Martin had been staying with us for about three months now. I am beginning to think that Ruthie has a crush on my and Martins friend Mac. Every time he comes over or walks into the same room as her she blushes and stutters uncontrollably. That's why when she walked in when we were all studying and asked to see me in the hallway I was shocked. I could see the urgency of whatever she wanted to tell me etched on her face. I followed her out into the hallway only to have her say,"I think that we need to go to the kitchen for more privacy." I wanted to argue but I kept my mouth shut. So I looked at her and asked,"What's going on?" She looked at me with tears in her eyes and said,"There's this guy Henry in my class. He keeps harassing me and won't stop. He keeps asking me out but I tell him no and every time I tell him no he gets madder and madder. I was just going to ignore him in hopes that he would go away but today he followed me into the locker room and would have done God knows what if Coach hadn't been there. I'm so scared." I grabbed her by the hand and said,"We are telling Martin and Mac. Maybe they can help." She only nods because she knows that she can't fight me on this. When we get up there both Martin and Mac can tell that I'm pissed. I look at her and say, "Explain." She did. She explained everything to them just like she did me. By the time she was finished the guys were livid. Ruthie was crying and as I moved to hug her Mac beat me to it. He was hugging her and whispering comforting things in her ear. After he stopped her tears he asked her and Martin and I to go to the promenade for pizza and ice cream. We all agreed. As we were walking out I watched Mac grab Ruthie's hand and smile at her. I guess he returns her feelings. When we got back Matt, Kevin, and my dad wanted to have a talk with Martin and Mac about not hurting us. Ruthie and I just smiled at how protective they were being and at knowing that neither Martin or Mac would ever hurt us.