Part 3, Chapter 9- Campground

Jasper

After getting our money from the manager's office, we went back to the truck and loaded the horses. We got in the vehicle and I drove to a fast food place to get something to eat. All three of us sat in my truck in an empty grocery store parking lot to eat our burgers and fries while talking.

“Why did your dad grab you like that?” I asked Lianna.

“Because I didn't perform the way he wanted me to in order to get first place.”

That's horrible. My dad never treated any of us like that. He was the most patient man I had ever been around. This was a reality check for me that not all parents were created equal and that I was lucky to have the ones that I did.

“Has he always been like that?” I asked.

“Ever since my mom died when I was about twelve.”

“I’m so sorry,” I said with a heavy heart.

“It’s ok,” she said with a comforting smile and kept eating.

I looked in the middle of the back seat at Luis and asked, “What about you? Who are you