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Twenty Six A New Job The following Saturday after church, Smantha confirmed that she had talked to her father and that he could use an assistant. Jesus said he was interested, he just needed to tell Cristian that he would be quitting the job at Jack in the Box. He planned to work one more week to give Cristian time to fill the position. He worked that week, and after church, Smanatha invited him to her home to eat dinner and talk with her father, Robert Smith. That night at the dinner, in addition to Samantha and Linda, was their 13-year-old brother Brad. Mary Ann had cooked a pot roast with potatoes and carrots, brown gravy, and Parker House rolls. For dessert there was apple pie a la mode. Mr. Smith then got the chance to speak with Jesus and was impressed with his demeanor and experience with horses. He offered Jesus a full-time job at the feed store at twice the salary he was making at Jack in the Box, to start at the first of the month, which Jesus accepted. He began working for

Twenty Five Robbery On the first Saturday he had off since he started at Jack in the Box, he went to the Adventist church in downtown Riverside. As expected, he found the girls he had met when he was in prison. After the service he invited Smantha and Linda to eat lunch. At Jack in the Box, he introduced them to Cristian, although he was working and didn’t have time for socializing. Over lunch, they discussed the possibility of Jesus joining the church as a formal member, a proposal that he agreed to. After their lunch, Jesus called for a taxi to take the girls back to the church, while he went back to the ranch to get a few hours sleep before going to work that night. That Saturday night he assumed his shift, saying good night to Cristian, who took the receipts for that day. About two o’clock in the morning, two young guys came into the restaurant, each with a gun and wearing a mask. They demanded the contents of the cash register, about a hundred dollars, and robbed the four

Twenty Four Jack in the Box Around the same time Jesus joined the Rovers, Cristian got a job at Jack in the Box. By the time Jesus was released from prison, Cristian had worked his way up to assistant manager. When Jesus got out of Chino, Cristian hired him to work at Jack in the Box. Jesus made a deal with Uncle Mo to stay at the ranch; he promised Uncle Mo he would give him twenty five percent of his salary in exchange for his room. He didn’t need to eat at the ranch. There was plenty of food at Jack in the Box. Nevertheless, he promised Uncle Mo he would find someone to cook and clean for him. He was thinking of Miguel Angel’s wife Lucy, who wasn’t working. Maybe she could convince Uncle Mo to give her a basic salary to cook and clean during the week. When Jesus was released from prison, Cristian was there to meet him. Immediately they went to Jack in the Box and Jesus filled out the application for employment, using Uncle Mo’s address. Cristian gave him the social security