To my reviewers- I agree with you maybe I did use love a little too early. Oh well, its fiction. Simon will eventually show more concern in his sister. I have nothing against reviewers... they are actually helping me make my sorry better. I meant nothing against the reviewer I was talking to about Ruthie's friends ditching her. Sorry if you thought I did. Please don't be mad at me. XOXO Care Bear

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Chapter 10-

"Did you have a good time Ruthie?" her mom asked her.

"Yea mom I did. I'm not late am I?" Ruhtie asked.

"No I just wanted to see if you had a good time. Jason seemed nice." he mother lied.

"Well I am going to take a shower and then go to bed is that OK?" she asked.

"Yeah that's fine. Good night Ruthie. Love ya!" her mother said as she kissed Ruthie on the cheek and hugged her.

"Night mom. Love ya back!" Ruhtie said, turning to go up the stairs.

Ruthie went upstairs and walked into her bedroom that she shared with her sister Lucy. Lucy was apparently out with her fiancée to be. Ruthie then took a shower and went back into her bedroom. She sat down on her bed and pulled out her notebook.

She began to write about what had happened with her that day.

Dear Notebook, (I don't want to call this a diary)
Peter and me broke up today. Actually a lot had happened. All of my friends ditched me for Emily. They seriously did. I said hi to Emily today and then she was like don't talk to me I don't associate with "fatherless children." she then made my friends chose between me or her. Of course since Emily is popular they chose her. Then in lunch, Peter was like we have to talk. He was like "I don't think we can be together anymore." so then
Emily walks upto Peter and is like "Ready to go sweetheart?" so basically, he broke up with me for her. I ran out of the cafeteria crying. I accidentally kinda ran into this hot guy named Jason. We got to talking and then he asked me out. I said (of course) yes. He ended up being in all of my classes, so really I am with him all day. He even gave me his spike necklace and bracelet
(pyramid since spikes aren't allowed in school) I made Emily so mad because she didn't think I could get a boyfriend as fast as I did. Well tonite me and Jason went out to the poolhall. He said he had to talk to me. I thought maybe the same thing would happen that happened with Peter. But, to my surprise, Jason just wanted to talk. He was nervous to talk at first; afraid that what he had to say was going to make me dislike him. I reassured him that nothing was gonna happen. So... he told me that he has a brother and that his dad walked out when he was a baby. Then he told me that his brother went through depression and that his brother started drugs. Then he got caught and sent away. When he came back, he seemed fine. Jason started hanging with his brother more and he got kinda hooked on drugs. They both were caught and Jason was shipped off to military school for like 6 months and then he came back clean. His mom and him moved here to Glenoak. (his brother is still in military school.) Then I just asked him if he was still on drugs he said no so I was like I don't care. Stop living in the past and move on to the future is all I have to say. We just talked about everything. Then it was time to come home. So that was my day. Lata!!!
Ruthie

Ruthie fell asleep with her notebook on her lap. Lucy walked in around 11:30 and saw her notebook sitting there. She couldn't resist and just took a peak. The first statement that popped out at her was...

"Jason started hanging with his brother more and he got kinda hooked on drugs. They both were caught and Jason was shipped off to military school for like 6 months."

Ruthie woke up to see her sister reading her notebook.
"Lucy what are doing. Why are you reading my notebook." she asked her sister jumping up to grab her notebook.

"I was curious. Who got caught doing drugs? Ruthie please tell me that is not your new boyfriend. Ruthie I thought you were smarter than that." Lucy said now furious with her little sister.

"Maybe. So what if it is. You should not be reading my notebook anyway. Why are you even reading it?" said Ruthie now wanting to punch her sister in the face.

"Ruthie. What is with you? You know if mom knew that you were going out with a drug addict, you'd be grounded for life. What are you thinking?" she asked.

"He is not on drugs. If you would have read correctly, he was on drugs. He's off them now. If you dare tell mom, I'll tell her what you and Kevin have been doing and that you are lying. You'll have no proof." Ruthie said now boiling with anger.

Lucy couldn't believe it. Her little 14-year-old sister was blackmailing her. "What have me and Kevin been doing." she asked.

"Kevin comes in here and the middle of the night when you think that I am asleep. He goes over into your bed and then all of a sudden you start laughing." she said getting smart with her sister.

"Oh my god! I can't believe you!" Lucy said.

"Yeah. So... are you gonna tell mom?" Ruthie asked.

"No. Just promise me you won't tell her or anybody else about me and Kevin." Lucy said. She had no choice but to agree.

"I won't tell anyone about you and you don't tell anyone about me. Truce?" Ruthie said extending her hand to Lucy.

"Truce," Ruthie said grasping Ruthie's hand. "Now go to sleep and I won't read your notebook either."

Ruthie knodded and her and Lucy got into their beds and went to sleep.