"All this effort, all this planning, just to upset my dearest friend" (60). This is a quote about Ruth. She seems like she'll be the antagonist, and I really don't like her. She seems more like a frenemy than a true friend to Kathy. She's sickly sweet to some, but underneath she's spiteful and manipulative. People like that don't make for a healthy friendship. She's also really mean to Tommy, and for no reason at all. In a sense, Kathy is no better, with how she handled the pencil case scandal and how she held that over Ruth's head is also very mean. I just don't think that they have a healthy friendship. Then again, a few times Kathy has mentioned Ruth's recovery room, so I think that they will stay constant friends.