Ch. 9
'November 1st 2007 6:12pm
I can't believe this year has gone by so fast! Collins and Kyle are here now…and diary, you probably won't believe me, but Kyle and I are dating!! He asked me as soon as he got here…he still remembers New Years Eve, and I wish he didn't. Well I got to go help mom with supper. Thanks for listening.
Your Friend;
Raven M. Davis'
Raven closed her diary and set it on her nightstand in her bedroom. She laid back on her pillows and stared at the ceiling.
"Raven! Supper!!" she heard Mimi shout. Raven got up, ran down the hall, and sat in her seat between Roger and Kyle. Supper was just a simple pizza with breadsticks.
Raven was helping her mom clear the table when a knock echoed throughout the apartment.
"Raven could you get that please?"Mimi asked. Raven nodded and sprinted to the door. She opened the door to reveal Joanne, Maureen, and Kimberly Jefferson.
"Hey Raven! Are your parents here?"Maureen asked.
"Yea…Mom! The Jefferson's are here!!" Raven shouted into the apartment. She turned and signaled for them to come in. They followed her in and Mimi met them in the hall.
"Joanne! Maureen! Kimberly!! Oh it's so good to see you all again!"she said as she hugged them all. Slowly everyone showed up during the week. The bohemian family was together for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Eve that year. Collins and Kyle moved back to New York, Maureen, Joanne, and Kimberly moved to California, Mark, Violet, and Nicole moved Pennsylvania, and the Coffin family moved to Texas.
After Thanksgiving dinner Raven grabbed her MP3 player and listened to her favorite song 'Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace' by Big n Rich, knowing it described her family & friends to every last detail.
'I was raised by the good booklearned to work hard every dayThought that if you can't say something goodthere's nothing good to sayAnd I caught on pretty early it's no use to workno harder than you playSo I guess that's how I ended up this way[Chorus:Somewhere between raising hell and amazing graceIs a place I keep finding myselfYeah I get a little crazy trying to have a little funThen I end up back where I started fromDown on my knees, I prayOh Lord let me see another daySomewhere between raising hell and amazing graceWell I give everything I got, try to give more than I takeFor Heaven's sake I keep on smilingno matter what comes my wayAnd I may be passin' out on Friday nightBut come Sunday I'll be passing the collection plate[Chorus:Somewhere between raising hell and amazing graceIs a place I keep finding myselfYeah I get a little crazy trying to have a little funThen I end up back where I started fromDown on my knees, I prayOh Lord let me see another daySomewhere between raising hell and amazing graceYeah I know I'm a sinner, but I've got faithOh my good side is what he's gonna seeWhen I'm standing at them Pearly GatesHe'll have nothing but mercy for me[Chorus:Somewhere between raising hell and amazing graceIs a place I keep finding myselfYeah I get a little crazy trying to have a little funThen I end up back where I started fromDown on my knees, I prayOh Lord let me see another daySomewhere between raising hell and amazing grace'