The next morning Mrs. Thompson has breakfast of pancakes and sausage on the table and she calls Mandy, Jonathan and Mark down to breakfast. After breakfast Mrs Thompson says, "Mandy have a good day at school."

Mandy answers as she picks up her school books from the counter, "Yes Ma, I will."

Mandy heads off to school and then Jonathan says that was a delicious breakfast."

Mrs Thompson thanks Jonathan for the compliment and then says, "My Arthur loved pancakes."

Then Mark says, "They were good.''

Mrs. Thompson thanks Mark and then says, Let's get you started on painting the Dining area."

As they are walking into the Dining area of the house Jonathan says, "Ma'am, this is a beautiful room."

Mrs Thompson replies "Thank you but it sure does need a lot of painting done."

Mark and Jonathan start to paint and work all day. About 3pm in the afternoon it starts to Thunder and Lightn' outside and Mrs Thompson says to Mark and Jonathan, "It looks like it's going to rain and school is about to let out. Could you two go pick up Mandy so she doesn't get caught in it?"

Jonathan answers, "Yes, me and Mark can go and pick her up."

As Jonathan and Mark pull up to the schoolhouse Mandy and some of her friends including Tommy the boy she likes are standing under a covering of the school and talking. Tommy has a cigarette in his mouth and he says, "Mandy would you like one?"

Mandy just stares at the cigarette and says, "My dad did smoke, but he died of lung cancer."

Tommy answers, "Oh, it won't hurt you!"

Jonathan calls out the window of the car, "Mandy, your mom asked us to pick you up so you wouldn't have to walk in the rain."

Mandy says "Tommy, maybe tomorrow I have to go now."

Mandy gets in the car and Jonathan asks, "What was that about?"

Mandy answers, "Oh nothing," Then she thinks to herself, 'mind your own business.'

Mark drives them home and upon arriving home they all go inside and asks Mandy, "How was school?"

She answers, "Fine Ma!"

They have supper and afterwards Mandy goes to her room and does her homework.

Meanwhile Jonathan, Mark abd Mrs. Thompson are downstairs talking Mrs. Thompson thanks them for picking up Mandy from school then Jonathan says, "You're welcome. Mark and I had a long day and are going to call it a night.''

Mark and Jonathan go to the spare room where they are staying and while getting ready for bed Mark asked, "Shouldn't we tell Mrs Thompson what we saw that Mandy was about to do?"

"No," Jonathan answers, "Mandy needs to see for herself that smoking is wrong and my job is to somehow help her without her knowing that I am helping her. I am not sure how I'm going to do this yet. Maybe I can think of something tomorrow." Mark and Jonathan go to bed.

Mandy has finished her homework and is laying in her bed thinking, 'should I try smoking? I do want Tommy to like me but dad died from it.' Mandy falls asleep.

Will Mandy start smoking and how can Jonathan help her?

To Be Continued