Word Count: 18,049
Summary of Events:
Eirenna got up for school and drew a picture of what she hoped their Christmas would look like. Vaughan endured a long wait before the fourth day's visits got underway because the printer ran out of ink. Eirenna and Shelena got Deon to agree to help them go see St. Nicholas, on the condition they fronted the money for bus fares. Vaughan got called by his girlfriend on his way out to his car and arranged to meet her for breakfast on Saturday instead of being able to go to supper with her that night. Eirenna and Shelena went out looking for loose change in order to get the $15.00 they needed for three round-trip fares according to Deon . . .
Excerpt of the Day:
""Have you found any more?" Eirenna asked.
"No," Shelena replied. "What about you?"
"I found eight," Eirenna replied.
Shelena's eyes went wide. "Where?"
"In the pizza place," Eirenna replied. "They had a jar that said if we needed pennies we could take them, so I took them."
"We had seventy four, now we have seventy five, seventy six, seventy seven, seventy eight, seventy nine, eighty, eighty one, and eighty two," Shelena said. "Maybe we'll find all fifteen dollars today!"
"We should find some more pizza places," Eirenna said.
"Yeah," Shelena said.
They looked down the line of stores, but found no others sold pizza — or any food, for that matter — and even when they peeked in the windows of those establishments they saw no containers with coins in them that they could investigate.
Shelena led the way to another block of buildings where they kept scouring sidewalks and peering through store windows to see what they could find.
After awhile they found a restaurant that stood all by itself and had a drive-through window in the side.
"There's got to be lots of money there!" Shelena exclaimed.
Eirenna hurried with her over to the window and they found quite a bit of coinage, including some dimes and nickels, but no quarters. By the time they'd counted it all up they had two dollars and thirty six cents.
"I wanna go inside and see if they have one of those penny jars," Shelena said.
"I'll wait out here," Eirenna said.
Shelena ducked inside and Eirenna watched through the window as she approached the counter. A lady greeted her and they talked a bit before Shelena came out, her face glowing.
"What?" Eirenna asked.
"She said the jar of pennies is for people who need one or two to make exact change, so she said I couldn't have any if I wasn't buying anything, but she gave me a whole roll of pennies when I told her we wanted to take the bus to see Santa Claus and needed money," Shelena replied.
Eirenna's eyes widened. "How much is a roll of pennies?"
"I don't know," Shelena replied, turning the roll over in her hands.
"It says fifty," Eirenna said. "That's a lot."
"Yeah, that means we're at three dollars, right?" Shelena asked.
"I don't know," Eirenna replied. "We'll have to ask Deon."
"Maybe we should go back and ask at all the stores we passed if they'll help us get money to see the real Santa Claus," Shelena said.
"There was nobody at the pizza place," Eirenna said. "Do you think they'd make us give those pennies back if those are for making change?"
"I don't know," Shelena replied. "We wouldn't have to tell them. Maybe I'll go ask there, but let's go back and ask at all the stores for money."
Eirenna nodded and followed Shelena back the way they'd come. If they got all the money they needed today then it would be worth lying to Grandma. In fact, it was already worth it."
Excerpt of the Day:
""Have you found any more?" Eirenna asked.
"No," Shelena replied. "What about you?"
"I found eight," Eirenna replied.
Shelena's eyes went wide. "Where?"
"In the pizza place," Eirenna replied. "They had a jar that said if we needed pennies we could take them, so I took them."
"We had seventy four, now we have seventy five, seventy six, seventy seven, seventy eight, seventy nine, eighty, eighty one, and eighty two," Shelena said. "Maybe we'll find all fifteen dollars today!"
"We should find some more pizza places," Eirenna said.
"Yeah," Shelena said.
They looked down the line of stores, but found no others sold pizza — or any food, for that matter — and even when they peeked in the windows of those establishments they saw no containers with coins in them that they could investigate.
Shelena led the way to another block of buildings where they kept scouring sidewalks and peering through store windows to see what they could find.
After awhile they found a restaurant that stood all by itself and had a drive-through window in the side.
"There's got to be lots of money there!" Shelena exclaimed.
Eirenna hurried with her over to the window and they found quite a bit of coinage, including some dimes and nickels, but no quarters. By the time they'd counted it all up they had two dollars and thirty six cents.
"I wanna go inside and see if they have one of those penny jars," Shelena said.
"I'll wait out here," Eirenna said.
Shelena ducked inside and Eirenna watched through the window as she approached the counter. A lady greeted her and they talked a bit before Shelena came out, her face glowing.
"What?" Eirenna asked.
"She said the jar of pennies is for people who need one or two to make exact change, so she said I couldn't have any if I wasn't buying anything, but she gave me a whole roll of pennies when I told her we wanted to take the bus to see Santa Claus and needed money," Shelena replied.
Eirenna's eyes widened. "How much is a roll of pennies?"
"I don't know," Shelena replied, turning the roll over in her hands.
"It says fifty," Eirenna said. "That's a lot."
"Yeah, that means we're at three dollars, right?" Shelena asked.
"I don't know," Eirenna replied. "We'll have to ask Deon."
"Maybe we should go back and ask at all the stores we passed if they'll help us get money to see the real Santa Claus," Shelena said.
"There was nobody at the pizza place," Eirenna said. "Do you think they'd make us give those pennies back if those are for making change?"
"I don't know," Shelena replied. "We wouldn't have to tell them. Maybe I'll go ask there, but let's go back and ask at all the stores for money."
Eirenna nodded and followed Shelena back the way they'd come. If they got all the money they needed today then it would be worth lying to Grandma. In fact, it was already worth it."
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