“Beth gasped. “But in all of the books about the islands, it says that it was the storm of 1983. There was record lightning, and one of the bolts hit the Ruby house, burning down the house and killing the family, who were asleep and trapped inside.” “That’s what the books say,” Sully agreed. “But they never explain why the body of Peter Ruby wasn’t among the rest.” “Who’s Peter Ruby?” Lindsey asked. “The father,” Sully said. He didn’t go into details, but he didn’t have to, Lindsey could tell by... his tone that he hadn’t liked the man. “The speculation is that he tried to swim for help and perished,” Beth said. “Does that seem likely?” Sully asked. “You’re in the middle of one of the worst storms to hit the islands, your house has been hit by lightning and you swim for help? Wouldn’t you try to get your family out first?” “Well, yeah,” she said. “Mary and I were friends with the Ruby kids, as they were just a few years younger than us.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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