Chapter 20-
"OK I would like to welcome four new people into our class today. They will be here for a week. Class this is Emily, Jaclyn, Ruthie, and Ashley. Please make them feel welcome here." Mrs. Rose, the teacher, said. "Girls, please have seat over there." She pointed to four empty desks. They went and sat down.
"OK lets get out our math books now. Who did their homework last.." The teacher's voice trailed off to Ruthie. Ruthie sat there alone in her world thinking. Mostly about Jaosn but also about her dad. What would her dad have thought about her now. He would have been a lot madder at her than her mom was. That's what Ruthie loved about her mom, she was always more understanding than Rev. Camden. Then Ruthie thought about Jason. She had really fallen in love with Jason. She was so happy with Jason. And she was so glad for Jared and Ashley. But she was so happy with Jason. He completed her.
The day seemed to drag on and on. Finally the bell rang for the end of classes. "Remember to get your work done tonight." Mrs. Rose yelled as everyone walked out of class.
"Hey Ashley what do you have to do now." Ruthie asked.
"Well right now I have two hours of peer counseling with Jaclyn and then I have an hour of peer mediation with you and Emily." Ashley said.
"Oh that's cool. Yeah I have anger management and then I have peer counseling and then I have the peer mediation thing after that. This place sucks. I swear to god." Ruthie said.
"Yeah well at least they give us like three hours after dinner to hang out and chill." Ashley said.
"Yeah that's cool. Well I have to go now, but I will talk to you tonight when we hang out and I kind of want to talk to you about Jason." Ruthie said.
"OK cool. Well I'll see you in peer mediation later on. Have fun with Emily." Ashley said and laughed.
"Oh I will. See you later." Ruthie said. She turned down the hall and walked into the room. She sat down in a chair across from Emily and waited for the teacher to come in. The door opened and the teacher walked in.
"Hello girls my name is Mr. Lamberg and I will be your counselor for this week." He shook both Ruthie and Emily's hand.
"OK let's get down to business. OK so you two are both sentenced to three weeks of anger management. Well that has kind of changed. You will both only have one week if all goes as planned." Mr. Lamberg said. Both girls smiled. "OK now I want you two to both introduce yourselves to me and each other. Miss Camden you start."
"Well my name is Ruthie Camden. I am in 8th grade and go to Glenoak Community Middle School. I have two older brothers and two older sisters and two younger twin brothers. My dad was a reverend before he died. I have a boyfriend his name is Jason Thomas. My two best friends are Ashley and Jared. Don't do drugs or anything like that. Yeah I like to hang out at the mall and chill with friends. Yeah so that's me." Ruthie said.
"OK now you Emily." Mr. Lamberg said.
"Well the name is Emily Celeste. I am an only child. I am popular at my school. I'm in 8th grade at Glenoak Community Middle School. I am the cheerleading captain. My boyfriend's name is Peter. Ok yeah so I don't know what else to say." Emily said.
"OK. Well now we know each other. So now we have to start on the "anger" part. Ruthie tell me why you hit Emily in the bathroom." Mr. Lamberg said.
"Because she wrote stuff about me on the bathroom wall that wasn't true and it made me mad." Ruthie said.
"OK Emily why did write that on the wall."
"Because I don't like her and she is annoying and I cant stand her." Emily said. Knowing that if she said something to Emily the three weeks of anger management would come back, Ruthie decided to keep her mouth shut.
"Ruthie did that make you mad?" Mr. Lamberg asked.
"Yeah." Ruthie said.
"How come you didn't say anything to her then?" Mr. Lamberg asked.
"Because I have to learn to manage my anger." Ruthie said.
"That's good." Mr. Lamberg said. "You will be out of here in no time if you keep that up Ruthie." The rest of the session seemed to go by fast. So did peer counseling. Ten it was peer mediation. That was fun. They all got to play games together and have a good time. Then it was time for dinner. Ruthie and Ashley sat there and ate. Since you weren't allowed to talk during dinner, they didn't say anything until they got into the rec. room. Ruthie and Ashley soon discovered that the rec. room was huge. It had many rooms some containing TV's and couches so you could watch TV. Others had stereos and music collection with chairs. Then there were a few rooms that just had books and chairs and tables. Ruthie and Ashley went into a room that had chairs and couches in it. It had a few people in it who were talking. Ruthie and Ashley sat down on a couch in the corner of the room.
"So what do you want to talk about." Ashley asked.
"Well I was more like wondering, what is the farthest you and Jared have gone." Ruthie asked.
