Rabbit, Run Chapter 12 Summary

The “seawater” in Ruth’s mouth after Rabbit leaves is overpowered by her sadness and she starts to cry.
She feels like when she was a teenager and believed that being thinner would fix everything.
She knows why she really wants Rabbit to be with her. He makes her feel beautiful.
She didn’t answer because she never doubted that Janice “would win.”
She gets nauseous, goes to the bathroom and rests her head on the toilet.
She hasn’t the strength to throw up, but it feels good there.
She realizes that the child inside her, making her nauseous, might be her “friend.”