Chapter Six

"JIMMY??? And CINDY???" Dani mouthed when she saw the two each holding up one finger.

"Oh great, just lovely, we get my sis' group!" Jimmy whispered to Cindy. "Hey sis!"

"Hey, so… I'm stuck TRYING to tutor you… I'm gonna flunk." Dani said.

"No you won't!"

"James, you already know the DNA system! So how am I supposed to teach you anything?"

"Easy, we sit here and chat and every time your teacher of Mr. Excitement comes over Cindy or I will spit out a random fact on the DNA system, that way you three still get a good grade!" Jimmy said.

"Thanks! So what is there to talk about?"

"How about Andy." Jimmy suggested.

Dani started twirling her pencil on the desk, "what about him?"

"How about why are you going out with him… when you know that you don't like him anymore than I do!"

"Because… while I don't LIKE him… I dunno, I guess cause a year ago that's EXACTLY what I want but now… I'm not so sure…"

"So... tell him… besides, with Harmony's death you really aren't in the mood for a boyfriend at the moment."

"Ok... I will." They continued talking and soon the bell for their next class rang. They met Amanda in between classes and the rest of the day went on semi-normal. At the end of the day Shelby, Shayna, Stacey, and Dani all met in Mr. Blockwest's office.

"Ok… so our first meeting is Wed. any idea as to what you want it to be like?"

"Um…" No one could think of anything so Blockwest gave the kids a small sneak-peek at what Real Faith was going to e about that Wed. They all decided that they would expand on that and have a get-to-know-ya time. "Jeremy, could you give us a lift home?"

"Sure." The four teens loaded into Jeremy's van and each got out at their house.

"Thanks Jeremy!" Dani said as she and Stacey hopped out of Jeremy's van after dropping off Shayna and Shelby.

"Anytime girls! Remember, Club 121 is this Wednesday." Jeremy hollered as he started to back out of the drive.

"We won't!" Stacey and Dani shouted in unison.

The two girls raced inside to find Jimmy, sourly, setting the table. "MMM… I smell grease!"

"Dani... HOW is that a good thing?" Stacey asked closing the door.

"Because... when mom uses grease that can only mean one thing… FRENCH FRIES!!" Dani ran to the kitchen and found her mom opening a bag with the words 'Ore Ida's Crinkle Cut Freedom Fries.' Only instead of the familiar red bag, it now had a blue background, white lettering and red fireworks showered in random spots on the bag. "Only… some weirdo thought they'd be 'brilliant' and re-name the American classic 'Freedom fries… HOW DUMB!!" Dani said plopping down at the table.

"How was school?"

"Ok… they want us to lead Club 121." Stacey said plopping down next to Dani.

"And you are upset about that?" Judy asked concerned.

"No… we had to tutor Jim first hour…  that takes a lot of energy."

"That and we must have been asked a million questions concerning our faith and Club 121." Stace added to Dani's small lie, making it partial truth.

"Oh… and that… not that I don't like sharing what I believe... it's just when you don't know the answers, to about 500 of their questions… it wears you out."

"Here's the list!" Stacey said handing over packet about three pages long of questions that kids had asked.

"Thanks." Dani took the papers and went to her room to call Andy. "Andy?"

"Yea," And said clearly tired from work.

"You know you spend WAY to much time working... right?"

"It's fun!"

"Right… anyways…. So you know how Principal Sandlake's daughter died?"

"Yea."

  "Well, he became a Christian because of it… and wants me and the girls to lead Club 121. So... while I do like you, right now just isn't the best time for me to have a relationship."

Dani could hear Andy sigh on the other side of the phone. "I kinda guessed, you were pretty close to that girl. Not to mention my college's winter break is over next week. So Club 121… that's pretty neat."

"Yea… we have a list of about a million questions that we are going to cover… and between worship and arranging the questions together in what COULD be lessons, I have homework, plus, I'd like to start up a Bible study for after school on Fridays."

"I understand…. Good luck with al of it!"

"Thanks! Bye!"

"Bye." Andy said hanging up the phone.

"Dani! Time to eat!" Jimmy called down the stairs for about the fifth time.

"Coming." Dani ran upstairs and took her place at the table. "Jimmy, it's your turn tonight."

"I know…  I was waiting on you!" Jimmy said taking his place in between Hugh and Dani. "Lord, bless the food that we are about to eat, and help us get along and bless us this week, Amen." After Jimmy had finished everyone took enough to fill their plates and began eating. Stacey and Dani both filled their plates halfway with French, or 'freedom', fries alone, and filled the other half with a sandwich of their choice.

"Thanks for the fries mom!"

"I know what you all like… plus they had a special." Judy said getting a portion of what was left from the French fries.

"So how's your new job going Dad?"

"Great! I love making pies! That and we have to taste-test one every 500 or so we make."

"And as an added bonus your dad gets to take home ten pies night if together the whole factory produces over 1,000,000 pies that day."

"I know! We ALMOST made it today… but when Chuck had to go home it made us miss the million mark by twenty pies!"

"You'll have a better pie day tomorrow dear." Judy assured her husband.

"PI!!!" Stacey exclaimed. "Darn! I forgot I have math homework!" She semi-quickly finished her food and ran downstairs to finish her homework.