Incident 1: Jennings gets left at the Home of the Angels. page 4
"Mom! What's wrong?"
She brought me close to her once again and hugged me. My coat was still only
part way off when she straightened up. She gripped my shoulders to hold me off. In a
husky sort of voice she said, "I'll be right back."
This really changed the author. He had no idea he was going to be left at the home.
No one actually told him his mother was gone. He had to figure it out himself. He didn't
know if he would live there forever, or just for a night. He went from living a pretty much
normal life, to living in a strict unforgiving environment. He had to obey everything. The
biggest problem was, no one told him what to do and what not to do. He had to learn
Incident 2: Jennings meets Mark. Page 10
"My name is Mark and my number is nine."...
"That's a nice number," I said. "My name is Jennings and I'm twenty seven."
Mark, was the authors first friend at the home. He told Jennings the rules of the
home, and taught him the difference between an orphan, and a foster child. Mark was an
orphan. He had lived in homes all his life. Mark and Jennings became great friends even
though it was against "the rules." When Mark died, Jennings learned why having friends
was against the rules. It was too hard to lose a friend.
Incident 3: Jennings meets Doggie. Page 24
"What's your name?" I asked. I paused as if I was giving him time to answer me.
"Oh, Doggie. That's a nice name. My name is Jennings." He didn't laugh.
When Jennings met Doggie, a stuffed animal that he got from his first home, it
changed the author. It gave him someone to tell his feelings. Since the dog was not real,
he didn't have to worry about other peo
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