"The next day"
"Deirdre and her father"
They are sitting in a swing under a tree. He asked her there because he wants to talk to her. Cephus is also hoping that he can talk her into giving up on Traylor and the crazy stunts that she has been doing.
"Father, what is this about? I know you did ask me here just because you want to spend time with me. Or that you like the way I look or smell. It seems like regardless of how many times I take a bath I still smell like horse shit." Deirdre is frowning with her nose turned up looking at the stable.
Cephus takes a long deep breath. " I am afraid for you. If you don't stop doing these stunts that someone is going to kill you. Honey, you are too young to die. Besides, I just lost your mother. I do not want to lose my daughter too. I am asking
