17. Lovelight

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(Background song: Lovelight )

Once she finished singing, Ruby thanked the jury and left. As she was getting out of the building, she realized that the fateful moment had arrived and suddenly fell to the ground.

YOUNG RUBY (off screen) - I've always hated my room, it's so gloomy and dreary
Always the dark, for the windows just face the back yard
So I can't understand how it's happened, how everything's changing
This old dirty ceiling seems a little whiter
When you came into my life it all got so much brighter

All at once, an ambulance took Ruby to the hospital where she gave birth to her child, a little blonde girl she named Donna. Taking her in her arms, she cried of happiness.

YOUNG RUBY (off screen) - You must have a lovelight
Everything around you is lovelight
And I can feel your love everywhere
Maybe even when you're not there
The lovelight
Everything around you is lovelight
You're shining like a star in the night
I won't let you out of my sight
I don't want to lose you, I don't want to lose your lovelight

Later, Ruby is seen wearing some ABBA-inspired clothes while performing on a big stage in front of a massive crowd: she had become a well-known singer.

YOUNG RUBY - And I feel so good
And I feel so right
And I know that you must have a lovelight

Then, we see Ruby and a child Donna entering their new house, a gigantic villa in Beverly Hills. As the years pass, we see Ruby taking care of her daughter who grows more and more through the rushes. The mother and the daughter are seen having fun and their relationship is showing to be strong.

At the same time, we see Donny and Sophie playing cards while laughing.

YOUNG RUBY (off screen) - You've got lovelight
And I can feel your love everywhere
Maybe even when you're not there
You've got lovelight
Everything around you is lovelight
You're shining like a star in the night
I won't let you out of my sight
I don't want to lose you, I don't want to lose your lovelight
Everything about you is right
Let it glow and let it be bright
I don't want to lose your lovelight
You're shining like a star in the night
I won't let you out of my sight

Finally, Ruby is seen brushing the hair of an 8-year-old Donna who was wearing a uniform while preparing to go to school.

YOUNG RUBY & CHILD DONNA - I don't want to lose you, I don't want to lose your lovelight

Once the song finished, Ruby and Donna went out of the house where the school bus was waiting for the little girl. Ruby kissed her daughter who entered the bus with a schoolbag in hand while waving goodbye at her mother with an absent minded smile. However, a paparazzi who was hiding behind a tree close to the house had taken the whole scene in photo.

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