As the racer assembly night for the Newberry Community Church
Pinewood Derby continued on, Mac took a break from attending
the band and scroll saws as Gary offered to step in.
Mac went over to an old church pew sitting over by the wall near
the kitchen which was now being used as a bench and sat down.
At the same time Karen decided to take a break as well as Vera
stepped in to relieve her in the refreshment area. Karen took with
her two cups of diet cola and went over to the pew where Mac
was sitting. When she got there she handed one of the drinks to
Mac which Mac accepted.
"Thank you, Karen," Mac said.
"You're so welcome, Mac," smiled Karen and the sat down next
to him.
Mac looked over toward the activity by the work tables and then
back at Karen. Karen smiled and waited for Mac to speak.
Mac started with, "I notice now that my supervision isn't needed
as much. I'm impressed how Brian was helping the others and
guiding them."
Karen responded with, "You mean like he was helping that one
little boy? Alex, is it?"
"Exactly. Brian and Dawn are kind of like the original participants
when we brought this thing about. They never missed a race."
"I see. They're kind of like,___ veterans?"
Uh-Huh. Something like that."
Karen looked at Mac as she brushed some strands of hair back
from her face with her hand and then spoke again.
"Mac," she went on, " I noticed since coming to church here how
kind you are to the children, having activities like this, and being
nice to them."
"It's the way I am," Mac admitted, shrugging slightly, "Comes from
being an only child I guess."
" I kind of felt that way too after my brother died."
"That's understandable. We had neither any sibling to look up to or
to watch over."
"Exactly. I think that loneliness kind of got bigger while living away from
home. It was such a godsend to be able to come back home."
Mac began to realize after what Karen just said how much of a godsend
it really was.
Mac looked at Karen and replied with, "I believe it was a godsend, too."
"I'm glad you agree," Karen smiled.
"I have to admit," Mac went on, "I thought about you quite a bit while I
was laid up in the hospital along with your father."
"And I have to admit I thought about you a lot, too."
"I never said anything about this until now, but I believe that there was
another reason behind that accident your father had."
"I think there was, too."
Mac then heard Brian Canfield call Mac's name and Mac looked toward
where Brian was then back at Karen. But before he could speak, Karen
beat him to it.
"I think you're still needed," Karen chuckled sweetly.
"I think you're right," Mac answered then said to Karen, "I tell you what.
Let's continue this when I see you at your parents' house this Friday. Will
that be all right."
"That'll be fine, Mac," Karen replied.
Karen watched Mac as he headed over to the work table to see what
was needed of him.
Karen thought as she watched Mac talk with Brian and the other children,
You're right, Mac. I believe there was another reason.
This concludes Chapter Nine.
Mac looked over toward the activity by the work tables and then
back at Karen. Karen smiled and waited for Mac to speak.
Mac started with, "I notice now that my supervision isn't needed
as much. I'm impressed how Brian was helping the others and
guiding them."
Karen responded with, "You mean like he was helping that one
little boy? Alex, is it?"
"Exactly. Brian and Dawn are kind of like the original participants
when we brought this thing about. They never missed a race."
"I see. They're kind of like,___ veterans?"
Uh-Huh. Something like that."
Karen looked at Mac as she brushed some strands of hair back
from her face with her hand and then spoke again.
"Mac," she went on, " I noticed since coming to church here how
kind you are to the children, having activities like this, and being
nice to them."
"It's the way I am," Mac admitted, shrugging slightly, "Comes from
being an only child I guess."
" I kind of felt that way too after my brother died."
"That's understandable. We had neither any sibling to look up to or
to watch over."
"Exactly. I think that loneliness kind of got bigger while living away from
home. It was such a godsend to be able to come back home."
Mac began to realize after what Karen just said how much of a godsend
it really was.
Mac looked at Karen and replied with, "I believe it was a godsend, too."
"I'm glad you agree," Karen smiled.
"I have to admit," Mac went on, "I thought about you quite a bit while I
was laid up in the hospital along with your father."
"And I have to admit I thought about you a lot, too."
"I never said anything about this until now, but I believe that there was
another reason behind that accident your father had."
"I think there was, too."
Mac then heard Brian Canfield call Mac's name and Mac looked toward
where Brian was then back at Karen. But before he could speak, Karen
beat him to it.
"I think you're still needed," Karen chuckled sweetly.
"I think you're right," Mac answered then said to Karen, "I tell you what.
Let's continue this when I see you at your parents' house this Friday. Will
that be all right."
"That'll be fine, Mac," Karen replied.
Karen watched Mac as he headed over to the work table to see what
was needed of him.
Karen thought as she watched Mac talk with Brian and the other children,
You're right, Mac. I believe there was another reason.
This concludes Chapter Nine.
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