“thankyouforing,landon,”shesaid“iknoetodothis”
“so,portant”isaid,ingtogetthisoverhasquicklyaspossible
jae,forthefirsttisinapart“iedtoaskyouafavor,”shesaidseriously
“afavor”
shenodded
atfirstithoughtsheetohelpherderatetheeing,orybesheneededtousethersestufftotheorphansjaedidnthaveherlicense,andhegbertneededtheircaranyethinghehadtogotobutitstilltookafeingtogetheragain
“idliketoaskyouifyouindplayingtohotonintheschoolplay,”shesaid
tohoton,likeisaidbefore,aninsearusiportantrole
“knothatsissgarbertoldus”
eddiejonesplesalloverhisfaanifyouputhinfrontofaetosayanythingatallssgarberhadgivenhiherolebeuchofanoption,sincenooneelsehadeforissgarberdidntsaythatexactlyshesaidhateddieuldhavetheroleifnooneelsetriedoutforit”
“cantsooneelsedoitinstead”
buttherereallyentthatonlyseniorsperfortheplay,andstillintherunningforthestatetitle,noneofthetogototherehearsalsofthethirtyorsoorethanhalfaybeadozenotherpeople
noetorealizethatdraostboringeing,andonthorsobeingseenyfriendssay
butiuldtellthisportanttoherthesilefaesad
“ightdoit,”iofferedjaeshookherhead“hecanthisfatherssick,andhehastohestoreafterschooluntilhisfathergetsbackonhisfeet”
“aboutdarrenwoods”
“hebrokehisarastisinasling”
“reallyididntknoiekneiwasdoing
“ivebeenprayingaboutit,landon,”shesaidsily,andsighedforthesendti“idreallylikethisplaytobespee,butbeyfatheriutoseebetheangel,beyther”shepaused,llectingherthoughts“itinvolved”
shestoppedagainbeforegoingon,hervoiotionalassheon
“iknonotearrassedtodotheplay,ieallynotaethatheshavingsendthoughtsaboutdoingitsotispeopleatsyfatherhessuan,landonifpeoplekefunofhisryoftherplayingthepartyheartandeyouknopeoplewouldsay”
inodded,lipspressedtogether,knoieandeddie,thedynaissgarberhadannounefeelterrible,alstsiach
shestraightenedupalittleinherseatandlookedatsadly,asifshealreadykneosaynoiguessshedidntknoon
“iknoeonelikefatherhedevoteshislifetogod,hegivestothenityandhesalreadylosthiseonhisosoietuedaeideverseenherenotaskingyoutodoitfor,”shesaidsoftly,“ieallynot,andifyousayno,illstillprayforyouiprosebutifyoudliketodosothingkindforaaneanssochtoessedontherugilookeddoyfeet
“idonthavetothinkaboutit,”ifinallysaid“illdoit”
ireallydidnthaveachoice,didi
chapter5
thenextdayitalkedtossgarber,ifhedbeeplaytheroleoftohoton,hisfapracticallytensend
