My story, 'Bad Summer' is finished for those of you who want to know how
Charles got his farewell that he SHOULD have deserved. You may have to
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While the kids are at school, Eric calls Charles.
"Hi Charles how are you?" Eric says hi then asks.
"Good, how are you doing since your heart attack?"
"Good, I just have to stay on a low fat diet and exercise." Eric says.
"Okay. So how can I help you?" Charles asks.
"I want to know if you know what is going on with Annie." Eric asks.
"I don't know, what is going on with her?"
"I don't know she's acting emotional and I'm worried about her." Eric says.
"I'm sure that she's just tired, I don't know."
"Charles, if you find out please let me know. I'll talk to you another time, some people I am going to counsel just came in." Eric says.
"Will do." Charles says then hangs up.
A few hours later Eric picks up the kids takes them home to help Simon with his report which is going well. Eric then drops off Ruthie at her friends', while Mary and Lucy are at the charity ball where lots of students have turned out for games and dancing. Annie had put David and Sam down to bed then went to her room to call Charles but he wasn't home. Annie went to her bathroom to take a bath, after she was done she dried off and went downstairs to get milk after she put her pajamas on. Mary and Lucy came through the back door when she was cleaning her cup and they talked about the charity ball.
"Hi girls."
"Hi mom." Mary replies as Lucy gets a soft drink from the refrigerator as they talk in the kitchen.
"So how was the charity ball?"
"It went great!!" Mary replied with glee.
"Ya, we raised a lot of money and hopefully more than enough. We will find out tomorrow how much we raised." Lucy replies.
"That's great."
"But we may have to do it again because the student is still in the hospital and still critical." Mary replies.
"What did you guys do at the dance?"
"We just played games, played karaoke and danced." Lucy replies.
"I think everyone including the teachers had a great time." Mary replies.
The girls then go upstairs to their rooms. Annie puts her glass in the dishwasher then heads upstairs when the phone rings and she picks it up and starts talking in the kitchen.
"Hi dad. How are you?"
"I'm doing great Annie, how are you doing?"
"Okay dad. I'm worried." Annie says.
"Yeah. So am I and you got Eric worried too."
"He called you?" Annie asked.
"Yes, he is worried about you honey."
"I know. I just can't tell him." Annie says then she and Charles talked then hung up a few minutes later.
Annie then goes to the living room to watch TV then falls asleep then the phone rings, Eric picks it up then hangs up minutes to leave for Katie's house in a big rush. Five minutes later Simon who saw Ruthie walk towards the bathroom walks to his door then sees Ruthie come out then stops her.
"Ruthie? What are you doing here?"
"Nothing, I don't want to go back."
"Why?" Simon asks as Lucy comes out of her room to get a glass of milk then walks towards Simon and Ruthie.
"What's going on? Why aren't you at Katie's?" Lucy asks.
"I just wanted to come home." Ruthie says in tears.
"Ruthie, you have to tell us what's wrong or we can't help you." Lucy says.
"Who dropped you off?"
"I just ran home."
"You ran? Ruthie—oh no I got to call dad. He is looking for you." Simon says.
Lucy and Ruthie go into Ruthie's room and talk. Simon pages Eric who pages him back then minutes later he is home.
"Oh, honey!! I'm so glad you are alright." Eric says as he hugs her on the bed.
"Dad, Ruthie won't tell me what is wrong."
"Oh don't worry Luce, I know what is wrong."
"Oh I just remembered, I need to call Jackie." Lucy says as she leaves.
"Ruthie, did Jack scare you when he came over and raise heck?" Eric asks as he sits next to Ruthie.
"Yeah, he was really mad and I got scared."
"It's okay honey, he didn't know you were there." Eric says.
"Why was he so mad?"
"Oh, it was just something that was silly." Eric says as Ruthie lays on the bed.
"Do you want to go back?" Eric asks then looks towards her face and sees she has fallen asleep.
"I guess we will talk about this in the morning. Good night sweetie." Eric replies as he puts Ruthie in her covers, turns off the light then closes the door.
Eric calls Katie's dad from his bedroom to tell him that Ruthie is safe and asleep. Eric then walks downstairs to the kitchen when Annie walks in from the living room.
"What is going on?" Annie asks in irritation
"What do you mean?"
"You know what I mean." She says in slight anger.
"No, I'm afraid I don't." Eric says
"Ruthie. What is going on with her?"
"Well a family friend came over raising heck about something silly and scared Ruthie so she ran home and is now asleep."
A few minutes later, Simon, Lucy and Mary say goodnight to their parents then go to bed. Annie then goes to bed a few minutes later but Eric decided to watch TV then falls a sleep 20 minutes later. During the night Annie puts her arm towards Eric but it falls and she wakes up to find him not there. She goes downstairs to find him asleep with the TV on then turns it off and taps on Eric so he can get up and she can help him to bed. They both fall asleep minutes later as Annie has her arm around Eric.
