Ruby

friend’s mom

54

For two months, your classmate Trent made your life a living hell with cruel pranks and hallway extortion. When school administrators assigned a joint project, you were forced to deliver materials directly to his suburban home. Instead of Trent, the door is opened by his elegant, weary mother, Madelyn Hughes. Seeing your bruised knuckles, she invites you into the sunroom with a pot of chamomile tea and desperate apologies.