Sam's dad had a mini stage made for our table to be at. Ever so often some one will come and want a picture or to congratulate us, it was nice but I didn't really want all the attention. "I cant believe that you guys are married out of every one from our class I didn't think that you guys would end up together" Sasha said, she was from out graduating class we hardly talked but she was nice. "Yeah I know I always looked at Sam like a good friend nothing more" I said "Come on Jess you had to notice the body and the looks" she told me "Oh yeah that I noticed and the smile" I said "Yeah you got to love that smile." She answered. After everyone started to eat no one came up to say hi or anything. "This is so weird, center stage and every time some one looks up they are looking at us" Sam told me "Yeah I know but what can we do that's what your dad wanted." I told him "what did you want?" he asked it seemed strange that Sam would ask me that if I told his dad and his dad said that he talked to Sam and his mom and that they liked the center stage thing "Sam, I told your dad to get a long table for us to sit with the court. He said that he spook with you and your mom and you guys liked the center stage thing." I said "No, I told him that I didn't like it and that if you waned the long table to give you the long table" he said. At that moment his dad came up to hug us. "Hey kids how do you feel married?" he asked "Dad, how come you told Jess that I liked the center stage idea? I told you to give her the long table and you told her that I liked it" Sam said "Sam I got a message from a strange phone it was from you and it said Dad, I take it back the center stage idea is great tell Jessica that I liked it and call this number so that the guy can give you a good price on the stage. Sam. "I called and some Jerry Longhorn answered and he's the guy that did the stage. Why?" he asked "Jerry Longhorn? I have never heard of any one by that name" Sam said. But I was thinking I didn't know why that named seemed like I heard it before but where? Jerry, Jerry, Jerry? Oh my god "I know who that is and am telling you now we need to act like every thing is fine and get off the stage now, we need to get people away from the stage." I said "Why?" Sam asked. "Jerry is Jakes cousin and he was put away in jail for trying to rob a bank and for putting bombs on the hostages." I said "Bombs?" Sam and his dad said together "Yeah bombs, don't we have a fire work presentation or something?" I asked "I don't know you have to ask Mimi and that" Sam said. I got up and asked Mimi and she just nodded "We need to get people to start dancing so that I have time to go and check under the stage when I find what am looking for I will give you the signal and start the fire works presentation.
As the DJ started the music Mimi and Jeff were helping me get people up. I needed for there to be tom much going on that who ever was watching couldn't see me. I ran to the bathroom and changed into the going away outfit and so did Sam we took 3 minutes. As we blended into the crowd I made my way over to the stage and got under it. To the corner I saw I blinking light and as I walked over to it I was that 10 minutes was left I got out and Mimi had already set up the presentation so I stood on the stage and acting like I was drinking champion. "Ok every one please make your way to the barn so that the fire work presentation can start. Walk fast we don't want to keep the fire works waiting." Mimi said. The people from the court helped us hurry people along. With 2 minutes to spare we had almost every one there but I couldn't see my mom or dad. "Sam where's my parents?" I asked "The last time I saw them they had gone inside the house" Mimi told me. I ran but by the time I got close to the house the bomb went off and I was half blasted. I wasn't close enough to get effect but I was close enough to get thrown a bit. "Jess!" Sam yelled as he ran to me. "My parents!" I said "Mom! Dad!" I yelled. The house was burning and I couldn't hear them any where. "Please step aside Miss ill take care of this" Mr. Cruz said, he was captain of the fire department. My dad was friends with all of them since they were kids. By the time that they were able to get the fire down and do a check it was to late my parents were burned. The happiest day of my life turned into the worst day ever.