"We have just made out that's all really. Why?" Ashley said.
Ruthie moved her hair to reveal the hickey Jason had given her last night. "Look what Jason did to me last night. I think he wants to do more than kiss but I don't know."
"Wow he has already given you a hickey. I am taking it that you really love him?" Ashley asked.
"Yea I really love him and all but I don't know. Jason would be my first real time and everything. I mean he went up the back of my shirt last night when we were making out and he looked into my eyes when he reached my bra and I guess he saw nervousness and he stopped. I think he is mad at me now." Ruthie said.
"Jason would not be mad at you for that. He seems to really love you and he wouldn't be mad because of that. That's not him." Ashley said.
"I know. So you think he isn't mad at me?"
"Yeah he isnt mad at you. I reassure you Ruthie. But if you don't feel comfortable then tell him and he will understand. But when you said your first real time what did you mean?" Ashley asked.
"When I was little I was raped by one of my sister's ex boyfriends." Ruthie said tears welling up in her eyes.
"Ruthie are you serious?" Ashley asked. Ruthie knodded and Ashley went to hug Ruthie. "Did you tell Jason yet?"
"No I have been waiting for the right moment. I have actually never told anyone except you. Ashley you have to promise not to tell anyone." Ruthie said.
"I promise but you have to tell Jason soon." Ashley said.
"I will I will more than likely tell him when I go home and see him."
"Good." Ashley said. The two sat there and talked until they had to leave.
(setting- it is now Friday)
"Ruthie you ready to go?" Mr. Lamberg asked. Ruthie knodded. This week seemed to go pretty fast for Ruthie. She had talked and opened up a lot to Ashley. She was happy with herself.
"Well let's go then your mom is out in the waiting room." Mr. Lamberg said. Ruthie grabbed her bag and walked out to the waiting room. She saw Jason. She ran to him and hugged him. "I missed you so much." Jason said.
"I did to. Hey can we talk later on tonight. I have to tell you something." Ruthie asked.
"Yeah sure I'll be over tonight once my mom gets off work. Ok!" Jason said.
"Yeah that's great." Ruthie said.
Mrs. Camden drove Jason home. "Thank you Mrs. Camden. I'll see you tonight Ruthie love you." He said getting out. Ruthie prepared herself to tell Jason the news,
"OK I would like to welcome four new people into our class today. They will be here for a week. Class this is Emily, Jaclyn, Ruthie, and Ashley. Please make them feel welcome here." Mrs. Rose, the teacher, said. "Girls, please have seat over there." She pointed to four empty desks. They went and sat down.
"OK lets get out our math books now. Who did their homework last.." The teacher's voice trailed off to Ruthie. Ruthie sat there alone in her world thinking. Mostly about Jaosn but also about her dad. What would her dad have thought about her now. He would have been a lot madder at her than her mom was. That's what Ruthie loved about her mom, she was always more understanding than Rev. Camden. Then Ruthie thought about Jason. She had really fallen in love with Jason. She was so happy with Jason. And she was so glad for Jared and Ashley. But she was so happy with Jason. He completed her.
The day seemed to drag on and on. Finally the bell rang for the end of classes. "Remember to get your work done tonight." Mrs. Rose yelled as everyone walked out of class.
"Hey Ashley what do you have to do now." Ruthie asked.
"Well right now I have two hours of peer counseling with Jaclyn and then I have an hour of peer mediation with you and Emily." Ashley said.
"Oh that's cool. Yeah I have anger management and then I have peer counseling and then I have the peer mediation thing after that. This place sucks. I swear to god." Ruthie said.
"Yeah well at least they give us like three hours after dinner to hang out and chill." Ashley said.
"Yeah that's cool. Well I have to go now, but I will talk to you tonight when we hang out and I kind of want to talk to you about Jason." Ruthie said.
"OK cool. Well I'll see you in peer mediation later on. Have fun with Emily." Ashley said and laughed.
"Oh I will. See you later." Ruthie said. She turned down the hall and walked into the room. She sat down in a chair across from Emily and waited for the teacher to come in. The door opened and the teacher walked in.
"Hello girls my name is Mr. Lamberg and I will be your counselor for this week." He shook both Ruthie and Emily's hand.
"OK let's get down to business. OK so you two are both sentenced to three weeks of anger management. Well that has kind of changed. You will both only have one week if all goes as planned." Mr. Lamberg said. Both girls smiled. "OK now I want you two to both introduce yourselves to me and each other. Miss Camden you start."
