After Glen had blown up a small village, we heard the sound of a car door slam outside. Spencer tensed up a bit and I squeezed her hand to calm her nerves. The front door opened and the sounds of footsteps made their way down the hallway.

Mrs. C. came around the corner and spotted us all in the living room and raised an eyebrow. She spotted me in particular and frowned before placing her keys and purse on the counter.

Mr. C. stood up and walked over to place a kiss on Mrs. C.’s cheek. She smiled and kissed him softly on the lips. They whispered something to each other and disappeared into the kitchen.

After a few minutes, they came back out and had a seat on the couch. Spencer took a deep breath and I knew she was ready to bring up the topic of our planned educational road trip.

She cleared her throat and her parents turned to look at her. “Mom…Dad…I wanted to talk to you about something.”

“Oh no not the small children!” Glen said in a whiney voice as he continued to shoot random people on the screen.

“GLEN!” Mr. C. said giving Glen a stern look. Glen groaned and paused the game and slouched into the cushion behind him.

“What did you want to talk about sweetie?” Mrs. C. asked Spencer calmly.

“Well…Ashley found out that she won’t be able to get her trust fund money like she thought when she turns eighteen. Her father put a condition on the trust that she had to get her high school diploma or wait until she turned twenty-one.” Spencer started to explain.

“That was a very smart move by your father I must say.” Mrs. C. said smugly. I rolled my eyes and clenched my fist keeping my mouth shut.

“Anyways…Ashley talked to the school and they are allowing her to do a project this summer to earn her diploma.” Spencer looked at me and I smiled willing her to go on. “Well she came up with a brilliant idea…” I stifled my laugh and Spencer kicked my foot to shut me up as she continued. “They are going to allow her to travel across the country and write reports on every place she visits to talk about the history, people, government, etc. and then she gets to turn those in and they will let her graduate.”