My Cousin Ripped Off My Daughter’s Medical Brace at Her Birthday Party—Then I Made Her Leave.
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Chapter 20 - RUBY CHOOSES CONTACT
At eleven, Ruby asked to see Lucinda.
Why?
Curiosity.
Not reconciliation mythology.
“Does she still think I was fake?”
“No.”
“How know?”
“She says she doesn’t.”
“I want ask.”
Neutral meeting.
I waited in another room.
Ruby later told me the conversation.
“Did you think I was pretending?”
Lucinda:
“At first, I told myself that.”
“Why?”
“Because I didn’t want the accident to be serious.”
“It hurt.”
“I know.”
“Did you know then?”
“Yes.”
“Then why?”
Lucinda cried.
“Because I became more afraid of being blamed than I was afraid of hurting you again.”
Ruby was quiet.
Then:
“That was bad.”
“Yes.”
Meeting ended.
May you like
No hug.
Truth enough.
