Chapter 5: Talk
Ruthie got down to the breakfast area first and poured herself cereal and it was awfully early and she was already dressed because Matt and Simon were going to walk to school with Katy. You see they had arranged it so that Katy would walk to school with Ruthie and her two brothers because they thought it would be a good bonding thing. The bus driver knew they walked every other day unless it was raining. Ruthie was lost in thought when Matt came downstairs. " Matt do you know what a group home is?" Ruthie asked him. " Yeah it's a house where kids or adults who have severe disabilities live with assistants so they can help them. May I ask why you're asking me that?" Matt asked. " Sure you see when I went to Katy's stop there was a sign on her lawn that said " Sunny days group home for children and adolescents". Matt didn't respond to her. " Matt doesn't she have a mommy or a daddy?" Ruthie asked. " Sure everybody does but you see her parents probably couldn't take care of her the way she needs to be taken care of" Matt said as he walked Ruthie outside.