Rose was quiet all the way home. John didn't mind, he liked it like that. She can't get the cruel words that Joseph said off of her mind. Deep down she always thought that he had some kind of feelings for her. But now that she realized that she was just like the other girls who had s*x with him. "I will make him pay for treating me like that," she thinks as they're arriving home.
Her mother, brother, and sister are sitting on the porch waiting for them to return. Jane's eyes are glued to her daughter. "I hope this child has not gone into town and done something stupid. It's almost time for her monthly visit. I pray that it comes. I will not stand by and see her have a child out of wedlock. In a few days, I will visit Richard, and borrow some money from him. Then I will send Rose away if
