Rafe is back in school finishing the year off at Airbrook Arts School. The 4 of them moved to Hills Village. They were living in an apartment that is big enough for the 4 of them. Rafe said that if there was a bad part to all of the moving it was that Rafe tried to call Matty but he did not answer. Rafe does not really care about Matty anymore. Rafe has 279 things on the "get a life list" and he figured why stop. Rafe is still working on how to get a life or MAYBE becoming an artist. Swifty gave him his very own art show. The theme that he made it be was "Rafe K Life in Progress". He made a current life story and added a bunch of pictures of what happened to him. They had it at Swifty's diner and they gave away pies during the art show. Many people came including some of Rafe's teachers from airbrook. Hairy, Jeanne, and Mrs. Donatello and her husband also came.
Rafe and his mom left the cemetery and were going out to look for a place to eat. They passed where Swifty's diner used to be and something amazing happened. Swifty's is back! So they stopped for lunch. Rafe got a tall stack of pankcakes with sausage and bacon. Swifty came out and gave Rafe's mother a big hug. Swifty thought they left town and he said that he could really use some help in the diner. Rafe and his mom looked at each other and were thinking the same thing.
Rafe does not really know what to say about his father. Rafe said it was sad to find out that his dad died as a soldier however it did not really change anything. He said that the only thing that changed was the way he thought about his dad. Rafe said that he knew that his dad was a hero and also Rafe was a little confused.
His mom took him to a cemetery. Rafe found out that his dad was a soldier. At that time Rafe was 5 and Georgia was 2 is when he went to war. His mom showed Rafe a picture of his dad in his uniform. Rafe's mom said that his dad was a hero to his country but not to their family. Rafe asked where his dad was and his mom pointed over to a tree and they went over to see his dads grave site.
After Rafe got inside their house, they mad him call his mom and let her know he was OK. Rafe's mom said." I'm coming to get you first thing in the morning". Rafe said that he never expected to have a sleepover at Jeanne Galleta's house. When his mom said early in the morning, she meant it, she was there by 6 o'clock in the morning. After they go back in the car, his mom gave him a big bear hug and Rafe tried to say that he is sorry. His mom said that she should be the one that is sorry. She found out about what happened to Rafe in school. She said that there was something serious going on and that she needs to show him something about his dad.
Rafe said it was really weird getting off the bus in the middle of Hills Village, Rafe spent 29 dollars on a bus ticket. Rafe found Jeanne Galleta's house even though it was night time Rafe rang the doorbell. Her dad answers the door and Rafe gets really nervous then Jeanne shows up behind her dad and asks if everything was OK. Rafe lied and said his mom was at the super market getting milk, but Jeanne did not believe him. After Rafe left the porch and started walking he heard Mr Galleta again and he said "why don't you come inside".
Rafe is on a hot bus riding back to Hills Village. A woman asks him what his name is and he told her Leo. He made up a story and told the woman that he was going to see his friend who was dying from a flesh eating disease. She said he was too young to be riding alone and asked if she could call someone. He told her he was just visiting someone in the city and his mom was going to pick him up at the bus station. She didn't ask anymore questions. Rafe realized Matty taught him how to lie.
In this chapter there was a bunch of pictures of what Rafe and Leo did during the road trip and how they got there. Such as riding on a bus, and a truck full of goats, and eating at a diner and having a really big hamburger.
Rafe asked his grandma where his mom was and she said at a job interview. Rafe ran upstairs in mom and Georgia's room and took 40 dollars of the just in case mom pile. The other thing he took was the key for the storage locker in hills village where there was a sleeping bag. He was about to leave but Georgia asked where he was going and he said nothing tell mom I will call her later. He walked out the front door and started walking and Leo asked if this was a good idea. Rafe said no but he does not care and asks if Leo was coming and he said yes.
Rafe walked right out the front doors of cathedral and only wanted one thing. O-U-T. Leo asked where they were going and Rafe said home. He walked all the way home. By the time Rafe got home it was his usual time to get home and he was happy about that because he did not want to draw too much attention to himself. As far as he was concerned, he was just passing through.
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