Peter and Cooper went for a walk to enjoy Spring. Peter trained so hard for his walk across America and I wonder if he is getting out of shape by not walking all day. I know he is working hard at the saw mill but he was conditioned to walk 35 miles a day. I wonder how he will start back on his walk. Will he just start walking or have to train again? During their walk through the wild flowers he heard Eric calling him. He ran home and took shelter because a big storm was coming. He said the tornado sounded like a locomotive. It didn't hit their home but when things calmed down they took a ride and saw a lot of devistation. People died and many lost their homes. Ranger Baptist Church, a white church, lost their church building and joined the black people at Mount Zion Baptist. Everyone worshiped together and didn't seem to notice skin color. The black people took up an offering to give to the white people to help rebuild their church. The tragedy brought the people together and brought out the goodness in them.
Peter was getting ready to leave Smokey Hollow. Zach was the first person in his family to graduate high school and Peter encouraged him to go to college. At first he thought it could never happen but he did go to college on a basketball scholarship. Peter had raised enough money to leave and his family was coming for a visit before he started walking again. Mary cooked a huge feast for his family and Peter learned that she had used the money she needed for her medicine to buy the food. She even blacked out from not having her medicine. She really loves Peter to make that kind of sacrifice for his family. They had a big feast and surprised Peter with a birthday cake a week before his birthday. As his black and white family sang to him he noticed Eric was crying. Leaving was hard for him because he had truly found a new family.
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