Chapter 2.
Annie called her husband at the church. A sweet young voice picked up the phone. It sounded like Chandler. "Chandler this is Annie is Eric there? I really need to talk to him." Chandler looked around for Eric, but he was nowhere to be found. "Annie, I don't think he is here. It has been hectic around here. You can try the hospital he might be visiting Mrs. Bink." Annie thanked Chandler, and tried Eric's cell phone. It rang for about a minute before Eric picked up his cell phone. "Eric, thank god, I got in touch with you. Something has happened to Ruthie." Eric looked at Mrs. Bink and asked to be excused. "What happened?" asked Eric. "Matt was at the airport picking up Ruthie, when he saw her smoking a cigarette. Ruthie got mad and pushed Matt after he slapped her. Now our Ruthie is in New York all my herself." said Annie. "What do you mean that Ruthie was smoking?" asked Eric. Eric looked at his watch and noticed that he had to get back to the church." "Can we talk about this at home honey, I have to go back to the church." Annie sighed. "What the hell do you mean, can we talk about this at home? Our daughter is out in New York City all by herself probably getting into trouble that I don't want to think about right now. And you have to get back to the church." said Annie. Eric hung up his cell phone without saying good-bye to his wife.
Annie called Simon who was on vacation from his last year of college. He was sitting in the living room kissing his finance Melissa. He broke up with Cecelia after a big fight three years ago. Annie who was frantic broke Simon and Melissa's make-out session. "Mom, what are you doing?" Can't you see that I have company?" said Simon. Annie looked at her son with such fury. "I need you to watch your brothers. I need to go to the church and talk to your dad." Simon saw that his mother was really upset. "What wrong mom?" asked Simon? "Your sister was caught smoking in the airport. When your brother Matt confronted her he slapped her. She pushed him back causing her to be really upset and left. She is now in New York City all by herself." said Annie. Simon was shocked, and he watched as his mother left the house. Annie never drove so fast in her life. She was so upset. All she cared about was getting to that church. She was so mad at Eric that she started to cry in her car on the way to the church. She drove into the church's parking lot, and sat there for a little bit still crying. Annie finally got her act together and went inside the church. She saw Chandler sitting down at his desk. He was writing his sermon for next week's mass. He took Eric's place because the Camden family was supposed to go on vacation.
She went up to Chandler and demanded for him to tell her where her husband was. Chandler pointed to his office. She went into his office and slammed the door. "HOW DARE YOU HANG UP ON ME. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION." Eric looked in his wife's eyes, and notice how upset she was. He had to tell her this secret that he had for almost a year now. "Annie, I need............." Eric was cut-off by his wife. "Answer me. Why have you been acting so strange lately? I want the truth." "Look there is something I have been trying to tell you for a long time. I think this is the perfect time to tell you. I don't know how you are......." "WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY DAMMIT." Eric didn't know if he had the courage to say it, but he had to. "Look I have been seeing this other women for almost a year now. She is the secretary of the church. I am really sorry, but I want a divorce." Annie was speechless and hurt. The news hit her like a ton of bricks. She just left the church. When she got to the car, she called Simon She told Simon to round up the family. She cried all the way home. Simon saw her crying, but she didn't say anything until Eric, Simon, Lucy, Kevin, and Robbie (who was back for a visit) were at the house. Everyone was completely scared. The kids could see that something was wrong, but didn't know what. Annie started to speak, "kids I'm not going to lie to you, but I don't know how to tell you this. Your father and I are getting a divorce. I just found out today that your father has been seeing the church's secretary for almost a year now." Everyone turned to Eric; all he could do was look at everyone.
"Annie I don't think that the kids needed to know that" said Eric. Matt, Sarah, and Mary were on the speakerphone. They were so stunned that everyone thought that they had hung up. Suddenly Matt started to talk. He was furious at his father for having an affair. "What the hell is going on? I thought that you and mom were happy together. This is horseshit. " said Matt raising his voice loud. The conversation lasted so long that they almost forgot about Ruthie. When Matt, Sarah, and Mary hung up the phone, the phone rang. Sam and David answered the phone and to their surprise it was their sister Ruthie. She asked to talk to her mom. "Yes, sweetie. I have heard about what happened. Where are you? ", asked Annie. "I'm at college. Mom I'm sorry that I was smoking, I just so stressed out about going to college. ", said Ruthie. Annie then told Ruthie about the divorce and the affair. Ruthie got mad and hung up the phone. Still smoking a cigarette she sat back down with this guy named Peter that she had been making out with. She got up from the hallway chair, and asked Peter it he wanted to spend the night in her room. He said "Sure, why not?"
The next morning she woke up laying next to Peter. She had gotten drunk last night, and had the worst hangover. Peter woke up to the sound of Ruthie getting out of bed. When she looked at Peter, she knew that his visit wasn't innocent. She went to the fridge and looked to see if their was anymore beer left from the other night. To her surprise there was still more. She took a can and opened it. She drank some and gave the rest of it to Peter.
