Chapter 12 Church
After church the Carters talk to Jamie's dad.
"Great Sermon" Landon said
"Yeah dad great sermon"
"Thanks. How is everyone?"
Everyone is silent
"Guess not good"
"Yeah" Faith said
"Whose sweet sixteen is next week?"
"Mine" Ashlee said
"What are you doing for that?"
"We are having family and friends come over to our house" Jaime told him
"Sounds like fun!"
"Yeah" Ashlee said
"Excuse me I got to go change Justin" Jamie leaves Chris and Herbert are alone
"Whats new with you Chris?"
"I am in love"
"With who?"
"This new girl name Brooke"
"That's good"
"I am still having fights with dad"
"About?"
"College"
"What one have you decide?"
"I am not going"
"Oh"
"Either way you were gonna find out. So you heard it from the horses month"
"Its your decision I am gonna support you either way"
"I know. If I wanna go in the near future I can always go"
"That's true too"
"I know"
"Chris why aren't you going to college?"
"I am not smart"
"Chris you are smart. That's not really why is it? Why aren't you going?"
"Mom"
"Why?"
"She is sick"
"Yes I know"
"When mom dies dad won't be around because he will be busy with his patients. I guess the rest of the kids will feel like they lost both the there parents so I wanna step in"
"That's not true," Landon shouted
"I better go" Herbert leaves
"It is true"
"No way. I am gonna be around "
"You always say that and you will always break that promise"
"Your right"
"I am not going to college" Chris leaves
After church the Carters talk to Jamie's dad.
"Great Sermon" Landon said
"Yeah dad great sermon"
"Thanks. How is everyone?"
Everyone is silent
"Guess not good"
"Yeah" Faith said
"Whose sweet sixteen is next week?"
"Mine" Ashlee said
"What are you doing for that?"
"We are having family and friends come over to our house" Jaime told him
"Sounds like fun!"
"Yeah" Ashlee said
"Excuse me I got to go change Justin" Jamie leaves Chris and Herbert are alone
"Whats new with you Chris?"
"I am in love"
"With who?"
"This new girl name Brooke"
"That's good"
"I am still having fights with dad"
"About?"
"College"
"What one have you decide?"
"I am not going"
"Oh"
"Either way you were gonna find out. So you heard it from the horses month"
"Its your decision I am gonna support you either way"
"I know. If I wanna go in the near future I can always go"
"That's true too"
"I know"
"Chris why aren't you going to college?"
"I am not smart"
"Chris you are smart. That's not really why is it? Why aren't you going?"
"Mom"
"Why?"
"She is sick"
"Yes I know"
"When mom dies dad won't be around because he will be busy with his patients. I guess the rest of the kids will feel like they lost both the there parents so I wanna step in"
"That's not true," Landon shouted
"I better go" Herbert leaves
"It is true"
"No way. I am gonna be around "
"You always say that and you will always break that promise"
"Your right"
"I am not going to college" Chris leaves