Title: The College Tribe
Summary: A group of tribes live on an old college campus as a community. The main tribe of this story is a Christian tribe that lives together in the handicapped accessible dorm.
Tribe Members:
Families:Singles-
Joseph- 23Cal- 23
Lindsey- 21Andrew-19
April-23
Graham- 23Thomas- 19
Moe- 22Beth- 18Elizabeth- 18Becca-20
Mitch-23Alice- 23
Sherry- 20Derek- 19
Children: one on the wayMisty- 19
Allison- 18
Purky- 19Greg- 18
Katie- 19Jessica- 20
Kate- 20
Jonathon- 20Beau- 20
Holly- 19Ijee- 23
Tracy- 19
Kurt- 22Bridget- 22
Heather- 20
Cory- 19
Melissa- 21
Jason- 20
Michelle- 19
Matt- 21
Ivy- 19
Aaron- 20
Jenna- 19
TJ- 19
Kristen- 22
Nate- 22
Brandi- 21
Episode 1: The Wedding
Kristen woke early on her wedding day. She stretched and got of bed. It was a pretty day outside and she quickly showered and dressed. She headed out looking around her tribe's home. The tribe was waking up all around her. She could hear the single men yell to each other downstairs. Kristen and the other single women lived on the second floor and married couples lived on the third floor. Kristen headed to the kitchen to help with breakfast.
Sherry got up and ran to the bathroom. She had hoped she would get through the first trimester of her pregnancy without the dreaded morning sickness. She threw up what was left of last night's supper. Mitch was standing in the doorway when she looked up. He put his arms around her. Sherry said, "I thought that since I'm almost 2 and a half months along I wouldn't get morning sickness."
Mitch said, "baby it's alright."
Sherry went back to their bedroom and lay down. Mitch sat down beside on their bed. He said, "You okay sweetie."
Mitch got up and put on his clothes while Sherry turned over to her side. Mitch said, "you going to skip breakfast."
Sherry nodded and pulled the blankets up to her chin. Mitch kissed her forehead and headed out to the kitchen. The whole tribe was sitting down to eat breakfast. April said, "hey Mitch. Sherry not feeling good this morning?"
Mitch said, "Yeah she's going to sleep for about another hour."
April said, "Okay we are going to spend the morning preparing for the wedding."
After breakfast, the men headed to the old cafeteria were were they held church services on Sunday. They set up for the wedding, which was at 1 o'clock. Most of the guys took chairs and set them out downstairs were the ceremony would be held. Others set up upstairs for the reception.
TJ was helping Joseph and Nate set up tables for the food. They were teasing him about getting married. TJ thought it was quite funny since both married. They were especially teasing him about the wedding night. TJ thought about the beautiful woman who was about to become his wife. He looked around at all the men in his tribe and thought about how much they all did for each other even Kurt and Greg were doing what they could to help out.
Sherry got up about an hour and a half after Mitch left. She showered and dressed. She headed upstairs to the kitchen were she could hear voices. All the women in the tribe were cooking the meal for Kristen and TJ's wedding. Sherry sat down at the kitchen table and started helping Lindsey and Misty peel potatoes. One of the girls was running about watching the three old hens they had in the oven cooking. Alice and April were rolling dough for fresh bread. Others were peeling other vegetables.
Finally by 11:30 all the food was ready, and Kristen, Sherry, and Misty went to dress for the wedding. Misty and Sherry were Kristen's bride's maids. The other girls waited for the guys to come back to get the food.
April got the key for Kristen and TJ's new room from TJ. She and Bridget headed up to their new room. They were cleaning up and straightening the room for the new couple. Then had pushed the beds together and arranged the furniture the night before. April and Bridget made the bed, cleaned the bathroom, and dusted the furniture. It was noon before they were done. April and Bridget hurried to their rooms to shower and change into their Sunday clothes.
By one, everybody was seated in the downstairs part of the old cafeteria. TJ took his place beside Cal who was the tribe's preacher. TJ watched as Misty came in followed by Sherry. They took their places across from him. Everyone stood as Sherry as took her place. TJ turned as he watched his bride come in the room. Joseph who was giving her away because he was the oldest male member of the tribe brought in Kristen. TJ smiled at his wife as Joseph put her hand in his and sat down beside Lindsey.
TJ looked down at his smiling bride as Cal started the ceremony. The tribe still followed many ways of the traditional Baptist wedding ceremony. Cal said, "Welcome everyone to the wedding of Kristen and TJ both of the Tyus Tribe. Marriage is an honorable institute brought forth by God and honored by men. Who gives this woman to be married to this man?"
Joseph stood up and said, "Her tribe and I do."
Cal said, "therefore TJ if you take this woman take both of her hands in yours. TJ do you take Kristen as your wife to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for better or worse as long as you both shall live."
TJ said, "I do."
Cal said, "Kristen do you take TJ as your husband to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, to honor and obey, for better or worse as long as you both shall live."
Kristen said, "I do."
Cal said, "The wedding ring is an outward visible sign to an inward love. TJ repeat after me. With this wing I thee wed."
TJ said, "With this ring I thee wed."
Cal said, "and with all my worldly goods I do thee endow."
TJ said, "and with all my worldly goods I do thee endow." He put Kristen's true love waits ring, which would serve as her wedding ring on her left hand. Cal said, "Kristen repeat after me. With this wing I thee wed and with all my worldly goods I thee endow."
Kristen said, "with this ring I thee wed and with my worldly goods I thee endow." She put TJ's true love waits ring on his left hand.
Cal said, "I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
TJ leaned down and kissed his bride who was now his wife. Cal said, "I present to you TJ and Kristen of the Tyus tribe whom God puts together let no man put asunder."
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