EPILOGUE
Phillip looked around the cafeteria for a place to sit. He saw a table at the back of the room and headed toward it. He sat down and opened his lunch pack. Susan had prepared a pasta salad and fresh vegetables with ranch dip for him. He pulled out his lunch and started eating, "What is that crap?" Jerrod asked as he sat down next to him.
"It's my lunch," Phillip said. "I'm a vegetarian now."
"Your stepmom make that for you?" Jerrod asked.
"Yeah, so?" Phillip asked.
"You'll end up sick and in the hospital again if you eat it," he said.
"No I won't," Phillip said. "She didn't make me sick before either."
Phillip pulled a sandwich bag of home made cookies out of his lunch pack. Jerrod reached out and took them, "Your stepmom won't let you have these before you finish the rest."
Phillip stood up and snatched the bag back from Jerrod, "She's my mom and she doesn't care." Phillip put everything back in his pack and started to leave.
"Hey, you want to go play catch during study hall?" Jerrod called out as Phillip was leaving.
"Nope, I'll be in band," Phillip answered and walked away.