying to get them her to talk to him but Ruthie refused.

"Yeah. You want to walk with me?" Ruthie asked.

"Sure, but are you sure you don't wanna…" Leah began. Ruthie stopped her.

"Leah, we've been through this. I don't want anything to do with him right now." Leah just sighed and went along. There was no convincing stubborn Ruthie.

Just as Ruthie and Leah were about to leave, they see Martin and Zoey walking towards his locker to talk to him. Ruthie looked away and at Leah. "See? Why get in the middle of that?" Ruthie simply said and walked away followed by a very disappointed Leah.

Meanwhile, Zoey walked to Martin's locker as Martin was getting his books together.

"Hey Martin." She said.

"Hey Zoe." Martin said with no emotions what so ever.

"Ruthie still not talking to you?" she asked noticing his expression.

"No. I don't know how to get her to talk to me. She won't even come down to eat with the family anymore. When she does, she eats as fast as she can, excuses herself, and runs upstairs." Martin said sadly.

Zoey could tell he was losing hope. "Are you sure you don't want me to talk to her for you? I can explain everything." Zoey said, knowing he would still say no after all the other times she had offered.

"No, it's fine. Even if she hears you out, I still don't think she will talk to me again." He said sadly as he closed his locker.

"Are you sure?" Zoey asked hoping he would change his mind.

"Yeah really. I'll deal with it. Umm.. do you need a ride home?" he asked trying to change the subject.

"No, it's okay Jacob's gonna come pick me up." She said heading for the exit with him.

"Okay then. I'll see you later." "Bye" and they went their separate ways.

Ruthie was walking home with Leah and she could feel Leah wanting to say something to her..

"Leah, seriously, there's nothing we can do can't you let it go?" Ruthie said looking at her friend.

"I'm sorry Ruthie, but you have to talk to him sometime." Leah tried to reason with her.

"There's noth.." Ruthie was cut off when a car came near the curb.

Ruthie and Leah looked up to see who it was. Zoey.

"Hey Ruthie..um can I talk to you for a minute?" Zoey asked seeing as Leah was there.

"What is there to talk about?" Ruthie said trying to be polite.

Leah got the hint from Zoey. "Well I'm just gonna go so I'll talk to you later Ruthie."

Zoey turned back to the car. "I'll call you when I'm done kay Jay?" The guy nodded and drove off.

Ruthie looked at Zoey rather confused.

Zoey walked with Ruthie for a bit .. there was an awkward silence. Ruthie couldn't take it. "Zoey, I'm sorry about the other day .. it was really just a spur of the moment thing .. I hope you can just erase it. I already cleared it up with Martin." Ruthie said as quickly as possible.

Zoey looked at her and laughed. "Ruthie, I have no intention of yelling or doing anything like that. I just wanted to tell you to talk to Martin." Zoey said.

Ruthie looked up at her. "We have nothing to talk about. Anyways, we'll be fine. I just don't want you to feel like you're losing him because you know he loves you." Ruthie said looking down at the ground.

They were about to turn the corner when Zoey stopped her from walking and sat on the curb. "Ruthie, come sit with me." Ruthie did so.

Zoey looked at Ruthie. "Ruthie, he doesn't love me. He loves you. The other day he ran after me and told me everything. He loves you with all his heart. He just didn't want to hurt me. I don't want to be in a one sided relationship. I have to admit .. I liked Martin but I didn't love him. It wasn't love. We were like an infatuation. You two .. that's what you call love." Zoey said looking at Ruthie the whole time.

Ruthie didn't look up from the ground. "Zoe, I don't think so. He never saw me in that way. I'm his little sister. The only reason he kissed me the other day was because I was angry at him and he didn't know what else to do." Ruthie said even though she knew the truth.

Zoey ran her hand through her hair. "Ruthie .. don't lie to yourself. I know you love him and you know he loves you. Why won't you give him a chance? I'm not the reason you're holding yourself back. That's just your cover up. I know you have another reason because right now I am giving you the full way. Why are you doing this to yourself?"

This is when Ruthie let her tears fall. "I don't know Zoe, I already got hurt twice this month. Once by Vincent then another by Martin. I cant take another heartbreak. My heart isn't as strong as I want it to be. I'm scared Zoe, I'm really scared. Martin has the ability to break my heart. But I do love him … I cant deny that.." Ruthie started crying.

Zoey took Ruthie into her arms. "Sometimes it's just a risk you have to take. Ruthie, Martin never intended to break your heart. Sara pushed herself on him. You know he would never break your heart if you gave it to him. He would cherish it. He will love you with all his might and never let you go. Ruthie for the past 7 days he hasn't been able to get you out of his mind. He cant concentrate on anything. Not even baseball. His game has been off so much that his coach is thinking of not letting him play in the next game."

Ruthie shot up once she heard this. "What! He has to play. The scouts might be there. He has to concentrate!" She started rambling.

Zoey rubbed her back. "The only way he will concentrate is if you talk to him. So please.. just talk to him. You don't have to do anything more. Just talk." Ruthie wiped away her tears.

"Okay, I'll try and talk to him. Thanks Zoey. That was a nice chat" Ruthie smiled weakly. Zoey smiled at her. "Anytime Ruthie, you know you can always talk to me. I've been asking Martin if he wanted me to talk to you but he keeps thinking you still won't talk to him if I explain. So talk to him. And if Martin ever hurts you, I'll kill him for you."

Ruthie laughs. "Thanks, I should be getting home. I'll talk to you soon okay?"

Zoey stands up. "Sure no problem, I gotta call Jacob anyways." Ruthie looked at her confused.

"Who's Jacob?" Ruthie asked curiously. Zoey laughed. "The guy that dropped me off. He's my boyfriend." Ruthie widened her eyes. "Wow Zoe, you move on fast."

Zoey laughed. "Hey cant let this pretty go to waste." Just then Jacob came to pick her up. She winks at Ruthie. "You need a ride?" Ruthie shakes her head. "No thanks, I just live a couple blocks away. I'll be okay."

Zoey nodded. "Call me tonight okay?"

Ruthie smiled. "Okay talk to you soon" and continues her walk home.

Okay there's chapter.. I didn't want to let bluebaby3296 and heather1021 down. By the way you guys, thanks for leaving me the messages. You guys are really sweet. I hope yall like this chapter. Haha a little longer than I intended but yeah enjoy xDD