Chapter 21-

"Sure Ruthie. Do you want to talk by yourself or with the whole family?" Mrs. Camden asked.

"Umm, well I guess the whole family." Ruthie said. Mrs. Camden got up and turned off the TV.

"OK. Just let me put the twins to bed." Mrs. Camden said. She got up and went to put the twins to bed. About five minutes later she came down the stairs and sat down. "So Ruthie what did you want to talk about?" Mrs. Camden asked coming into the living room.

"OK. Mom, Lucy, Kevin, Robbie….umm I have to tell you something." Ruthie looked towards Simon and Jason for advice. Simon knodded and mouthed the words go on. "Well, Lucy. Remember your boyfriend Jordan….uh well. There is something you don't know about him. Well that night after him and Mary broke up, I guess I was here and he was upstairs. Well he umm kind of pushed me into the bedroom and he raped me." Ruthie finished. She started crying her eyes out. She turned to run, but Simon got her. He hugged her.

"HE DID WHAT?" an enraged Mrs. Camden yelled.

"Jordan, the Jordan who I went out with. The one I loved. He raped you." Lucy asked. Ruthie knodded.

"OK let me go and call the police." Kevin said getting up and going into the kitchen to use the phone. Robbie and Mrs. Camden went over and hugged Ruthie.

"Ruthie I am so sorry. How come you never told me this?" Mrs. Camden asked.

"I don't know why. Will you people stop asking me that. OK I don't know why. I don't know why I do a lot of things. But this is just making me mad." Ruthie said through her tears.

"OK they are sending a cop over to talk to you Ruthie. They should be here soon." Kevin said walking back into the living room. Mrs. Camden helped Ruthie into the chair and handed her some tissues.

"Ruthie it is going to be all right." Mrs. Camden said.

"Hey Jason. How about coming up to my room. We can hang out until Ruthie gets done." Simon said. Jason knodded and followed Simon up the steps.

"Hey Ruthie. I am sorry. If I had known that Jordan would do something like that I would have never went out with him. I am so sorry Ruthie." Lucy said.

"It's OK Lucy. It isn't your fault." Ruthie said.

"Come on Kevin and Robbie. Let's go and see if we can find anything to make for dinner." Lucy said.

**ThE dOoRbElL rInGs**

"I'll get it." Mrs. Camden said getting up to answer the door. Ruthie still sat there on the chair crying.

"Hello Mrs. Camden can we come in?" Sergeant Michael asked.

"Yes of course!" Mrs. Camden said. "I suppose you would like to talk to Ruthie."

"Yes I would. Can I please speak to her?" Sergeant Michael asked.

"Sure. She's right there in the living room." Mrs. Camden showed him to the living room. "I will let you guys talk." She closed the door to the living room and went to help out in the kitchen.

"So Ruthie. Kevin told me what happened. Is it true?" Sgt. Michael asked.

"Yes. It is." Ruthie said.

"OK and he didn't specify but do you know who did this to you?" he asked.

"Yea. It was Lucy and Mary's ex boyfriend. His name was Jordan Johnson" (a/n- I don't know his real last name.)

"OK I know who he is." Sgt. Michael said

"Yea. He was mad one night because Mary broke up with him and he was leaving. Well he pushed me into my bedroom and raped me. I guess no one was home because he kept on going. He hit me and pushed me. I was bleeding all over the place….



*FlAsHbAcK*

"Stupid little hoe, if your sister wont give me anything I will get it from you." Jordan was screaming.

"Someone help me please. Someone. Anyone! Please." Ruthie was screaming so loud.

"Stop screaming you little wench." Jordan screamed and slapped her across the face. Ruthie face started to bleed. Jordan went on and on and continued. When he was finally satisfied he got up and said "See you later squirt!" He left Ruthie there to be in misery and pain. She was so hurt.

*EnD oF fLaShBaCk*

"Ruthie, how come you never told anyone about that?" Sgt. Michael asked.

"He said if I told anyone he would kill me." Ruthie said.

"OK. I see. Well Ruthie, I am going to leave now and report this to the station. I will give you guys a call in the morning. Goodbye Ruthie!" Sgt. Michael said as he left the living room.

"Bye." Ruthie mumbled.

After dinner, Ruthie and Jason are upstairs in Ruthie's room once again. Ruthie is in the corner sitting there and Jason is sitting next to her holding her.

"Ruthie are you ok?" Jason asked.

"Yea. I'm fine. I just cant believe that I have just told everyone who lives here my biggest deepest darkest secret ever." Ruthie said.

"Ruthie you are going to be fine. Believe me I am here for you no matter what. You know that right?"

"Yeah I know. That's why I love you so much." Ruthie said. Jason kissed Ruthie on the neck. That's all he did though.

Jason's P.O.V.

* I cant believe Ruthie doesn't know that I still love her. I will love her now and forever. I just have to show a way to prove it to her.*

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A/N- ok I think this chapter sucks but I don't know. Please review it anyway. Thank you….~*~XoXo~*~ JJ