Hi guys! Sorry for not updating these past couple of weeks, school has been hectic…
Summary: Eric tries to talk to Ruthie, and then he and Lucy talk.
"Ruthie?" Eric nodded quietly. "Ruthie?"
"Go away, Dad. I don't want to talk to anyone!"
"You can't hide your pain forever. You need to talk to someone."
"I would talk to Peter…"
"Ruthie! How can you trust Peter? He betrayed you, he tore you apart. He killed himself."
"Dad, I love him. We were going to get married the summer after graduation."
"You can't be serious."
"I am serious. I loved him, Dad, and I still do. I always will."
"I still think you should talk to someone."
"It's been a month, Dad. I can handle it."
Eric sighed.
"Dad, no! I don't need help."
"Well, if you do…"
"But I don't. Good night!" Ruthie snapped.
Eric sighed as he walked down the stairs from the attic.
"Is she okay? How did it go?" Lucy asked, meeting him at the bottom.
"She claims she doesn't need help."
"She's lying, Dad. I know she is. She's in denial about his death, just like I was about Sarah's." Tears glistened in Lucy's eyes. "She's handling it differently, of course, but I know how she's feeling. She's scared, Dad."
"Do you want to try?" Eric asked, just as the doorbell rang. Lucy nodded, and Eric went downstairs to see who it was.
Next chapter you will probably find out who wrote the note. Please read and review!