"Ruth."
Mrs Payne did not get any response to her call.
"ruth, I am talking to you." She said sternly this time.
"I am listening." Ruth mumbled absent-mindedly.
She was behaving this way since Thea and Rees's wedding. Mrs Payne did not understand what went wrong with her. She thought of asking about it to Thea or Rees, but they were out of town on a vacation after their marriage. They were on their honeymoon.
Having enough of her rudeness, Mrs Payne held her elbow and turned her around. Her face was set in an unimpressive frown.
"Enough Ruth! Stop acting like a child and tell me what happened. I know that you are keeping something inside you and I want you to let it out."
Angry Ruth pulled her hand from hers with force.
"Why do you care?"
Mrs Payne was taken aback by her reaction. This was not her Ruth. This was not her sweet daughter.
"Why do I care?! How could you ask such thing to me Ruth? huh? I care because i love you! I care because you are my family!"