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One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

by Sonya Sones · 2004

My name is Ruby. This book is about me. It tells the deeply hideous story of what happens when my mother dies and I'm dragged three thousand miles away from my gorgeous boyfriend, Ray, to live in L.A. with my… more

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I know this sounds incredibly lame, but I don't want losing my virginity to feel like I'm losing something. I want it to feel like I'm finding something. I want sex to be amazing. I want it to be life-alteringly wonderful. And I want it to happen with someone I love.
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But most days, I wander around feeling invisible. Like I'm a speck of dust floating in the air that can only be seen when a shaft of light hits it.
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And I flat out refuse to have one of those lives that I wouldn’t even want to read about.
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I love to read, but I can't stand books like that. And I flat out refuse to have one of those lives that I wouldn't even want to read about." "But at least I'm numb -- as if my heart's been Novocained.
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What's up with me? Have I gone absolutely nuts? Don't answer that.

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My name is Ruby. This book is about me.

It tells the deeply hideous story

of what happens when my mother dies

and I'm dragged three thousand miles away

from my gorgeous boyfriend, Ray,

to live in L.A. with my father,

who I've never even met

because he's such a scumbag that he

divorced my mom before I was born.

The only way I've ever even "seen" him

is in the movies,

since he's this megafamous actor

who's been way too busy

trying to win Oscars

to even visit me once in fifteen years.

Everyone loves my father.

Everyone but me.

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2004
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