Lucy lifted a book from the shelf. She needed the book "As for Me and My House" for a devotional. She read the front of it to herself. It said: As for Me and My House "Here's hope and help for building faith-filled families today" An 18-week Family Devotional Guide by Delores Hayford.
"Great, a guide to raising a Christian family," Lucy said. She turned it over to find the price. $9.99. She flipped through the book. There were 310 pages. "Is this a good deal?" Lucy asked herself. She started walking and by not watching where she was going, she ran into a guy who wasn't watching where he was going. They both fell on the floor.
"Oh great!" The guy said.
"I'm so sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going!" Lucy apologized.
"It's ok, I wasn't either," The guy replied. There were books all over the floor. Lucy was overcome with the sudden urge to laugh. She laughed until he started laughing. They got up and gathered their books.
"I'm Ryan Jones," Ryan said, extending his hand.
"I'm Lucy Camden," Lucy replied.
"Are you a freshman?" Ryan asked. Lucy nodded, still smiling.
"Are you a freshman?" Lucy asked.
"No, I'm a sophomore. Are you eighteen?" Ryan asked.
"No. I'm twenty-one. I was going to a different college and then I quit and took a year off. Well, it was more like a half of a year," Lucy replied.
"I'm twenty-two. I took two years off. I though I could just get a job and that would be that, but I realized that that wouldn't work, so now I'm going for my degree in theology. It's a long bumpy ride, but somebody has to do it," Ryan said.
"I'm going to follow in my father's footsteps and become a minister," Lucy replied.
"Ok, that's cool," Ryan said.
"Yeah, I guess," Lucy said, thinking on her family. She missed them. She wondered what they were doing right now. Then she decided that they had told her to leave, and that she had gone as far from them as possible, or at least as far from them and into a good college as possible.
"I better go, my family is seven miles away and I told them I'd be home for lunch," Ryan replied.
"Oh, your family lives near?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah. Where does your family live?" Ryan asked.
"A small city several miles outside of San Francisco, California," Lucy replied.
"Oh, you're from California? Any siblings?" Ryan asked.
"Six. Two sisters, four brothers, my sister's ex-boyfriend, my parents, and a dog," Lucy replied.
"Wow, that's one big family. Your sister's ex-boyfriend?" Ryan asked with puzzlement.
"Yeah. His name is Robbie Palmer and he was kind of the bad boy and my sister dated him and they broke up, of course. Then he went to live with his other girlfriend who he had been dating even when he was dating my sister and she kicked him out and he was homeless, so he lives with us, with them, now," Lucy replied.
"Wow again. I have two sisters, one brother, one sister-in-law, and my parents," Ryan said, "But my brother and sister-in-law live in New Jersey."
"One of my brother's and one of my sister's live away from home, too," Lucy replied.
"Ok, so your house isn't as full as I'd imagined," Ryan said.
"No," Lucy replied, with a little chuckle.
"Like I said, I better go, I still have to pay for these," Ryan said.
"Ok," Lucy replied, "Bye."
"Bye," Ryan said. He waved and walked away. Lucy turned back to the shelf to find another book. She found "Hangman's Curse" by Frank Peretti. It was the first in the series. So far there was only two books, and the other wasn't required. She picked up the book. It looked very interesting. It was green and had fancy writing. She turned to the back and the price was $14.99. Lucy made a face, but it was required.
"Great, a guide to raising a Christian family," Lucy said. She turned it over to find the price. $9.99. She flipped through the book. There were 310 pages. "Is this a good deal?" Lucy asked herself. She started walking and by not watching where she was going, she ran into a guy who wasn't watching where he was going. They both fell on the floor.
"Oh great!" The guy said.
"I'm so sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going!" Lucy apologized.
"It's ok, I wasn't either," The guy replied. There were books all over the floor. Lucy was overcome with the sudden urge to laugh. She laughed until he started laughing. They got up and gathered their books.
"I'm Ryan Jones," Ryan said, extending his hand.
"I'm Lucy Camden," Lucy replied.
"Are you a freshman?" Ryan asked. Lucy nodded, still smiling.
"Are you a freshman?" Lucy asked.
"No, I'm a sophomore. Are you eighteen?" Ryan asked.
"No. I'm twenty-one. I was going to a different college and then I quit and took a year off. Well, it was more like a half of a year," Lucy replied.
"I'm twenty-two. I took two years off. I though I could just get a job and that would be that, but I realized that that wouldn't work, so now I'm going for my degree in theology. It's a long bumpy ride, but somebody has to do it," Ryan said.
"I'm going to follow in my father's footsteps and become a minister," Lucy replied.
"Ok, that's cool," Ryan said.
"Yeah, I guess," Lucy said, thinking on her family. She missed them. She wondered what they were doing right now. Then she decided that they had told her to leave, and that she had gone as far from them as possible, or at least as far from them and into a good college as possible.
"I better go, my family is seven miles away and I told them I'd be home for lunch," Ryan replied.
"Oh, your family lives near?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah. Where does your family live?" Ryan asked.
"A small city several miles outside of San Francisco, California," Lucy replied.
"Oh, you're from California? Any siblings?" Ryan asked.
"Six. Two sisters, four brothers, my sister's ex-boyfriend, my parents, and a dog," Lucy replied.
"Wow, that's one big family. Your sister's ex-boyfriend?" Ryan asked with puzzlement.
"Yeah. His name is Robbie Palmer and he was kind of the bad boy and my sister dated him and they broke up, of course. Then he went to live with his other girlfriend who he had been dating even when he was dating my sister and she kicked him out and he was homeless, so he lives with us, with them, now," Lucy replied.
"Wow again. I have two sisters, one brother, one sister-in-law, and my parents," Ryan said, "But my brother and sister-in-law live in New Jersey."
"One of my brother's and one of my sister's live away from home, too," Lucy replied.
"Ok, so your house isn't as full as I'd imagined," Ryan said.
"No," Lucy replied, with a little chuckle.
"Like I said, I better go, I still have to pay for these," Ryan said.
"Ok," Lucy replied, "Bye."
"Bye," Ryan said. He waved and walked away. Lucy turned back to the shelf to find another book. She found "Hangman's Curse" by Frank Peretti. It was the first in the series. So far there was only two books, and the other wasn't required. She picked up the book. It looked very interesting. It was green and had fancy writing. She turned to the back and the price was $14.99. Lucy made a face, but it was required.