Fears coming realized

 

Ruby knew there would come a day, she just didn't expect it would be this soon. There he was plain as day. And Ruby froze when she saw KC.

Of course, he didn't act much of it, like she was just a receptionist. He said they needed to make an EP.

"A what?" She was tongue-tied. She thought of all the hateful things she'd meant to say to him all this time but never had a chance. And here he was and he wasn't alone. Ruby squinted trying her best to be full of customer service. After all this time, no one had asked about the recording room where she worked. She was supposed to know how to use it, but honestly, she'd forgotten about it. "What do you mean?"

"We have a song to record," KC said very relaxed. He was with that Sunday Girl. Ruby needed to remember her name.

"You need to fill out an application," she told him. "Online."

"Online?" KC looked at her as if he'd come this far and that was all she had to say?

"Yes." 

Ruby was frank. She couldn't look at him, nor the girl he was with.

KC kind of smiled. She hated that kind of smile. It tugged at her heart in fact. She was over him. Wasn't she?

"Just fill out the form, will you?" She'd do the rest. She presented it the form as if it was all legit and confidential. He nodded and went to work. The girl just stood there with her guitar. 

"Do  you have everything you need?" Ruby had to ask out of generosity. She didn't want to. KC nodded and handed over the form. 

Ruby got up and led the way. No one was waiting for violin lessons. 

She was full of dread. She didn't want to do this. She didn't. Actually, she'd never done it before.

Immediately when he found the sound system in the sound box, he told her it was shit. "Who bought this?"

"I don't know." Ruby had never been here before. KC shook his head.

 "I can't believe somebody would sell this junk." He made a face of disgust. "Do you know how to use it?"

"Of course, I do." Ruby was in a huff. She hated that he acted as if he didn't know her. She hated that he would say such mean things. 

But he moved her aside as if she didn't know how to do anything. And it hurt. It hurt so bad that he would be this numb and so negative to her.