RUBI
As we pulled over at the entrance door of the Ruiz’s mansion, my heart started beating faster than normal. I was a nervous reck, and it was very obvious in my demeanor.
Sensing this, Hector squeezed my hands in my laps. “Everything is going to be fine, Rubi.” Hector tried to assure me, for the hundredth time since we left our house. “Trust me, I’m here with you.”
“I know. But you can’t blame me. It’s just that, with your mom around I’m never sure, what she would do or say next. It’s frustrating as hell.”
He sighed. “It’s okay for you to be nervous, I understand that. If you are not sure about going inside, all you have to do is say the word and I’ll turn this car around right now and we’ll get the hell out of here.”
That is very considerate of him. But it just made me more confu
