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Margaret

"I believe," replied Margaret, "that you mentioned that you wanted to go to lunch and a movie? I admit that I don't know what's currently showing, but I rather like the idea." She gave another small smile saying this, both because her words actually were completely true, without any hint of ulterior motive or thought for once, even for Judith's benefit as those thoughts and motives almost always were, and as what was hopefully a bit of reassurance.

Having finished, she set her plate aside, adding "And what of you, Ruth? Will you be alright here on your own?" This too was genuine. She figured that it was likely so, based on the fact that Judith seemed alright with it, but Margaret didn't know herself. She didn't know when kids these days started being okay to be left alone. Her own circumstances were a bit unusual, and she could barely remember being Ruth's age. That whole time period sort of blurred together for her into a single 'before'.