Life at the Top

By the time he arrived downstairs, Captain Vaughn’s team had already left with Terence and Zayden with them.

Darrel and his parents were still waiting grimly for Jasper.

Jasper walked over and turned to Honey and her husband. “Uncle, Aunty, would you prefer we go back to my place and talk there?”

Jasper’s uncle waved him off despondently. “It’s alright. We just have a few things to say and then we’ll go home.”

Jasper replied seriously, “Please do, then. I’m listening.”

Jasper’s uncle looked at him and said, “In all honesty, we can’t nor do we intend to blame you for what happened today.

“However, it wasn’t a nice feeling to send our own son off to prison either.

“Darrel is all we have left now.”

“No matter what, Darrel is still your cousin. He and

it’s not something us parents can help him with. As his cousin

business plan he’s come up with will begin very soon, and your family will get

then. Very nice. We’ll get

worry, Uncle. About Terence, I’ve already decided that I’ll find the best lawyer I can for him. I’ll do everything I can to reduce his jail time. It’ll also be good if you urge him to cooperate when you visit

he knows back from the authorities to help with the investigation. Another reason being that good behavior tends to decrease

likely be able to get out in three to five years and it still won’t

features and he spoke, “That’s for the best. You’re a capable boy, Jasper, and you know a lot of people. Farmers like us don’t even know where to look for a lawyer. I’ll have to trouble you with this,

your parents back first.

parents back. The two

wouldn’t have a problem with you because of this,

better than anyone that I’m the last

Let’s go back first. We’ve

tense shoulders and got