V.C. Andrews' Ruby

I was born in the bayou in the low country in louisiana,

and raised by my grandmère, catherine.

Grandmère was a spiritual healer.

Someone unafraid to do battle with evil.

When grandmère was summoned at night

it meant someone was very sick or in pain

or it meant death.

Something evil took my baby.

I- I felt it.

I felt the spirit enter the room when the baby died.

When a baby dies before it is baptized a dark spirit lingers.

It's trapped the baby's soul and we must release it.

Ruby?

Holy water.

Quick.

The spirit hides itself in standing water.

We must find it and wash it away.

Grandmère?

Over here.

Water.

Je vousez chassez diabolique.

Je vousez chassez diabolique.

Je vousez chassez diabolique!

Be gone, demon!

bury the child.

The evil is gone.

Is that for tourists or for you?

It's to sell.

Oh, is that grandpère jack?

Where's his whiskey bottle?

it isn't jack.

It's my father.

He's watching over me.

Oh, I don't think he's that type.

If you only met him that once

how do you know what he's really like?

You know I have the sight.

That doesn't mean you see everything.

No, I don't.

But I do know that landry women don't pick good men.

You'd do well to remember that with the boys.

Finish up.

You'll be late for school.

Landry!

Were you avoiding me at school?

So I heard skeeter fitch asked you to the fais dodo dance.

He most certainly did.

And I'm told you said you'd think about it.

Did I tell him that?

I suppose I might have.

Ruby, why would you say that?

Because, paul, so far he's the only boy who's asked me.

We've been going together for more than a month.

I didn't think I would have to officially ask you.

Well, I guess you just learned something about girls.

And besides, how do I know?

Maybe you didn't wanna be seen in public

with a lowly cajun girl.

What would your vague, rich father say?

Hey, hey, hey.

Well, miss ruby landry,

would you do me the honour of being my for real date?

Fine, I'll go with you.

Wish me luck.

I'm gonna help grandmère at her craft stand.

I'm putting up some of my paintings.

Maybe I'll sell one.

Good luck.

I just love your preserves, catherine.

Best in the bayou.

There you go. Thank you.

Thank you.

I'm going to the dance with paul.

Why are you being so difficult, grandmère?

I'm looking forward to this.

Ruby, don't argue with me.

I cannot have you running around with paul tate.

I'm not running around with him, I'm going to the dance with him.

He's a tate, you're a landry.

Nothing good can come of this.

My goodness, grandmère, what are we now,

the hatfields and the mccoys?

You are headed straight for a heart break.

This is ridiculous.

He's a perfectly nice boy.

Don't argue with me-

are you alright, grandmère?

Welcome.

What can I help you with today?

These are remarkable.

But none of them are signed.

Who did this?

She did.

You?

You painted these?

Mmmhmm.

They're $5 a piece.

I want 'em all.

What's your name?

Um... Ruby landry, sir.

You-you really want to buy every one of my paintings?

This is what I'm gonna do for you.

This... Is $50.

Now, that's just a down payment.

My name is dominique legrand.

I run an art gallery down in the french quarter

and I don't believe that your paintings

are gonna be on the wall for very long.

Thank you, sir.

May I?

Yes, yes.

Of course.

almost there.

he bought every single painting

and said it was only the start.

It's unreal!

So what's next?

Move to the city, forget all about me?

No.

You can come with me.

I'll need a chauffeur after all.

Let's go in and celebrate?

Get outta here, ya damn rummy!

Don't come back!

Oh, no.

I don't know what the heck you're doing, I paid my bill.

Hey, hey, come on, leave him be!

Take your boy home!

What do you want?

He's asking for it!

Grandpère!

Jack.

Ruby?

Come on, loan me- loan me a dollar.

Come on, jack.

Worthless rummy.

We're taking you home, grandpère.

I'm fine. I can walk on my own.

Alright, almost there.

Just a few more steps.

There we go.

Ok, jack.

You sleep it off.

Ruby, forget it.

Nothing's gonna get this place clean, anyway.

Thank you for helping me get him back.

I'm sorry you had to get all caught up in it.

Well, don't worry about it.

I am worried about it, paul.

Word's probably all over town.

Your parents are going to hear

that you muddied your hands in landry business.

Hey.

Those dirt poor swamp folks.

Listen.

I don't care.

They can't tell me not to see you.

Ruby... I love you.

Are you serious?

Am I serious?

Is that really your response?

I- I mean, I-I don't know what I was expecting

dropping it on you out of nowhere

but I know what I was hoping to hear-

paul...

I love you, too.

That's better.

what's going on out there?

This is exactly how I imagined it.

I know what you're going to say so don't bother.

You have got to stop seeing this boy now.

Grandmère, I...

I'm in love with him.

Oh lord.

Ruby, you are not your mother's first born.

Paul was.

Oh, come on.

It's true.

Paul's father was already married

when he seduced your mother.

I don't know what he told his wife,

how they explained things away-

stop it!

It's true, ruby.

I don't believe you.

I wish I hadn't had to tell you, cherie.

Of all the boys in the world you had to pick paul tate

to fall in love with,

and he just happens to be your half-brother.

It's not true.

It's not true.

you're going to have to tell him goodbye.

ok, but since when do you care that I'm from money

and you're not?

I just think we need to admit we're from two different worlds.

We should stop it now before it goes too far.

I... I really think I need to focus on being an artist right now

and to do that I need to live more.

I can't stay in houma forever.

I need to be open to more experiences.