Pleasure and Plain Part 1 (improved format)
I was looking forward to another relaxing weekend. School had been particularly rough this week and I could use the rest. It turned out that seventh grade was considerably harder than I thought it would be. But I was 13 now, and I could handle it. Just the same, the weekend was a welcome respite. I was just settling into the couch to play a few hours of Madden, when the front door burst open and my father barged in. When I saw the look on his face, I become a little frightened. “What’s wrong Dad? Why are you home so early?” “Grandma Kathy fell down the stairs in her house and she’s in critical condition in the hospital. I have to pick up your mother’s and my passport and then we’re off to the …