Chapter Four
"The Phone"
Annie had begun to get really worried over Ruthie. She seemed withdrawn and depressed. Annie just couldn't figure out why. She had tried talking to Ruthie and so had Eric, still no answers. She was getting more worried by the second, so she decided to call and see if Olivia knew anything.
"I'm really worried about her." Annie told Olivia.
"I don't know what to tell you Mrs. Camden." Olivia said lying, "I haven't noticed anything."
"Are you sure?" Annie asked.
"Yes, she seems normal to me." Olivia said when her phone beeped, "Hold on Mrs. Camden someone's trying to call me."
"Olivia?" Freddie asked when she switched lines.
"Yeah Freddie?"
"Reverend Camden just called me he's worried about Ruthie." Freddie said.
"I have Mrs. Camden on the other line she's worried too!" Olivia said, "And she's trying to get me to talk."
"Ruthie will kill you!" Freddie said, "Don't tell her anything."
"I'm not dumb." Olivia said annoyed.
"Hold on someone's calling me." Freddie said.
"Freddie I need to get out!" Ruthie said, "My parents won't leave me alone."
"I have Olivia on the other line." Freddie said, "Do you want to go and see a movie and then go for some pizza?"
"Sure." Ruthie said, "Hold on someone's calling me."
"Hey Ruthie," Martin said.
"Hi Martin," Ruthie said, "I've been meaning to call you."
"I think we need to talk." Martin said, he decided the first step to getting over Ruthie would be to talk to her and see her to get her out of his system.
"Yeah, I agree." Ruthie said, "Hold on someone's calling me."
"Ruthie?" Todd said, "I think we need to talk."
"I have nothing to say to you." Ruthie said hanging up on him, "I'm sorry Martin."
"It's Freddie."
"Freddie I have to go. Martin's on the other line. He wants to talk." She said hanging up on Freddie.
"I want to get back together!" Todd said, "I made a big mistake."
"I thought I hung up on you!" Ruthie said hitting the talk button again, "Martin?"
"Still Freddie." Freddie said.
"Please go!" Ruthie ordered, "And isn't Olivia on your other line?"
"Shit!" Freddie said switching to Olivia, "Sorry Olivia. It was Ruthie and Martin just called her."
"Good!" Olivia said, "I was begging to get worried like Mrs. Camden. Oh god, Mrs. Camden!" Olivia said, "Bye Fred Flintstone."
"Hello?" Annie said, "Olivia?"
"I'm so sorry Mrs. Camden I'm back." Olivia said, "Sorry someone's calling again. Hold on one minute."
"Make her talk to me!" Todd begged Olivia.
"Dick face?!" Olivia screamed, "She's not going to talk to you!"
"But I'm still in love with her." Todd said.
"Your only saying that because after you broke it off with her she started flirted with Martin Brewer." Olivia said.
"No it's not that but, I really hate that Brewer guy." Todd said. "Hold on someone's calling me. I think it's her. Ruthie?"
"Sorry Todd this is Eric." Eric said, "I'm calling because I'm worried about Ruthie. Did you two have a fight or something?"
"Not exactly a fight." Todd said, "We broke up."
"Ruthie? You their? Ruthie?" Martin said, "Ruthie?"
"Martin?"
"Yeah, we're did you go?" Martin asked.
"A friend called and then my ex-boyfriend, well their both my ex's." Ruthie said, "Never mind about them. You wanted to talk."
"Yeah I just haven't seen you in awhile." Martin said.
"It hasn't been that long." Ruthie said, it had only been a week since the party.
"I know but we didn't really get to talk the last time I saw you." he said, "Your never going to believe what happened to me."
"What?"
"Mac dragged me to this party and apparently the punch was spiked and I passed out nude in a guest room." Martin said. Ruthie realized in that moment that Martin didn't remember being with her and it hurt.
"I guess I'm lucky no one caught me like that." he said.
"Yeah I guess you are." Ruthie said, "Martin I have to go."
"What's wrong?" Martin asked hearing something in her voice.
"Nothing," Ruthie said, "I'm just suppose to meet some friends for a movie and pizza."
"Oh ok." Martin said disappointed that she was going before he'd had a chance to get rid of his obsession with her.