Ruby (Landry 1)

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"No, you're not!" Daphne shouted from the

parlor doorway the moment I stepped into the

entryway. "You're marching yourself right in here

first." She stood there, her arm extended, pointing to

the room. Her voice was cold, commanding. Edgar

quickly moved away and retreated through the door

that would take him through the dining room and into the kitchen, where I was sure he would make a report

to Nina.

I took a few steps toward Daphne. She kept her

arm out, her finger toward the parlor.

"How dare you try to tell me what to do and

what not to do after what you've done," I charged,

walking toward her slowly, my head high.

"I did what I thought was necessary to protect

this family," she replied coldly, lowering her arm

slowly.

"No, you didn't. You did what you thought was

necessary to get rid of me, to keep me away from my

father," I accused, meeting her furious gaze with a

furious gaze of my own. She faltered a bit at my

aggressive stance, her eyes shifting. "You're jealous of

his love for me. You've been jealous ever since I

arrived and you hate me because I remind you that he

was once more in love with someone else."

"That's ridiculous. That's just another ridiculous

Cajun--"

"Stop it!" I shouted. "Stop talking about the

Cajun people like that. You know the truth; you know

I wasn't kidnapped and sold to any Cajun family. You