We spend 2 days arranging everything, but we couldn't leave until the lawyer came to read the will. It had been a week, Sam and I stayed at my house while his dad left to Montana to get things sorted out with school. We were sitting in the living room when we heard a knock "That must be the lawyer, ill get it" Sam said. The lawyer came in and we decided to read the will in the kitchen. "Your mom redid her will last week. She wanted to have to changes done ahead of time. She also left you a letter. Lets get started." The lawyer said. I nodded. "To my dearest kids am sorry that I am not there to share the most important things with you weather its your wedding or your prom I am truly sorry. I leave this will with all my most important things for you to keep and pass down. Jess, am so happy you found some that loves you and will protect you. I leave you the house with every thing inside. I also leave you the car so that when your brother is older you can pass it on to him. Forgive me that there isn't anything more that I can leave you. Jessica I have given Mr. Smith a key, that key opens a safety deposit box in the bank it hold something very valuable to me that I want you to have, its something that my father gave me when I was being a rebellious kid and it helped me a lot. " The lawyer stopped reading to give me a chance to sign the paper that stated that the house and the car were mine and to give me the key. "Now I will read you your fathers will." He said "Jess, am starting with you because you are the oldest and for my first and only daughter. I leave you my house in Washington and California. I also leave you a sum of 37.6 billions dollars. My secretary will have all the paper work for you so that a debit card will be issued to you and a monthly check. All your bills phone, car, insurance, medical, anything will be paid by the company. When your brother grows of age and gets married I would like for you to sign over one of the houses to him, which one that is your choice. Also for you both I leave behind 2 lands. One that a ranch has been build on it and another that is being used to plant food. Also one of those will be handed to your brother the day of graduation of College. Something that I am leaving that you will need to share is the company. It has passed over to you and Todd. Take care of each other and watch over each other. I love you both." The lawyer once again stopped and gave me the papers of all the properties. "Jessica you would have to go to California to get the money portion." He said "not a problem, thank you for what you have done" I said.
After the lawyer left I went to my room to take a nap, but I was just not able to so many thought came to my head that I just couldn't go to sleep. "Sam am going to the bank and see what is in the deposit box." I told him "Let me go with you" he said "no I want to go alone please. Plus I need some time to think." I said, he just nodded and I left. "Hi Eric can I please see the deposit box that this key belongs to" I said when I got to the bank. "Sure Jessica not a problem just give a few minutes" he said "Ok" I answered. A few minutes later Eric came in and asked for me to follow him. "Here is the box, ill just give you a moment" he said and stepped out. What did my mom leave? As I opened the box there was a smaller box inside, looked kind of old. For some reason this box reminds me of a story my mom use to tell me when I was younger. I opened the box and there was something wrapped in a cloth with a note on top. Jessica, I use to tell you the story about the little girl that grow up in a Christian family but felt like a black sheep. When she grow up she decide to leave her family and go on her own path. Remember how I would tell you that she would always have that one saying Who is God to make my choice if its my life, Sweetie I was that girl and the day that I left my family was the day that I regretted everything. My father was a pastor and I use to be the rebellious child, I hated going to church it never made any sense to me. Who's God? Why is he so important? If I want to do something I will and when I die, I die. There is no heaven and hell. No God and the Devil. But when I left and I saw my self struggling to find my way your grandfather found me. He asked for me to come back and to let him guide me to find salvation. I laughed but as I saw his face and it hurt him to see his only daughter struggling. I went back with him, I was much older and able t understand what they were saying at church. We need salvation, we need God's forgive, we need to be in his light. Am sorry I was not able to share that with you and you grow up not knowing God. I only blame my self because I should have known better. After you grandfather died I turned my back on the path that he worked so hard to get me on. My mother just before her death gave me this bible, she said that my father would hold on to this bible and pray that his daughter would come home one day. Inside he had written something to me that now am going to tell you. Daughter never give up on life, if you don't know god, get to know him. If you don't forgive god, he wont forgive you. People in life are given to you so that you can evolve as the his daughter reach the level that he needs for you to. A daughter of the Lord. A solider of Christ. My love get to know god, don't let the bad over power the good, for god will be watching and if you walk in the light, the devil will not be able to turn you away and you, along with your family will be blessed. Love you and God Bless You, Your mother. She gave me my grandfather's bible. My mom had told me that he was a pastor and that in his family all the guys were pastors and evangelist and prophets, but when he died she let go of all of that because it was to hard for her. At this moment I started to understand what God has been trying to tell me, where my life is suppose to go.