The Fire Within

  Throughout her life, Ruby used to make a lot of reckless decisions. Her teenage years topping the list, dating all the wrong guys, smoking the wrong stuff, barely ever studying, then her parents died. She and Eliza were all alone. It was her last year of high school, she once promised her mother that the day would come where she could be a doctor, so she did it.She went through high school with a high enough score to be a doctor and soon she would be in her second year of med school. People say that she is intelligent and incredibly inspiring to be where she was today, from a messed up kid to a college student. Wow.Truth is, Ruby owed it all to her aunt Mira. She stuck by her and Eliza's side, putting her personal life aside for them. Ask Ruby Ha

  Ruby jogged to the Quarry and saw Andy and Stefan at the top of the hill with Nicholas. She placed her hand on her chest, sucking in a deep breath, "Yeah. I ain't going up there."She started walking towards the fire altar, spotting two figures sitting on the ground, surrounded by a fire ring each, so she stood back behind a tree.

  The funeral was filled with tears and you could feel the sadness and despair lingering in the air. Mira and Noah were already buried, but they wanted a little memorial. Ruby, Eliza, Kevin, Van, Winnie, and Clara were all there. Some to say goodbye and others just to be there for their friends.Ruby held two roses to put on her parents' graves, as Eliza had one to put on Mira's grave. Eliza was teary-eyed as she walked from Mira'