"She's the greatest gift I could ever ask for." I said as Rue and I watched our daughter play in the sprinklers outside. In the back of my mind flashed Blake. How if I would've met him sooner would it be me and him instead of me and Rue.
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Maybe I shouldn't be thinking of shit like that because if it wasn't for Rue, I wouldn't have Jrue. So I enjoyed the time and didn't think about what could've been.
I was happy. I think.
"Where'd you get the necklace?" Rue asked out of nowhere.
I forgot about the shiny necklace than hugged my neck.
I touched it and immediately thought of a lie.
"I. . . I bought it when I went to get the medicine."
Rue frowned. "Oh." She said. "That looks so much like real diamonds."
"Great. That's how I wanted it to be." I started to feel sick and I went back inside throwing up. The secrets I was keeping was finally being released into the toilet.
