Chapter 65: Disappear
Rayna frowned in confusion. What was Ruby talking about? How did he refuse to see the truth if she didn’t get to tell him?
"You’re getting me confused, Rubes. What exactly is going on? Tell me in plain words."
Ruby burst into tears again, her heart breaking all over again as everything that happened in that room came rushing back. She exhaled and wiped her face, telling herself she needed to be strong for her baby.
"I tried to tell him the truth, Ray. But...." she let her words trail off and Rayna sighed in frustration.
"But what, Rubes? What happened?"
"He didn’t believe me," Ruby said, her voice breaking. "He... he threw me away like I was nothing. And my own mother—she said I ruined everything. That I was selfish. Ivy cried, and they all rushed to her like she was the victim."
"Oh God..." Rayna murmured. "Ruby... wait. Did I just hear you say Ivy? Your mother siding with her? What are you talking about?" Rayna asked and Ruby gathered her strength to tell her all that happened at the hospital and how Ivy’s appearance had shocked her.
Ruby leaned her head back against the bench, tears finally sliding down her cheeks. "I don’t understand, Rayna. I stood by him when he was broken. I protected him from everything—even my own heart. And now... it’s like I never existed. Like none of it mattered."
"I’m so sorry," Rayna whispered. "I just wish I was there."
"I wish you were too," Ruby said. "Because right now... I feel like I have no one. I don’t feel.... I have no one, Ray."