June 5, 1995
Jade's one business teacher walked over to her desk as she was finishing her writing assignment.
"So Ms. Lindsay what do you plan on doing over the summer before your senior year? Playing video games? Relaxing by a pool?"
"Actually no...not much anyways." She looked up with her hazel green eyes sweeping her rich brown hair from her face. "I want to ask my parents if I can barrow the money they made from their investment on the class business...well not barrow, more like reinvest."
"Reinvest in what exactly?"
"Well none of the other girls wished the left over supplies...I want to continue Aphrodite's Precious Elements...I want to see how far this can go past just a school project."
The teacher smiled with a nod. "Very good Jade, you don't mind if you offer me a review when you return in September do you?"
"Not at all, May I be excused to go gather the supplies?"
"If you are all done here go ahead." Jade gathered her book & headed up to the business center. Heading to the cabinet that held the items from the girls business that year she grabbed a couple boxes & started to pack up the jewelry making supplies.
Once done she started to carry them downstairs & placed them in the main office out of the way so no one would take them. With the last box in place she asked to please make a phone call so they may be picked up. Calling her mom who wondered why she couldn't take the bus as normal until she explained that she had too much to carry. Instructed to wait till she got there so did so until her mother walked in.
"Ok Dear what needs to come with you?"
"All this."
"What? I hope we can all fit it in the car." Her mother grabbed one box & was struggling faintly while Jade grabbed one in each hand & headed down the steps. She placed those in the trunk & then went to get the last 2 & slid them into the back seat. Asking her moth to wait she ran back in & from the office called her classroom she was scheduled for asking permission to leave the 10 minutes early as her ride was already there. It was after finals & half the class didn't even show, what was the teacher going to complain about 10 minutes. Heading outside she hopped into the car & they headed home. Jade thanked her mom & said she would handle the boxes inside for now. Once they were piled in the corner of the dining room she sat down catching her breath.
"Ok Hun so what exactly is all that?"
"My summer project...well & maybe more. I'll talk to you & pop about it once he gets home ok?"
"Yeah honey whatever."
"Thanks, I'll be up in my room." Jade got up running up the stairs. Once her door was shut she turned on her music & hopped on the computer to do some research needed. She wanted to see one of anyone else has that name for a business if so where were they & what was it they did. Her search came back empty so next was to see what it would take to legally make that name hers. Forty bucks not too bad, it was a start. Hey even if her parents didn't invest their money that would only take a month of allowance for her to raise. After some more checking she heard a knocking at her door she went to check & saw her dad.
"Didn't you hear me calling?"
"Sorry dad."
"Ok no problem just don't play that stuff so loud, also when you have a moment come on downstairs your mom said you wanted to talk to us?"
"Oh yeah...be right there." She cut the music & headed down after her dad. Asking both to sit she smiled. "Ok you both remember investing $20 for my one class project? The class business?"
"Of course sweetie..."
"Well I have your profits...but I wanted to ask a favor."
"Ok what you want us to buy you?"
"Well not exactly buy me...you see...I want to start the business outside of school, rest of the girls signed off on the charter so that only really leaves me...but I have no start up capital except for the supplies I was given."
Both her parents looked at each other then at her. "How much you want from us?"
"Just what was earned from the project...and maybe some help with the paperwork mom?"
"I see nothing wrong with that...do you dear?"
"Nope...go ahead Jade give it a shot."
"Thanks!!" She went over giving both of them a hug before heading for the steps. She stopped mid way calling back down she would take care of the boxes later.
She was in her room when her mom came knocking.
"Ya mom?"
"Mind if I come in?"Jade stepped to the side to allow her to enter. Both sitting on the bed her mom started to speak.. "Downstairs you talked about my helping with paperwork, what kind of paperwork?"
"Well once I start getting orders keeping track of when they came in & if any have set finish dates. Lets see I'll handle most of the supplies, but if you look & think something is running low let me know & we can decide together when they need to be ordered. Sadly I might need your signature for legal reasons."
"Such as?"
"Hmm well first is getting the name registered so we/I can accept checks in the business name. Second would be helping me to open an account to deposit the checks under. There may be other things that I m not legally old enough yet to do that I will need you as a co-signer. Mom I don't want you or dad to be liable for any of this...I'll sign something if you want that might help clear you if I run into a jam."
"That's sweet hun...how about we start this as a family business? If it still floats when you're...lets play it safe 21 we will sign ownership to you minus our investment."
Jade chuckles "You sure pop will go for it??"
"If I tell him I want to do it...you know how many pipe dreams your father has tried to follow in his life...it would be wrong of him to try to stop your dream. It sure seems you did your research on it."
"Thanks mom." Jade turns giving her a big kiss on her check.
"Ok just so we know...how much are we investing exactly into this?"
"Only $200."
"Only...well from $40 not bad...and that was what about eight months?"
"About that." Jade looked at the clock "Ok that over with what's for dinner tonight I don't want to miss the start of Raw."
Her mom chuckled. "I begin to wonder if you ever miss wrestling."
If only they knew how much it would become her life.
