I'm in the car riding with Milton silently and awkwardly. He drives a 2012 Honda accord coupe which I would call a Nerdmobile but I was in it so I didn't tell him that.

''We'll be there in about ten minutes...'' ''so tell me about yourself.''

''Not much to tell... orphan, bit of a biker, misunderstood, and my 2 year girlfriend just left me.''

''Oh sorry jack...so if you don't mind me asking whats her name.''

''Donna, why?''

''Well we get a lot of people around here on holidays, like you such as, they seemed like they're drawn here.''

For the rest of the 5 or 4 minutes left in the ride we were both quiet. Then we get to place, according to the GPS. It's an open grassy area with about roughly 20 people here many look like willing volunteers. I get out of the car taking my jacket off and throwing it in the car. Milton closes his door and wipes his hands with baby wipes. I look at him with an embarrassed look.

''Dude what's up with the baby wipes?''

''Um public place, germs are everywhere, whats wrong with that?''

''How old are you?''

''22, wh-'' Milton says frowning. ''Exactly,'' I say walking away from the car in a while shaking my head.

I walk up to a that table says 'SIGN IN', with an older woman sitting there she lights up right when I walk over.

''Hi, sir how may I help you,'' she asked with a smile.

''Yes, my friend and me would like sign in for...'' I don't finish my sentence deliberately. ''5 hours, that's how long you will be here if your volunteer.''

Milton has walked up by now and is looking around a bit nervously.

''So which list are your names on?''

I run my finger down the longer list to find Milton and my name. I point to them both and look up to a frowning face.

She gets us our papers, ''what ya do,'' she said with a disappointed look.

''I got a DUI,'' I say not looking up from the list.

''I was accused of threatening my girlfriend, falsely of course.''

She stamped our papers and pointed to a guy with a clipboard. What just happened? She went from being all nice to becoming distant. Never mind that and I walk over to the area where the crowd is. I just stand there trying to look at the guy with the long surfer type hair when Milton starts nudging me.

''What, whats going on?'' I say absent-mindedly.

''Jack, look around,'' Milton whispers.

I start to look around to see many girls looking in our direction. Some of them in groups giggling and snickering. They made me feel a bit uncomfortable.

We were all assigned different jobs that would fit us best or if we volunteer for your job. Im stuck taking boards from the truck to the area that the house was being buit at. Anyway I was walking with a long board when a girl or rather a young woman bumped into me. I tried desperately to not hit her with the board so I had to drop it.

''Well someone obviously doesn't know how to look where they're going,'' says the blonde annoyed.

She walked around me at a bit of a distance, then that's when I spotted grace and she me. She smiled and made her way to me, I picked my board and hold it up long ways.

''Hey, Jack right,'' she said with a wide smile.

''Yup, so what you doin here I thought you would be at home gettin some rest.''

''Nope, my sis and I usually volunteer after holidays because the lack of help they get so...why you here?''

''Got a DUI and got off with some 200 community service hours.''

''Well that's all I could get off-,'' she says cutting herself off by putting her hands on her mouth.

''You didn't charge me and you took time off my community service, thank you so much!''

I then pull her in for a tight hug while picking her up swinging her around. I just didn't know what to say, I was just too excited. I eventually put her down and brush my hair out my face.

''What's goin on grace is this jerk messin with you,'' the blonde a bumped into earlier says with a smart tone.

''No sis, this is my new friend Jack we um...kind of got in a itsy bitsy accident.'' she says in a babyish voice.

I hold out my hand and shot her a small smile. She looks at my hand then at me.

''What is stopping me from kickin your-'' ''SIS''grace says cutting her sister off.

''Im Kim im-'' ''a handful, yeah we already know that.''

She looks at me up and down like I am trash or something. Kim grabs grace and walks away with her to the area they where they were working at.

The day was ending and I was at Milton's car, waiting and looking through various phone numbers that were left sticky noted on the passenger side of the car. I was looking through for grace's, when I find one lonely on the hood. It said 'Call me if you want, Grace. I stuff that one in my pocket while looking through the rest trying to put name with faces I've seen today. Then, I look up to see Milton walking rather quickly.

''Come on jack we have to get out of here.'' he says while getting in the car and starting the engine immediately.

''Whats going on Milton.''

''So where does Jackson live,'' he said nervously taking out baby wipes.

I snatch the baby wipes and roll down the window attempting to throw them out the window. I laugh and he grins and starts to calm down. I put the baby wipes down and we ride in uncomfortable silence all the way back to town.

''So where do you live.''

I look around the car for my map. When I find my map I look for the place I circled.

''Um in Seaford Heights,'' I said not looking up from the map.

''You know grace lives there,'' Milton says with a smile.

''So,'' ''so, I saw you two flirting earlier until her sister came over.''

I thought about how Kim was so protective of grace and about how her boyfriend was possibly hitting her. Also how my feelings toward grace. I think she thinks of me as a friend but if so why was she flirting with me? I think im developing feelings for this girl and I like it. I look at my window and see the blue sky turning dark because of day's end.

''So which house is yours?'' Milton says interrupting my thoughts.

Flashback...

''Your birth mother left you this with you when we got you...its somewhere in-'' ''Seaford...she talked about it a lot when

she came to visit last month.''

There was directions on how to get to Seaford from my front door then to the house along with the house number. After the first page there was a second that was just a note. She told me that it was big because I was a big boy and that she already furnished it. At the end of the letter it said that she loved me so much. I really miss her...

Flashback ends...

''1975,'' I say blankly.

''Okay, 1975,'' he said slowing down by each house looking.

We searched through the houses looking for mine. These houses are more like mansions for large families or millionaires. We finally arrive at my house or mansion and it is gorgeous. Its two-story with two large podiums on the porch. Not the biggest front yard maybe because of the trees that are perfectly trimmed. Beside each side of the podiums were large windows matching each other. It was white with a black roof, the drive way was straight until it ventured out into a large two car garage. Lets not forget about the perfectly cut grass. Milton was staring in awe at apparently my new house. I smiled at the house and got out the car with my jack in hand.

''Bye Milton and do you got pen?''

''Yeah, here,'' he said while handing me a pen.

I write my phone number on their and had it to him. Without a word I turn around and run to the front door looking around for the key. I then heard a bye from Milton and his car drive off. Afterwards, I got smart and looked under the welcome mat, there it was sitting there looking at me like I was stupid. I snatch it and use it to open the door. I walked in a bit slowly, there was an open tall area were the podium are. If you keep walking there is staircase and beside it is a short hallway that leads to a large living room complete with an indoor waterfall and my special splatter paint chair I made when my mom came to visit. Along with one of those corner unit couches. The kitchen right and it was big, it stretched out with cabinets. It pretty much looked like a regular kitchen, oven, stove, sink, and fridge. The dining room was beside the living room, it had large windows on the back wall so that you could see the backyard. The backyard was huge and had a few big tree's that's trimmed just as good as the ones on the front. I finally make my way up the stairs to find that there is 5 rooms and 4 with a bathroom. All the rooms have furniture in them, the master bedroom was huge. I figured that I decide what I'd do with the other rooms in the morning and with that I go in my bedroom and flop on my new bed. Oh so comfortable. My mind drifts off to grace, man I wanna see her again.

I know this chapter was a bit boring but I had to get info in on his house so, yeah. Hope you enjoyed.-Angel