I smiled, remembering that moment. I knew then that Nash liked Maggie. We looked at photographs; then people started arriving in town. It will be a long few days for Jonas and his boys to say goodbye to Karen.NashNixon and I went to pick up Uncle Jonas at the airport. We made our way to the area t
#Chapter590A funeralMaggieDo you know how most funerals have a somber tone to them? People grieve and mourn for the departed, except Nixon didn’t get the memo. He went a different route with Karen’s funeral.“Nixon, please do me a favor and don’t act like you,” Nate warned Nixon as we stood there
“This funeral is better than Dad’s funeral,” Cayson chuckled. Nate smacked Cayson while Jonas has a horrified look on his face. Jace and Jaime didn’t look thrilled. Yep, Nixon did a bang-up job, and he didn’t finish yet.“I’m sorry, Uncle Jonas. I can’t in my right mind stand here and speak pleasant
#Chapter591Away from the chaosPatWe returned to school, and it thrilled me. When you go to a funeral of someone you don’t know, you get stuck talking to cousins you never met. Yeah, we have a massive family.I came in and went up to my bedroom, setting my bag down, then unpacked my stuff. Pax tos
“Who’s Brian Holloway?” Britt asked me.“That is Nana’s dad. She doesn’t talk about him,” I answered with confusion.I flipped through the pages and found a distinct part of Grammy Pat’s journal.I can’t believe I didn’t listen to Liz about Brian Holloway. I had to lie to Nate and Cayson when I came
#Chapter592The last paperPatBritt and I scanned the journals and created a story as our last paper. It took us three days to write, edit, and polish it. We argued during the process. Never draft a paper with your girlfriend.The last day of the class arrived, and we went to class, sitting down in
“What’s wrong?” Pat asked me.“Nora is talking to Clyde Baker,” I answered.Pat looked to see Nora chatting with Clyde.“Do you know Clyde?” Pat asked.“I had a class with Clyde, and he’s the type that turns on the charm, if you catch my drift,” I replied.“The guy is different,” Pat suggested.I lo
#Chapter593Missed chancesMarkusMy cousins helped celebrate my birthday, and I got a surprise in the form of Matthew. He showed up at the house with Payton. I gave Matthew the biggest hug.“Man, what are you doing here?” I asked Matthew, looking at him.“Payton called me and said you were pouting