The Idealists – Part VIII
Mar 8th, 2010 | By CL Bledsoe | Category: Series, The IdealistsThe dining room table looks like a scene from a post-apocalyptic children’s movie.
The dining room table looks like a scene from a post-apocalyptic children’s movie.
“We have a window of about four months,” Ruthie says. “After that, the drugs will start to damage my ovaries.”
From the other room, he can hear Ruthie sobbing.
Derick pulled the door closed, leaving the din of argument behind him, and went and sat on the bed.
She turns, catches him watching, smiles wide, and slips her arms around him.
Her eyes rose and met his. She smiled. He felt something shift inside him.
She frowns as he opens the door until the rain and wind cover his face and slide down his collar, then her face softens.
“It’s simple,” Ruthie says, later. “They stick some things in me, do some tests, and then we’ll know.”