Pretend Girlfriend
I answer, closing my eyes waiting for the bomb to drop.
"Sis, I need your help", she squeals, and I stand up, opening my eyes with my heart beating fast.
"Ruth? Ruth, what is going on?" I ask, and I hear her crying in the background and someone grabbing the phone from her.
"Aimee? This is Joan" I hear my sister's girlfriend's voice on the other side. I take a couple of deep breaths, trying to calm myself down.
"Hey Joan, what is going on?" I ask, afraid of what she might tell me.