Their daughter Ruth was salvagable, if someone would teach her about make-up and acne products; but thanks to modern ads, she knew enough not to eat h...rself into obesity, something very easy to do when you live on "Easy St.".It was the middle of Ron's 42nd year that the trouble began. Ruthie was now almost sixteen. She had normal cravings, but she rarely went out, and never alone with a boy. She could only get mercy dates that her friends helped get her by double dating.Sadly, she felt. .. and it started ... and was over ... at the same time... ... if you can imagine it.God!It was something only God could pull off.But ... why?Why here ... why now?I’ve always believed. Always ... until I began to wonder if the atheists might be right and it all ends when we die.Life can’t be that cold and final, can it? Some nights I’d lie in bed and worry about what would be coming after I stopped breathing. Would it hurt? Would I be afraid? Would I see loved ones? My mother and father?. ."Alice took a deep breath. "Now what?"Ginger looked down at the floor for what seemed to be an eternity. Alice looked at Alan who had sad eyes just like her own.When Ginger looked up she had the most beautiful smiling face that Alice had ever seen. "But now ... I love him even more." She rushed over to Alice and hugged her. Alice held her daughter and they cried together."Oh my baby ... my daughter," Alice said and kissed her daughter's pretty face. "I love you so much. I never forgot you.. I had such a wonderful time.” Minako blushed her heart pounding. “Yes John. I had a wonderful time too. Much better than I expected.” Realizing her verbal mistake Minako giggled and tried to apologize. “No I mean….” John chuckled easily. “Yes I know what you meant Minako.” As Minako bashfully looked down John slipped out the choker from its black velvet box. The Canadian moved behind Minako and lifted her tumble of curls off her slender graceful neck. He gently pulled at Minako’s elegant neck.