Novels by Ruthie Balo

She had gotten up early and went down to the kitchen since she couldn't sleep back, she was done cooking pasta and frying the chicken when Louie came downstairs with Stacie."Good morning Ruth" Louie greeted."Morning Lou Lou" she greeted him back"Morning Ruth" Stacie came into view taking a seat on the high chair,"Morning" she flatly replied, it was obvious in her tone, Stacie's chest tightened.Ezekiel and Danielle came in afterward."What's cooking," Ezekiel asked after he greeted her"Pasta and chicken" they replied, she and Louie laughed, we said it together, she told him still laughing."Stacie, can you please wake up the sleepy heads?" Ruth asked."I'll be back in a second" she stood up to leave "please bring my phone on the bed," Louie told her. She knocked on Ivan and Patrick's door, opening it slightly and peeking her head inside the room."Ivan" she screamed he almost jumped out of the bed causi

"Baby what's going on?" he asked sitting at the edge of the bed,"What's going on as how?" he understood what his partner was talking about but he wanted him to elaborate more on his question."This place is really scary and I'd be lying if I said, I'm not getting more scared, by the second what is up with this cabin?""I don't know much but I know this place is full of mysteries and its starting to unravel bit by bit. First, it was Elena Martins the ghost, then the other unknown ghosts and Ruth's injury. Oh and my mysterious, lost in the wilderness situation." he heaved a sigh."This place is a lot to take in although we've decided to make a plan, we gotta leave before any more damages happens," Ivan added."You know, he paused, I was fucking scared when you didn't come back, I knew you were lost and we just had to come to look for you." He stood up to go hug his boyfriend who stood beside the bathroom entrance."I was so scared, I do

Are you happy now? Ezekiel asked Danielle when they got to the room."Every word you said to Ruth, did you mean it? was it the truth?do you actually not like her for real?" he added, gesticulating with hands and stamping his foot."I'm sorry babes" "I didn't mean it, I was just jealous she has been the strong one among us and she's so strong-willed and I don't know", she stuttered "I..." She was interrupted"jealous you mean" he chuckled"Really, you do know you're the richest and you have everything you want and everything you'll ever need, you own the biggest house, your parents and brothers are well known and you're one of the most popular girls in college, who throws parties, almost every weekend.Ruth is an immigrant just like my sister and me, our father works in Michigan, that's the only reason why we live here and we have mixed blood. That girl is struggling to get her life together, she's the only one amongst us on a scho

She opened her eyes after the door had closed behind Ivan, he was the last to leave, adjusting the bandage he had wrapped around her head. Thank God for the first aid kits and home service medical kits that Danielle's family had in the house, he was able to stop the blood before she lost too much, they couldn't bear the risk of losing one of their friends.Ruth was still feeling pain, pain for every bad thing that has happened in her life, she thought life would be so sweet but as she was growing up and started to know more about life, she realized life was full of ups and downs, life wasn't going to be fair every time, she wished her best friend didn't die, maybe life would have been easier, not like life has been any easier or whatever, she drew in a long breath.Ever since she became friends with the girls and the rest of the guys, she had tried to stay on her own and kept more to herself, but Jasper had told her to pitch in more and Danielle and Stacie were a

She woke up, her head banging, "Ewww!" She muttered, cringing her face."Hey, take it, easy tiger," Ivan told her, making her rest back on the bed and adjusting the pillows, "you're strong Ruth""I thought I was going to die," she said" If we'd stayed longer than an hour, you could have died, we came on time""My lips feel dry and my throat is not any better" Ivan chuckled, Ruth laughed,"here, drink up" he offered her a glass of water."Ahh, that felt good, where's jasper?" "its good to see you too, we were fucking scared""I'm sorry Anjali," he laughed,"Hey, did you call me Anjali, wow," I thought you all preferred Ruth."Anjali" Ezekiel called. They didn't notice the others entering the room."Heyyyy, you too" she laughed so hard that it caused her pains, "oww, my head" she smiled."Aww, sorry hun," Louie told her, he hugged her, squeezing her back, "I'm sorry about the girls, and it'

She stopped walking fast, bending on her knees on the granite floor, she cried into her palms, she still could not believe what Dani said. After some minutes of crying, she continued walking to the other house, she opened the door and the smell of dust hit her nose strongly, she coughed.Pointing the torch around, she took a deep breathe "OK Anjali, you can do this" she told her herself speaking Hindu. She entered, pointing the torch around to find the meters, she heard a sound like someone dropped something on the floor, she ignored the sound, the woods creaked behind her, she looked behind her but saw no one, she shrugged it off, she found what she was looking for and saw that a wire had been cut or loosen, either way, that was why the light went off.She dropped the torch on the floor so she could fix it quickly, she checked it and immediately figuring how to adjust the wire. She quickly fixed it and the lights came on. She smiled, cheering herself "I'm a genius."