THE OTHER SIDE OF RUTH

r class which seem to annoy her but inside her was curious to know how she would feel if she really played such games commonly meant for boys whom she believed often engage themselves in more frequent

re g

nd those they planned to meet at the arcade made her feel highly disappointed and downcast about the outcome of her disappe

at we don’t like engaging

onsented to hide

k, we really don’t like pla

I hope you wou

o come with us. Even though she may be a prin

iend’s sudden change of attitude which was starting to get on her nerves but

rget about those silly

bit weary standing outside

m..

all stuck up with those video games

ill trying to convince her to comply with their demand to hang out with those of whom they were to mee

harsh on her. She really

e deser

this and let’s go inside

us if you want to but n

to meet were already there with their friends but they weren’t too focused on the girls and were having most of their attention on the video games the girls themselves wanted to avoid engaging themselves in. As for Ruth, her enthusiasms to explore the latest video games inside the arcade which she had heard her schoolmates talked about, have already left her. Only dejection and anger was written on her face when

m the loud noises in the hall but most of all to leave he

nks,

usy hall fairly crowded with teenagers roaming around the place after she was done spe

ing my d

machines. Ruth watched along with him from the left corner of the hall, peering at most of the kids who were about her age whilst they obliviously kept

ch of noisy

e hall swallowed his voice. Ruth wanted to spe

shing those d

e took a stroll in the midst of the crowd enthralled by the video games that kept them busy. As she walked through an aisle on the left wing of the hal

Watch

e could hardly stop herself from crashing into him and her dress got soiled by his

you are going

y said withou

ave you

what you

s about getting her hands dirty wiping it off her sweater. Though she was furious at what they did, she was feeling a bit sad that her sweater got damaged and her mom would reprimand her for it. Th

d an a

most of the stuff of her out

r w

here so you’re not gonna

gotta pay for

ter what your ice cr

ly girl. You caused

I d

and now look ho

t’s your fault the ice cre

best if we leave her a

irty dollars and some cents, I ain’t gonna

Geo

y and allow me

he was much bigger than she was and wondered how old was he but she daringly refu

the money

ue. The intruder held him by the wrist and pushed his hands off. It was another bigger boy who wasn’t too scared of

off,

now my

We attend th

ust be

fat-

ur busin

better not make a scen

o the two boys before him whilst the security man who had coincid

at the hell is

e boys were silent. Even Ruth had turned du

or I’ll be kicking you out the

ing to them in spite of them a bit surprised that her sweater got stained a little. When it was time to leave, the girls including Ruth all went their separate ways without following the boys who left first and returned home in the evening very dissatisfied and discontented with everyth