"Well my name is Ruthie Camden. I am in 8th grade and go to Glenoak Community Middle School. I have two older brothers and two older sisters and two younger twin brothers. My dad was a reverend before he died. I have a boyfriend his name is Jason Thomas. My two best friends are Ashley and Jared. Don't do drugs or anything like that. Yeah I like to hang out at the mall and chill with friends. Yeah so that's me." Ruthie said.
"OK now you Emily." Mr. Lamberg said.
"Well the name is Emily Celeste. I am an only child. I am popular at my school. I'm in 8th grade at Glenoak Community Middle School. I am the cheerleading captain. My boyfriend's name is Peter. Ok yeah so I don't know what else to say." Emily said.
"OK. Well now we know each other. So now we have to start on the "anger" part. Ruthie tell me why you hit Emily in the bathroom." Mr. Lamberg said.
"Because she wrote stuff about me on the bathroom wall that wasn't true and it made me mad." Ruthie said.
"OK Emily why did write that on the wall."
"Because I don't like her and she is annoying and I cant stand her." Emily said. Knowing that if she said something to Emily the three weeks of anger management would come back, Ruthie decided to keep her mouth shut.
"Ruthie did that make you mad?" Mr. Lamberg asked.
"Yeah." Ruthie said.
"How come you didn't say anything to her then?" Mr. Lamberg asked.
"Because I have to learn to manage my anger." Ruthie said.
"That's good." Mr. Lamberg said. "You will be out of here in no time if you keep that up Ruthie." The rest of the session seemed to go by fast. So did peer counseling. Ten it was peer mediation. That was fun. They all got to play games together and have a good time. Then it was time for dinner. Ruthie and Ashley sat there and ate. Since you weren't allowed to talk during dinner, they didn't say anything until they got into the rec. room. Ruthie and Ashley soon discovered that the rec. room was huge. It had many rooms some containing TV's and couches so you could watch TV. Others had stereos and music collection with chairs. Then there were a few rooms that just had books and chairs and tables. Ruthie and Ashley went into a room that had chairs and couches in it. It had a few people in it who were talking. Ruthie and Ashley sat down on a couch in the corner of the room.
"So what do you want to talk about." Ashley asked.
"Well I was more like wondering, what is the farthest you and Jared have gone." Ruthie asked.
"We have just made out that's all really. Why?" Ashley said.
Ruthie moved her hair to reveal the hickey Jason had given her last night. "Look what Jason did to me last night. I think he wants to do more than kiss but I don't know."
"Wow he has already given you a hickey. I am taking it that you really love him?" Ashley asked.
"Yea I really love him and all but I don't know. Jason would be my first real time and everything. I mean he went up the back of my shirt last night when we were making out and he looked into my eyes when he reached my bra and I guess he saw nervousness and he stopped. I think he is mad at me now." Ruthie said.
"Jason would not be mad at you for that. He seems to really love you and he wouldn't be mad because of that. That's not him." Ashley said.
"I know. So you think he isn't mad at me?"
"Yeah he isnt mad at you. I reassure you Ruthie. But if you don't feel comfortable then tell him and he will understand. But when you said your first real time what did you mean?" Ashley asked.
"When I was little I was raped by one of my sister's ex boyfriends." Ruthie said tears welling up in her eyes.
"Ruthie are you serious?" Ashley asked. Ruthie knodded and Ashley went to hug Ruthie. "Did you tell Jason yet?"
"No I have been waiting for the right moment. I have actually never told anyone except you. Ashley you have to promise not to tell anyone." Ruthie said.
"I promise but you have to tell Jason soon." Ashley said.
"I will I will more than likely tell him when I go home and see him."
"Good." Ashley said. The two sat there and talked until they had to leave.
(setting- it is now Friday)
"Ruthie you ready to go?" Mr. Lamberg asked. Ruthie knodded. This week seemed to go pretty fast for Ruthie. She had talked and opened up a lot to Ashley. She was happy with herself.
"Well let's go then your mom is out in the waiting room." Mr. Lamberg said. Ruthie grabbed her bag and walked out to the waiting room. She saw Jason. She ran to him and hugged him. "I missed you so much." Jason said.
"I did to. Hey can we talk later on tonight. I have to tell you something." Ruthie asked.
"Yeah sure I'll be over tonight once my mom gets off work. Ok!" Jason said.
"Yeah that's great." Ruthie said.
Mrs. Camden drove Jason home. "Thank you Mrs. Camden. I'll see you tonight Ruthie love you." He said getting out. Ruthie prepared herself to tell Jason the news,
