Original X-roads-2003

    Ruby was giggling down the hallway until she walked through the door and saw me sitting there. Her expression changed from girlish attitude to soft hatred.
    “What do you want?” she jerked her hair to the left.
    “You like Sertoff don’t you?” I sat on the bed furtherest away.
    “He’s your husband, and besides I haven’t touched him since that day.” she stuck her nose up in the air and looked the other way.
    “He’s NOT my husband.”
    Jonothan ushered her the rest of the way and shut the door behind him.
    “Well that’s not what I hear.” she crossed her arms and titled her head at me.
    “I don’t care what rumors are going around the mill, you gonna answer me or not?” I was beginning to get a little impatient.
    “The truth?” she began to let her guard down, her face grew softer.
    “Yes the truth.” No I want you to lie to me.
    She sat on the bed, “Yes, I do like him. I had always thought that one day he and I would be married, if I could ever stop what I was doing. Or if he would get me to stop. But he never seemed to want to.” she looked at the ground.
    “Yeah well, I know what he looks for in a girl. And if you want I can teach you.”