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State of Grace: The Sequel Chapter 4 The next day found Teddy

State of Grace: The Sequel 
Chapter 4

The next day found Teddy pacing his bedroom room early in the morning. His dad didn’t need him until about nine out in the fields. Teddy was in a dilemma. Who to invite to this bonfire? It was a small town and Teddy had a handful of good friends. Except, they were outsiders like him. His best friend, Hank, lived in the rich section of town and couldn’t drive a tractor if he tried. His other best friend, Jonah, was one of eight and had no desire to live on a farm anymore. Teddy hung out with some of the farm kids near him; he could fit in if he tried. He understood everything they discussed; he just didn’t enjoy it. He dreamed of wearing a suit to work, taking the subway everywhere, and living in an apartment. He could work in an office, even a cubicle…. he didn’t care. He needed to be free of the open fields and wide, blue sky.
            He had texted Jonah and Hank yesterday and gave him the Taylor’s address. Wow, he thought, two whole friends. A knock on his door interrupted his thoughts.  Teddy’s mom entered the room.
            Annie Parker was gorgeous. She was a petite dark haired beauty who could do work boots or high heels, a ratty old t-shirt or a designer gown.
            “Aunt Grace called me this morning,” she said softly, sitting on his neatly made bed. “She wanted me to let you know that word got out about the bonfire and the whole town is coming, or so it seems.”
            “The whole town?” asked Teddy, his palms sweating.
            “Essentially. She said you don’t have to come but she’d really like it if you did. It’s the first of the season and you know how fun they can be.”
            “I guess I’ll go…are you and Dad coming?”
            “We were planning on it but if you don’t want us to come, we won’t,” said his mom.
            “No! Of course you guys can go, I was just wondering,” he said quickly.
            “Good,” and she kissed him on the cheek, “Now, about your birthday.”
            Teddy would be turning 15 in November, two months away, but his mother was an early planner. Last year, he got his first gun. It was useful when the kids at school invited him to go to the range but he couldn’t stomach the thought of hunting. His dad, uncle, and grandpa went all the time and they stopped asking him after his second trip, and his third time throwing up.
            “Mom, I don’t want a party I’m going to be 15,” he sighed.
            “I wasn’t offering you a party! I wanted to know if you wanted to go somewhere special with us and maybe a friend or two? How about the city? Or a different state?” she asked. She seemed nervous.
            “You mean like a road trip?”
            “Well, your Dad said that’s a lame term but I think it’s a perfect way to describe it.”
            “Hey, what does Dad know about cool anyway?” Teddy smiled as his mom laughed. Maybe his family wasn’t so bad. He grabbed his boots and headed outside to join his dad in the yard. Yeah, he thought, it wasn’t so bad. 

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posted March 24, 2014 at 9:18pm UTC tagged with cute, country, romance, lovestory, cliche, farm, notreally, western, story

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