Ruby
Maxine Fox.
I remember the first day I saw her.
Black hair. Red lipstick. Black coat. Red heels. She's the reason I fell inlove with Red. She's probably the reason I called myself Ruby. The colour of blood.
When I saw her, I knew I wanted to be like her. No, I knew I wanted to be her. Everything about her screamed class and sophistication and strength. Three things that I didn't have. Three things that I dreamt of having but never even thought I would have.
But Maxine made me feel like I could have them. Maxine made me feel like I deserved them.
Maxine believed in me. She was a stranger but she believed in me, something my own parents couldn't do. She believed in my strength. She believed in my talent. She believed in my power. Yes, she told me that I have the power to change m
