Be careful."We assured him we would and took off to the northwest.We talked as we rode along. Millie and Tess were both indignant about how Becky Wilk...s was being treated. "You're not going to be like that, are you, Jase?" Millie asked."There's no way he would," Tess said before I could even open my mouth. "When I was learning to cook, I made some awful messes. Jase ate every one of them and didn't say a word."I had to laugh. "Some of them were pretty hard to swallow, Tess."Tess started. They continued to say that they had decided to drive back and see everything was alright and they were going to travel in one car, so we could stay and enjoy the holiday. It was a four hour drive so they would be away until the next day and hopefully be able to come back when Nan was discharged and back in the home. The decision had been made and soon our parents left giving Kathleen, as the eldest, some money so we could get by until they got back.As the designated elder at nearly eighteen,. “I’m an artist, and I appreciate all kinds of beautiful things,” his eyes sparkle in response.“Indeed, you do, as you’ve made a beautiful and strong statement with your work here,” I say.I continue, smiling playfully, “And thank you for turning me on today with your sculptures and charcoals. I came specifically for inspiration today. I’m an amateur painter myself,” I finish.Drew’s eyebrows scoot up and he smiles at my statement. He shifts around for a moment and looks like he might be at a loss. One thing was certain though I had a new name. Everyone was calling me Angel. Oh brother! Is Angel a boy's name? I wondered. After the apologies and introductions again, we all decided to just sit on the floor and talk. They had a spokesperson and that was Tracy. Tracy and Brenda sat on either side of me as to protect me from the others. When everyone got quiet again Tracy stood up and walked into the center of the half moon shape we had formed. Facing us all she began, "Ricky, I was elected by.