CHAPTER 1:

School is out for the winter break. Christmas is fast approaching and no one is more excited than Samantha Forster But not even Sam could prepare herself for the news that she is about to hear..

Sam stepped off the School Bus into the ice cold howling wind .She pulled her coat as firm as it would go, even that wasn't enough to break Sam's spirit, yet.

As soon as Sam reached the steps to the River Bend Ranch she could sense something just wasn't right.

"Im home" Sam yelled over the Wind towards her Mustang Ace. He let a Whinny that even the howling wind couldn't silence. She looked over the front porch where her dad was standing.

"What's up?" Sam asked approaching him

"Come inside" Was all he said.

As the door was slammed shut by the now screeching wind there was an awkward stillness in the Forster house.

"Sam sit down" Said Brynna

Sam sat in silent, She had a feeling this wasn't good.

"Sam, Linc has been taken to prison" Said Sam's dad

"What for?" asked a puzzled Sam

"Oh countless acts of fraud and stealing" Said Brynna waving her hand as she spoke

"Hang on, what's going to happen to Jen's family?" asked Sam looking from her to dad to Grams to Brynna

"Well No one really has made up there mind yet" Said Grams

This couldn't be happening. Not a week before Christmas.

"Can I call Jen?" Asked Sam

"Sure" Said Brynna

So Sam Rung Jen's place, Jen answered.

"Is it true?" Asked Sam straightforwardly

"Hi Sam what's up?" Said Jen in a sarcastic tone

"Haha really funny" Said Sam

Jen sighed

"Yeah so im guessing you didn't ring just to talk?" asked Jen

"No not really, But is it true Jen?" asked Sam

There was a long pause before Jen answered

"Yeah Linc has been arrested and considering we are his name" Was all Jen said before Sam could here her muffled crying on the other end

"What?" asked Sam.

"Well, our only option is to move" said a weeping Jen

Sam sat there , now it was her turn to be completely silent.