Chapter 2: Eyes Wide Open
Ruthie was sitting on her bed crosslegged, thinking. Would she ever be able to forgive Martin? Is that why Meredith had called Ruthie crying, and saying they broke up? Would she ever be able to trust him again? Would she be able to look at him the same way? Would she...her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door.
"I really don't feel like talking to anyone right now." Ruthie called out, from her bed, wiping some tears off her face.
"Even me?" a familar voice called out from the other side of the door.
Ruthie got up and opened the door, "Meredith."
"Hey, you're parents told me that he told you." she said.
"Yeah, and I'm sorry." she gave her a hug.
"Sorry about what? It's not like you knew, or you made him do it or anything." Meredith said as she walked into the room, and sat on the opposite bed from where Ruthie sat down. She nodded.
Ruthie was still in her room a few hours later, and Meredith had gone home. She laid on her bed, in the dark, staring at her ceiling. She wondered if she could ever forgive Martin, if she would be able to trust him. He lied to her, he looked her in the eye and lied. How was she supposed to know if he was lying now, the next time he talked to her? Or, would she ever let him talk to her?
Her thoughts were interupted once again when there was another knock on the door.
"Ruthie? It's me, Lucy." Lucy called softly through the door.
"I don't feel like talking to anyone right now, especially the people who lied to me." she replied back to her.
"Then just listen. I know you're mad at me, but I couldn't tell you. You know that. Just like dad couldn't. The others just figured it out on their own." Lucy said, hoping she'd forgive you. "I'm sorry."
"I know you couldn't tell me, and I know dad couldn't tell me. But how did everyone else find out, and I didn't?"
"I don't know Ruthie, they just put two and two together. And I guess, it was your turn." she said.
"I knew he was lying to me. I knew it, I just didn't think it was this serious. I mean, Martin was like a brother to me, I never thought he would lie to my face." Ruthie said, and Lucy opened the door and walked over to her, sitting beside her.
"I know, but I guess you just refused to open your eyes, refused to believe something was wrong."
"I guess. Is he gone?" she asked, and Lucy nodded.
"Is there anything I can do for you?" Lucy asked.
"Let me cry?" Ruthie asked. Lucy forced a smile and nodded. She was surprised, when Ruthie started to cry. She wasn't the kind of person who would just burst like that, especially not in front of people. It was then that she knew that Ruthie loved Martin, even if he had lied to her, and gotten another girl pregnant. She loved him, and more than a brother.