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Chapter 3:
Mrs. Camden, Ruthie, T-bone, Margaret, and Jane have been waiting for an hour for news and for the rest of the family to come till now. Lucy, Kevin, Simon, Mary, Carlos, Matt, Sarah, Sandy, and...Martin.
Mrs. Camden: Everyone is here...(starts crying a bit, but then she stops). Thank you for coming.
T-bone: Is it okay if I talk, Mrs. Camden?
Mrs. Camden: Alright. I'll go try to talk to a doctor. (walks away)
T-bone: Some ot you might not know me.
Everyone: We do.
T-bone: Alright...Well, Ruthie and I found him next to the movie theater and called for the ambulance. We have been here for a hour and no news. I hope that saying is true...You know, the one that says, "No news is good news."
Ruthie: T-bone?!
Jane (with sing-song voice): Seriously like!
Margaret: Seriously.
Both T-bone and Ruthie: Not now!!
Lucy: What's going on? I been away for a few days and problems start.
Jane: I wouldn't call them problems...Right Ruthie?
Ruthie: Like I said before...not now.
Mrs. Camden and a doctor come into the room
Doctor Brown: Are all these for Mr. Camden?
Mrs. Camden: Yes, sir. Doctor Brown: Alright. Mr. Camden is not doing so well. We are not even sure if.
Everyone: What?
Doctor Brown: I'm sorry. I don't think he will live to see tomorrow... So I'm going to let all of you get a chance to talk to him, but only 2 at a time. I have already talked to Mrs. Camden so she can tell you more because I must go see an other patient. I'm really sorry.
Mrs. Camden: I'm not sure who will go first so I'll go by age...Matt and Sarah, you can go visit him.
Matt: Mom, have you visited him yet. Mrs. Camden: I just did. Don't worry. I really want him to everyone get a chance to visit him.
Family members start going in and coming out from the room that Mr. Camden is in.
Martin grabs Ruthie aside to the water fountain and T-bone notices it.
Ruthie: What are you doing, Martin?
Martin: Who is that guy?
Ruthie: That's T-bone. I thought you already knew about him.
Martin: I did, but I all I know is that your dad is helping him and those girls out by letting them stay at your house.
Ruthie: What else do you want to know?
Martin: What he is to you?
Ruthie: Why would you want to know? Since, you have Sandy and Aaron.
Martin: I'm just concerned. Matt and Simon wanted to know too.
Ruthie: You guys need to leave me alone. I'm going to do what I want to do. Anyways, Mom said that Dad and her are okay with him and me.
Martin: So you two are together?
Ruthie: I guess.
Martin: What do you mean?
Ruthie: Well. We have not gone on a date yet with Dad and everything, but I have kissed him 4 times (looks over at T-bone and smiles which Martin notices).
Martin: So you really like him, don't you?
Ruthie: Yeah.
Martin: Does that mean that you are over me?
Ruthie: I guess. You will always mean something to me and we will always be friends...right?
Martin: Yeah. He's coming over.
Ruthie: T-bone, this is Martin.
T-bone: Hi! So the talking.
Ruthie: Don't worry. Martin and I are just friends. (T-bone looks relived and he smiles back at Ruthie)
Later on in the cafeteria, T-bone and Ruthie are alone and way from the family.
T-bone: Was he your boyfriend?
Ruthie: No.
T-bone: But you wanted him to be.
Ruthie: Yeah, but I'm over him. Now I just want to be friends with him because he's got his new life with Sandy and Aaron and I've got mine with you...at least I hope I do.
T-bone: You do. I just wanted to know.
Ruthie: I know.
T-bone: So are we together?
Ruthie: No.
T-bone: No? But we kissed!
Ruthie: I know, but we haven't gone on a date yet and I don't think we should right now.
T-bone: If I find a way for us to have a date while still being close to where your dad and your family is. Would you say yes?
Ruthie: I'm not sure what you are thinking of planning...But I guess...I will if you figure out how.
T-bone: Great! (nods) Alright! I'll be right back.