RUBY

This wasn't going to be easy. Horton wouldn't let me off the hook. He brought up everything I wanted to forget from the past, right in front of everyone. He shouted in frustration, reminding me of Hazel's death.

"Don't forget that Luther killed your sister, and you still want to run into his arms? You want your sister's death to be in vain, right?" Horton shouted louder, as if he wanted everyone to misunderstand.

My body had grown quite tired over the past few years and had become ...