Plague

Ruby slowly opened the door to her room and peeped through the small gap before completely walking out.

She made sure that there was no sign of movement and tiptoed through the hallway. Just as she got to the stairs she saw Jaxon making his way up and the moment their eyes met, she gasped and made a dash to her room.

Jaxon glared at her retreating back as she ran and not long he heard a loud bang and the sound of the lock.

He shook his head and continued his journey to his room.

Ruby has been hiding away in her room since the night she had an argument with Jaxon and has also been avoiding him like the plague.

Jaxon didn’t feel bothered by this as he was also still angry about what transpired that night and wanted nothing to do with her for the time being, he felt glad that she was sensible enough to stay off his path.

Ruby felt like a child playing hide and seek whenever she sneaked downstairs to fetch her food or snacks from the kitchen.

It was lunch time now and Ruby was starving. H