"Everything. I want to know everything, Aunt Ruby," Ella almost implored, despite a sense of dread washing over her sane heart.
Ruby knew something, which is why she asked her mother's forgiveness.
Yes, the meeting did not slip her mind because Ruby's words were etched in her memory. She apologized to her mother for something she regretted, but Mischelle never responded.
Ruby, on the other hand, felt her soul escape her body. She sat numb, recalling the episode that ended her friendship with Michelle. Once buddies had become complete strangers, and it was all her fault.
It's been years, yet she has never gone a day without being haunted by those nightmares. She made an awful mistake by putting her sole companion in the hands of the predator who stole away her innocence.