A New Home

The Conner family moved to Jarvis City at the start of the 2nd semester. Coming from Texas, the winters here were a bit harsher than what they were used to, but it wasn’t anything they couldn’t handle. At least Ron and Luary didn’t think so. Their youngest son wasn’t that convinced. He had a bad experience at a ski resort. That was the first time Bobby saw snow. To see the ground covered in it was the most amazing thing he’d ever seen. He ran right out into it with nothing more than a T-shirt and a pair of jeans. He’s heard of a snowball fight. But now he realized that snow could fight back. He was sick for 2 weeks. Ever since, he hated the snow. He had no idea what winter was like.

On day one, Bobby didn’t even want to get out of the car. “I’m gonna just stay in here until the snow melts.”

“That’s fine”, Ron said, “But I hear that the temperature will drop below zero tonight. There’s no heat in the garage. On top of that, first come first serve, in picking bedrooms.”

Bobby jumped out of the car and ran into the house. He had seen the floor plan of the house and wanted to get the bedroom that faced the backyard. The pictures he’d seen made the city look warm and inviting. When he arrived, he called it a “frozen wasteland”. He wanted to turn around and go back to Texas.