Chapter 10 - Nine
LEO
"You guys know each other?" Erwin and I blurt out the same time as we look back and forth between John and Ruth in sync and they look at each other, one with shock and other with amusement.
"What a pleasant coincidence, Mr. Goodie." Ruth has already recovered from his shocked state, "I was expecting to see you soon. But I didn't think it would be this soon." He smirks and there is something not right about this. Definitely not.
"O-Oh it's good to see you too." John smiles awkwardly, sure enough he just felt the same way about that devilish smirk.
"Wait. Just wait a damn minute." Erwin holds up his palm, gesturing to stop their chitchat. He is wearing an expression of extreme distress as something really bad is happening here and his hands are tied, so he can't do anything about it. "You haven't answered my question yet. What's happening here? Why do you know...Ruth?"
"So your name is Ruth?" John then turns to his best friend to explain the situation. "Yesterday when Steve ran away from the church he was the one who found him and informed me. I told you about it earlier this morning, remember?" He adds.
My eyes widen and my head shoots up to Ruth, who is silently staring at John's face with an indescribable look in his eyes as the realization hits me hard.
Oh no... this is bad...really bad...
"Leo," Erwin suddenly spins around, making me winch, "Will you mind if I take a few minutes to talk with John?"
"Of course not." I shoot a glance at Ruth, who is still drooling over John like a total creep. "Or rather, I have something to talk about with Ruth. So please take your time."