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While the kids are at school, Eric calls Charles.
"Hi Charles how are you?" Eric says hi then asks.
"Good, how are you doing since your heart attack?"
"Good, I just have to stay on a low fat diet and exercise." Eric says.
"Okay. So how can I help you?" Charles asks.
"I want to know if you know what is going on with Annie." Eric asks.
"I don't know, what is going on with her?"
"I don't know she's acting emotional and I'm worried about her." Eric says.
"I'm sure that she's just tired, I don't know."
"Charles, if you find out please let me know. I'll talk to you another time, some people I am going to counsel just came in." Eric says.
"Will do." Charles says then hangs up.
A few hours later Eric picks up the kids takes them home to help Simon with his report which is going well. Eric then drops off Ruthie at her friends', while Mary and Lucy are at the charity ball where lots of students have turned out for games and dancing. Annie had put David and Sam down to bed then went to her room to call Charles but he wasn't home. Annie went to her bathroom to take a bath, after she was done she dried off and went downstairs to get milk after she put her pajamas on. Mary and Lucy came through the back door when she was cleaning her cup and they talked about the charity ball.
"Hi girls."
"Hi mom." Mary replies as Lucy gets a soft drink from the refrigerator as they talk in the kitchen.
"So how was the charity ball?"
"It went great!!" Mary replied with glee.
"Ya, we raised a lot of money and hopefully more than enough. We will find out tomorrow how much we raised." Lucy replies.
"That's great."
"But we may have to do it again because the student is still in the hospital and still critical." Mary replies.
"What did you guys do at the dance?"
"We just played games, played karaoke and danced." Lucy replies.
"I think everyone including the teachers had a great time." Mary replies.
The girls then go upstairs to their rooms. Annie puts her glass in the dishwasher then heads upstairs when the phone rings and she picks it up and starts talking in the kitchen.
"Hi dad. How are you?"
"I'm doing great Annie, how are you doing?"
"Okay dad. I'm worried." Annie says.
"Yeah. So am I and you got Eric worried too."
"He called you?" Annie asked.
"Yes, he is worried about you honey."
"I know. I just can't tell him." Annie says then she and Charles talked then hung up a few minutes later.
Annie then goes to the living room to watch TV then falls asleep then the phone rings, Eric picks it up then hangs up minutes to leave for Katie's house in a big rush. Five minutes later Simon who saw Ruthie walk towards the bathroom walks to his door then sees Ruthie come out then stops her.
"Ruthie? What are you doing here?"
"Nothing, I don't want to go back."
"Why?" Simon asks as Lucy comes out of her room to get a glass of milk then walks towards Simon and Ruthie.
"What's going on? Why aren't you at Katie's?" Lucy asks.
"I just wanted to come home." Ruthie says in tears.
"Ruthie, you have to tell us what's wrong or we can't help you." Lucy says.
"Who dropped you off?"
"I just ran home."
"You ran? Ruthie—oh no I got to call dad. He is looking for you." Simon says.
Lucy and Ruthie go into Ruthie's room and talk. Simon pages Eric who pages him back then minutes later he is home.
"Oh, honey!! I'm so glad you are alright." Eric says as he hugs her on the bed.
"Dad, Ruthie won't tell me what is wrong."
"Oh don't worry Luce, I know what is wrong."
"Oh I just remembered, I need to call Jackie." Lucy says as she leaves.
"Ruthie, did Jack scare you when he came over and raise heck?" Eric asks as he sits next to Ruthie.
"Yeah, he was really mad and I got scared."
"It's okay honey, he didn't know you were there." Eric says.
"Why was he so mad?"
"Oh, it was just something that was silly." Eric says as Ruthie lays on the bed.
"Do you want to go back?" Eric asks then looks towards her face and sees she has fallen asleep.
"I guess we will talk about this in the morning. Good night sweetie." Eric replies as he puts Ruthie in her covers, turns off the light then closes the door.
Eric calls Katie's dad from his bedroom to tell him that Ruthie is safe and asleep. Eric then walks downstairs to the kitchen when Annie walks in from the living room.
"What is going on?" Annie asks in irritation
"What do you mean?"
"You know what I mean." She says in slight anger.
"No, I'm afraid I don't." Eric says
"Ruthie. What is going on with her?"
"Well a family friend came over raising heck about something silly and scared Ruthie so she ran home and is now asleep."
A few minutes later, Simon, Lucy and Mary say goodnight to their parents then go to bed. Annie then goes to bed a few minutes later but Eric decided to watch TV then falls a sleep 20 minutes later. During the night Annie puts her arm towards Eric but it falls and she wakes up to find him not there. She goes downstairs to find him asleep with the TV on then turns it off and taps on Eric so he can get up and she can help him to bed. They both fall asleep minutes later as Annie has her arm around Eric.