Ruthy Ramirez

Ruthy Ramirez is the second Ramirez daughter who disappeared when she was thirteen years old. In her first-person narrative passages, Ruthy tells the reader about her last day at school, before she was abducted. While she and Yesenia were once best friends, Yesenia had begun spending time with Angela Cruz, and whispering about Ruthy behind her back. At lunch, Ruthy, felt someone touch her head and when she reached up felt the wad of gum that Angela had pressed into her curls. She lifted her cafeteria tray to slap Angela and other students circled them as they began to fight. In the dean’s office, Ruthy attempted to explain what happened, but Mr. Delvecchio was dismissive and told her she would be kicked off the track team if she was involved in another fight. Later, Ruthy told herself that she would never forgive Yesenia and walk to...