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Endless possibilities ran through her head all through dinner. Her mother? Her father? Probably not. Simon? Matt? No, she didn't think so.
Robbie and Ben didn't live near here, and she didn't see them anywhere in the house, so it couldn't have been them.
"Ruthie," her mother said, interrupting her thoughts. "Are you okay?"
"Yes."
"Please pass the salad," Eric called from the end of the table. Ruthie passed the salad and poked her spaghetti with her fork.
"You hardly touched your dinner," Annie commented. "Maybe you should get some sleep."
"Okay. Good night." She stood up and walked upstairs. Annie glanced at her husband, and gave him one those 'Have you talked to her yet?'
Eric shook his head.
"I suggest you do it soon," Annie said finally. "Before her life hits rock bottom."
"First of all, we don't know that it hasn't already. Secondly, what makes you sure I can get through to her?"
Annie shot another Look. But this time, it was a signal for the kids to leave. Kevin and Lucy got the hint and took Sam and David upstairs.
"Eric, hitting rock bottom is either starving herself or killing herself and I don't think she has reached that just yet…but if we don't talk to her soon, she might. She just might."
"And what makes you so sure I can get through to her?" Eric asked again.
"You're a minister, Eric. This is your job."
"But it's different with your children, Annie."
"Still, I think you should try before she does something stupid. You've always been good with this. Be gentle with her. Please, just try."
"All right." Eric stood up. "I'll talk to her now."
"Thank you."
"What do you think is going on?" Lucy asked, as she paced back and forth in their apartment.
"You know it has something to do with Ruthie," Kevin replied, as he sat on a chair. "She has been the main focus for the past month. Maybe you should talk to her."
"Me?"
"She's your sister," Kevin replied. And suddenly, the death of Sarah hit her hard. 'How could I have been so stupid?' Lucy thought.
"I will," Lucy said, and gave her husband a quick kiss before going to talk to her sister.
A man watched from a window with binoculars. Yes, the person loved her and was going to do anything he could to prevent her from making a huge mistake.
So there it is, chapter six typed up! Again, I apologize for not updating regularly!
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