The Words Shimmer by Jenn Matthews

Author:Jenn Matthews
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ylva Publishing
Published: 2019-07-10T17:42:25+00:00

After another interesting but slightly mind-boggling lecture about wrist injuries, Mel hauled her backpack onto one shoulder and made her way towards Ruby’s office for lunch. It had gone well. Her Dictaphone had not run out of memory midway through, and she’d understood all the things she’d been shown and most of the things she’d been told. They’d looked at each other’s wrist joints and felt the different bone structures, identifying ligaments, tendons and muscles. She felt good.

A dark-haired girl of about eighteen rushed past her, head lowered. She could see tears in the girl’s eyes. Stopping in the corridor, Mel bit her lip, wondering whether she should follow her and see what the problem was. It’s probably just someone who’s been dumped. Poor kid. I’m sure she has friends to support her though.

Knocking on Ruby’s office door, she stepped back and waited. No one came to answer it, so she leant against the wall next to it, one knee bent and her fingers playing with the strap of her bag. I hurried to get here straight after we finished. She’s probably still finishing her lecture. She thought amusedly that she’d like to attend one of Ruby’s lectures, just to see what it was like being spoken to in such academic terms by someone so beautiful. I’d never be able to concentrate. She chuckled to herself and spied Ruby making her way down the hallway.

“Hey,” she said, putting one hand up in greeting.

A flicker of happiness graced Ruby’s features, but it didn’t hit her eyes.

Mel frowned and followed Ruby into her office, taking a seat at the other end of the sofa and placing her lunch on the coffee table. She crossed her legs and studied the forlorn face beside her. “What’s happened?” Her hands itched to touch Ruby, but she forced herself to sit back.

Ruby let out a shaky sigh and shook her head slowly. Then she turned to face Mel on the sofa, leaning on one hip. She made no move to take her lunch out of her bag or make a drink from the small drinks-making station which Mel knew her personal assistant always kept stocked up for her.

“Come on,” Mel coaxed, her hand shifting towards her along the back of the sofa but not getting close enough to touch her. Ruby’s gaze followed her fingers as they waved at her—a cute gesture, she hoped. Something to make Ruby smile.

Ruby didn’t smile. Her throat worked as she swallowed, and her eyes blinked until they shone with tears.

Again, Mel fought the urge to move close and touch her. It’s not what she wants. “Talk to me,” she whispered, her heart rate escalating. Has someone hurt her?

“It’s my student. Francesca.”

“The girl with the problems?”

Ruby nodded.

“What did she do?” Mel set her jaw and watched as Ruby rubbed the back of her knuckles, which seemed far too red for her taste. “Did she hurt you?”

“No.” Ruby shook her head but then furrowed her eyebrows.

“You don’t look convinced of that fact,” Mel replied, anger building inside her.

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