Would you care?

This is in Eli's point of view still

I sat down quietly in the chair next to Ruby's bed and took in the sleeping form of Ruby. Dried tears were still stuck to her cheeks. I reached over quietly because I didn't want to wake her up and moved away the curls that were stuck to her cheeks from her previous crying fit. The crying that I had caused.

I sighed and sat down in the chair thinking about my life, what I had done. Emotions welling up in me. My mind instantly went back to that first night.

Mason and I were sitting on the plush well furnished couch in my apartment sipping on some cold beer. At the moment we were watching the TV that was in-front of us, hearing the words but not really paying attention to it. Mason turned to me and cleared his throat.

"Well?" He asked.

"What do you want now brother?" I asked Mason.

"Why aren't you going over to Ruby's?" I asked in an indifferent voice.

"What's it to you?" he countered.

"Nothing, I was just asking you."

"Well that's still none of your business, and anyway I was thinking about going to her friends house tonight and banging her." Mason shrugged.

"You can't do that. It's wrong." I almost yelled.

"Eli, what's wrong do you love her? I have seen you two hanging out around the house. I see the way that she looks at you, and you to her. You know what, I may just be able to play this in my advantage."

"No. I don't love her." I lied. The truth being that in these past several months I had found myself falling even more in love with her. Then it hit me. If I ever wanted to get to Ruby, then I would just have to make Mason believe that Ruby had cheated. With me. That wouldn't be so hard to do because mason had no trust in anybody.

"Yes you do Eli."

"Okay fine I can't deny this anymore."

"Deny what Eli?" a victorious tone came over Mason's voice.

"I kissed Ruby."

Mason's jaw seemed to drop and he got up walking silently to the door.

"Where are you going Mason?"

"To go and bang Amanda, and then turn and break up with the w***e Ruby."

"That's going to crush her."

"She didn't seem to care about crushing me when she kissed you now did she?" Mason spat and walked out slamming the door.

I was abruptly brought back to my thoughts by the sound of Ruby softly snoring in her sleep. I smiled. At least right now she was able to get some peace.

I had done the worst thing that I could do to Ruby. She had needed someone and I had just been there enough to build her up on lies and then turn around and watch her break down again. I had never expected for her to find out, but tonight was my breaking point. I had a change of heart when I heard her for what seemed like the millionth time whimpering because of the dream. I knew, because that was the only dream that she had ever cried and whimpered in. The night that he had cheated on her, because of me.

I sighed and took one last longing look at Ruby as my solution became clear. It became obvious that as of right now, she could care less if I were to leave. Honestly I think that Ruby, with how mad that I had made her tonight, how bad I hurt her. Would care less if I were to die. I had made up my mind. It wasn't easy but hopefully it would be for the best, if I were to leave then maybe Mason would come with me to, leaving Ruby to lead a perfectly normal life.

I had gotten up and was on my way out the door of the room when a thought hit me. Could I really leave her? I laughed bitterly. I had lied to her all the time that she has known me. But what else could I do? Just walk up to her and blurt out everything?

"Oh hey Ruby, I just thought that you deserved the truth. Yeah Mason's my brother and every time that you thought I was here to comfort you you were wrong. I was only there to make sure that Mason could do not harm to you. Because you see we are really- I cut off and rolled my eyes.

I couldn't do that to her, though she really needed to know. I decided then to take my leave and sprinted back over to Ruby and placed a soft kiss on her forehead before whispering a quiet goodbye and disappearing into the night.