AS SOON AS THE front door slammed, Ruthie whirled around on me.
"Man! I thought they'd never leave!"
"Yeah, they were weirder than normal."
Ruthie shrugged. "They've always been that way. So, now you can finally tell me what really happened. And I know something happened. My scoop antenna is going crazy!" She rubbed her hands together gleefully.
I shoved away from the table, not in the mood to divulge anything. And I was still kind of frustrated with her immature attitude toward my situation.
"You really need to work on your improv. I mean really! You came over for math help, without your math book?" I grabbed another soda out of the fridge. "And then there was that stupid ringtone! Seriously, that was totally awkward for me!"
I stared out the kitchen window.
A chair scraped acro
