It had been money, or, more precisely the lack of it, which had caused his original refusal, so when the offer came to cut the price in half, I knew I could safely jump at the chance. And then, I made myself a vow, that it would not be like the last time, or the time before that - for this time, we would really make the trip to New Jersey. We would do it - even if I had to wrestle a bleeding man at 1 the night before to make it happen.

Allow me to explain a bit before I continue. My RA from last year was a man by the name of Michael Jordan. That was his real name, or close enough to it for me. He was not black, or even famous, though he could light it up from beyond the arc like no man since the great Gandhi. A short time after graduation, he married a lovely girl named Jill, and they set up a homestead in New Jersey, where both could commute to grad school. The apartment was free, as he worked as a youth pastor for two local churches, one of which was next door.

It was in his duties as youth pastor that he was requested to escort his charges to a "Word of Life Super Bowl," an overnight event involving a major sports game, as well as bowling and a trip to a skating rink. As I mentioned before, we had been seeking to travel down to visit he and his wife at their home; he used this event as the impetus for another attempt. I and another student could come down and chaperone the event, staying for the weekend, seeing a 76ers game, and generally having a good time.

I asked my roommate - Mr. Joshua Jones - if he was interested in such an event. Eventually, he sadly declined, citing his poor financial condition before Thanksgiving. But then Mike got a call from another church, a church that wished to send some children and was willing to foot half the bill for two extra chaperones. Without consulting my roommate, I agreed that we would do it, thinking that even if he refused, I could find another to join me. Yet upon his return, he said he would be happy to attend, and so we made plans for our journey to Jersey.

-TO BE CONTINUED-

Part Two

NHS Speech

"My View" Editorial

The October Surprise
|  Round 1 |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |
|   6  |  7  |  8  |  9  |  10  |
|  11  |  12  |  Final Bell  |

Journey to Jersey II
|  Intro  |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |
|   6  |  7  |  8  |  9  |  10  |  11  |
|  12  |  13  |  14  |  15  |

Journey to Jersey I
|  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |   6  |  7  |  8  |
|  9  |  10  |  11  |  12  |  13  |  14  |
|  15  |  16  |  17  |  18  |  19  |  20  |

An Epic Saga
|  Act  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |
|   6  |  7  |  8  |  9  |  10  |  11  |
|  12  |  13  |  14  |  15  |  16  |

Christian Rock Email

Freshman Room Draw
|  Part One  |  Two  |
|  Three  |  Four  |  Five  |