Simon & Ruthie were told to stay away from me for one reason only. I had tried to kill Simon. Shot him in the leg, trying to kill myself. I wanted to tell them why I had shot Simon instead, but they wouldn't here of it. Then Ruthie asked if I wanted to come over for dinner. I knew I shouldn't because I hadn't asked my father, but I didn't care. I needed to get out of the house. And besides, my father would have said NO. Besides, what could go wrong?

On the day I was to go over, I went up to Ruthie school & asked if I was still allowed to come over. She said that she had asked her parents & that they had said yes, but that they would be having another guest over as well. I would soon find out why she had wanted me to come over. On the way to her house, we started to talk.

"I didn't ask my father if I could come over, I just left the house. He would've told me NO anyway. So I figured if I just left he wouldn't be able to say NO," I said.

"It's okay. I'm sure your father will understand. Besides I don't think were staying home to eat. I think were going out. By the way Simon doesn't know you're coming. It'll be a surprise to him, so we have to be quiet going into the house. Okay?" she said.

"Yeah, fine with me."