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Chapter 11-Testing and Bonding
"Mom, Dad come here" Simon called out. Annie and Eric obeyed and went in to the living room and sat down.
"What is it Simon?" Eric asked
"It's about Ruthie" Simon replied
"What is it?" Annie asked, nervously.
Simon told them the whole story just as Ruthie told him. Annie was crying so hard. Eric had tears coming down his cheeks and a look of hate in his eyes that Simon and Ruthie had never seen before.
"Simon and Ruthie go upstairs for a minute, I need to talk to your father" Annie said they both left.
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Upstairs, all the Camden's and Robbie and Kevin were standing at the top trying to listen.
"what happened?" Lucy asked.
Before anyone got a chance to speak, Eric was screaming and yelling about how much he hated Chandler and Annie was trying to calm him down but you could hear the anger in her voice too. Ruthie went up to the attic, her and Lucy's room, and started crying on the bed. Everyone ran after her and sat down own the floor or a bed, wherever they could fit.
"please tell us, what happened down there" Lucy asked, again.
Simon looked over at Ruthie "would you like to tell them, or do you want me too Ruthie"
Ruthie took a deep breath. "I will" she said and told the story for the second time, less than she told Simon, though, mostly just about the counselling. Simon realized this and smiled to himself. Lucy cried really hard and kept mumbling "my baby sister". By the end, the all had tears in there eyes and Matt stood up and very seriously said "I'll kill him, I really will"
"Matt, stop, you're making this worse then it has to be" Simon said. Matt sat down.
Annie came up the stairs. "Ruthie, come here please." Ruthie walked over and Annie gave her a huge hug. They went down stairs and Annie told her they were going to the hospital. They got in the car and silently drove.
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Annie walked in to the emergency room and asked where to get her daughter tested for STD's and pregnancy. She would have known, as she has been there so much but in 4 years the hospital had changed a lot. The nurse gave Ruthie a really dirty look and pointed Annie to the direction of triage. They ran down the hall and when they arrived the lady gave Ruthie another dirty look and mumbled something about today's teens being sluts.
"Sorry, you need an appointment" the lady, named Jill (the name was on her badge) said.
"My daughter was raped and you're fucking telling me I need an appointment" Annie said. Ruthie had never heard her mother curse before. Jill looked kind of shocked.
"Oh, sorry. Right this way" she said and took her to a room. A doctor walked in soon after.
"Hello. I am Dr. Benson. And who are you" He said
" I'm Annie Camden and this is my daughter Ruthie. I need you to check for STD's and see if my little girl is pregnant" Annie said and started crying again.
Dr. Benson handed Ruthie a cup and showed her the bathroom. "You need to pee in this, OK. Put the lid on when your done and bring it out. A few minutes later Ruthie came out. The doctor finished up, and said they could go.
"Thank you Dr." Annie said. Ruthie nodded. They left.
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Back at home, Simon went downstairs to see what Eric was doing. He looked awful.
"Dad are you ok?" Simon asked
"No son, I'm not. I'm very angry at god for letting this happen to my little girl and I'm angrier still and Chandler for doing it. That man was, is and always will be a fucking bastard." Eric started to cry. I'm sorry Simon, I didn't mean to swear. It just slipped out. I'm really upset right now. Annie took her to the hospital. What if she has AIDS or she is pregnant. She could die! Oh, I'm sorry Simon, you didn't need to hear that. Don't worry, she'll be OK."
"No dad, you're right. I forgot about that. She could die" Simon burst in to tears as well "I'd miss her so much." he fought through tears. Eric opened his arms and him and Simon shared a hug.
"I'd miss her to Simon" he said. "We all would"
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Annie and Ruthie came home and everyone was on the couches in the living room.
"I'm going upstairs, I'm tired" Ruthie said. They nodded. As soon as Ruthie left the questioning began. Simon slipped upstairs just as his mother said "We'll find out tomorrow."
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Simon entered Ruthie's room.
"Can we talk?" Ruthie nodded.
Simon sat on Lucy's bed.
"Something else bugging you, Ruthie?"
"this is all my fault" Ruthie said starting to cry.
"how so?"
"if I hadn't started cutting, and tried to kill myself, then I wouldn't have ended up in counselling, and you know"
"Ruthie, this isn't your fault. Trust me. It's not your fault. Uhh.. Ruthie. I have a question."
"Yes?"
"Do you still, umm, cut?"
"I don't want to, but I have, only after counselling"
"Show me."
Ruthie lifted her pant leg. Simon looked shocked at first but he was OK after a while. Lots of scars and cuts filled her leg. She lifted her other pant leg and it was the same.
"I want to stop Simon, I really do. But I don't want to go to counselling anymore. It makes everything worse."
"I know Ruthie, you should go to bed now. Goodnight." Simon hugged her. "I love you Ruthie."
"I love you too Simon. Goodnight" Ruthie answered.