Chapters 13 & 14: The Mysterious Disappearance of Kevin!; Shocking Disclosure in the Zoological Gardens! Summary

A few days after Halloween, Ruby wakes up and her mother is gone. There's no note and no message on the answering machine. She's just gone. Unable to deal with this change, Ruby throws herself into her new relationship with Gideon. She tries to forget everything going on with Noel and everything going on with her parents. She pretends like everything is normal. She admits to Doctor Z that she feels uncomfortable about her home life. With her mother gone, she feels fully responsible for her father's mental health. He's gone into a terrible depression, refusing to get out of bed, leave the house, or eat anything other than Cheetos. She worries that her panic attacks will return, so she's actively...