Annie called her husband at the church. A sweet young voice picked up the phone. It sounded like Chandler. "Chandler this is Annie is Eric there? I really need to talk to him." Chandler looked around for Eric, but he was nowhere to be found. "Annie, I don't think he is here. It has been hectic around here. You can try the hospital he might be visiting Mrs. Bink." Annie thanked Chandler, and tried Eric's cell phone. It rang for about a minute before Eric picked up his cell phone. "Eric, thank god, I got in touch with you. Something has happened to Ruthie." Eric looked at Mrs. Bink and asked to be excused. "What happened?" asked Eric. "Matt was at the airport picking up Ruthie, when he saw her smoking a cigarette. Ruthie got mad and pushed Matt after he slapped her. Now our Ruthie is in New York all my herself." said Annie. "What do you mean that Ruthie was smoking?" asked Eric. Eric looked at his watch and noticed that he had to get back to the church." "Can we talk about this at home honey, I have to go back to the church." Annie sighed. "What the hell do you mean, can we talk about this at home? Our daughter is out in New York City all by herself probably getting into trouble that I don't want to think about right now. And you have to get back to the church." said Annie. Eric hung up his cell phone without saying good-bye to his wife.
Annie called Simon who was on vacation from his last year of college. He was sitting in the living room kissing his finance Melissa. He broke up with Cecelia after a big fight three years ago. Annie who was frantic broke Simon and Melissa's make-out session. "Mom, what are you doing?" Can't you see that I have company?" said Simon. Annie looked at her son with such fury. "I need you to watch your brothers. I need to go to the church and talk to your dad." Simon saw that his mother was really upset. "What wrong mom?" asked Simon? "Your sister was caught smoking in the airport. When your brother Matt confronted her he slapped her. She pushed him back causing her to be really upset and left. She is now in New York City all by herself." said Annie. Simon was shocked, and he watched as his mother left the house. Annie never drove so fast in her life. She was so upset. All she cared about was getting to that church. She was so mad at Eric that she started to cry in her car on the way to the church. She drove into the church's parking lot, and sat there for a little bit still crying. Annie finally got her act together and went inside the church. She saw Chandler sitting down at his desk. He was writing his sermon for next week's mass. He took Eric's place because the Camden family was supposed to go on vacation.
She went up to Chandler and demanded for him to tell her where her husband was. Chandler pointed to his office. She went into his office and slammed the door. "HOW DARE YOU HANG UP ON ME. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION." Eric looked in his wife's eyes, and notice how upset she was. He had to tell her this secret that he had for almost a year now. "Annie, I need............." Eric was cut-off by his wife. "Answer me. Why have you been acting so strange lately? I want the truth." "Look there is something I have been trying to tell you for a long time. I think this is the perfect time to tell you. I don't know how you are......." "WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY DAMMIT." Eric didn't know if he had the courage to say it, but he had to. "Look I have been seeing this other women for almost a year now. She is the secretary of the church. I am really sorry, but I want a divorce." Annie was speechless and hurt. The news hit her like a ton of bricks. She just left the church. When she got to the car, she called Simon She told Simon to round up the family. She cried all the way home. Simon saw her crying, but she didn't say anything until Eric, Simon, Lucy, Kevin, and Robbie (who was back for a visit) were at the house. Everyone was completely scared. The kids could see that something was wrong, but didn't know what. Annie started to speak, "kids I'm not going to lie to you, but I don't know how to tell you this. Your father and I are getting a divorce. I just found out today that your father has been seeing the church's secretary for almost a year now." Everyone turned to Eric; all he could do was look at everyone.
"Annie I don't think that the kids needed to know that" said Eric. Matt, Sarah, and Mary were on the speakerphone. They were so stunned that everyone thought that they had hung up. Suddenly Matt started to talk. He was furious at his father for having an affair. "What the hell is going on? I thought that you and mom were happy together. This is horseshit. " said Matt raising his voice loud. The conversation lasted so long that they almost forgot about Ruthie. When Matt, Sarah, and Mary hung up the phone, the phone rang. Sam and David answered the phone and to their surprise it was their sister Ruthie. She asked to talk to her mom. "Yes, sweetie. I have heard about what happened. Where are you? ", asked Annie. "I'm at college. Mom I'm sorry that I was smoking, I just so stressed out about going to college. ", said Ruthie. Annie then told Ruthie about the divorce and the affair. Ruthie got mad and hung up the phone. Still smoking a cigarette she sat back down with this guy named Peter that she had been making out with. She got up from the hallway chair, and asked Peter it he wanted to spend the night in her room. He said "Sure, why not?"
The next morning she woke up laying next to Peter. She had gotten drunk last night, and had the worst hangover. Peter woke up to the sound of Ruthie getting out of bed. When she looked at Peter, she knew that his visit wasn't innocent. She went to the fridge and looked to see if their was anymore beer left from the other night. To her surprise there was still more. She took a can and opened it. She drank some and gave the rest of it to Peter.