GlenhadyettofindtheopportunitytogoraftingwithMaggie.
However,atdinner,heonce again“coincidentally”ranintoMaggieandherfamily.
Maggie’suncleandauntwarmlyinvitedhimandhisfriendstositdownandhavedinnerwiththem.
Uponlearning thathewasfromtheWhitefamily,Jasonaskedwithcuriosity,“WhatmadeyousuddenlywanttoreturntoAmericafordevelopment?”
Thinkingbacktotheoriginalreasonfoingbacktothecountry,Glenpausedbriefly whileeatingbeforereplying,“I’mveryinterestedinCole’sprogramminnguage,CUAP,andthtestproject,Infinite–CM.Iwanted
tebackandlearnatCole.”
TheMillerfamilyknewaboutMaggieandCole.
Athiswords,they allsmiledandsubtlyncedatMaggie.
Maggiesilentlyloweredherheadandcontinuedeating.
Glendidn’tgiveitmuchthought.
Maggie’sprofessionalskills wereundoubtedlyimpressive.
ButGlenhadspokentopeoplewhoknewherandlearnedthatshehadonlyjoinedColstyear.CUAP,however,hadbeenaroundformanyyears.
Moreover,itwamonlyknownthatCUAPwasdevelopedbyNnatCole.
Intheeyesoftheindustry,CUAPwassoimpressivethatitonlymadesenseforittohavebeendevelopedbyNn.
AsforCole’testproject,Infinite–CM,hetrulythoughtitwasbeingledbyJohnny.
AfterjoiningCole,hehadmetJohnnyafewtimesduringmeetings.
From thefewinteractions,GlencouldsensethatJohnny’sprofessionbilitieswereindeedveryimpressive.
Butsincehehadn’thadmuchin–depthcontactwithhim,hecouldn’treallparewhetherMaggieorJohnnywasmorecapable.
However,fromwhathehadobservedinworksituations,italwaysseemedthatMaggiewastheoneassistingJohnny.
Therefore,hehadassumedthatJohnny’sprofessionbilitiesweresuperiortoMaggie’s.
TheMillerfamilywaswell–mannered,warm,andtalkative.Afterthismeal,Glendevelopedagoodimpressionofthemall.
However,afterdinner,Maggieandherfamilyleftthescenicareatogohome.
OnceGlensawthemleave,healsodidn’tlingeratthescenicarea.
Thenextday,MaggiereceivedacallfromIsabe.
IsabewasreturningtoAmerica.Shesaid,“Mom,Dadwon’tbebackforanothertwoorthreedays.Areyoufree?AfterIgetback,I’dliketovisityouandgreat–grandmother.”
MaggierecalledthathergrandmotherhadmentionedIsabeseveraltimesoverthepastfewdays.Afterabriefpause,shereplied,“Youcaeover.”
Onthstdayoftheholiday,afterIsabearrivedinAmerica,shewentstraighttothe Millerfamily.
ShealsobroughtgiftsforMaggie,hergrandmother,and therestofthefamily.
Maggie’sgrandmotherandJasonwereallveryhappywiththegiftsIsabehadbrought.
Maggienoticedthat,besidesthegiftsforthem,thereweretwootherpresentsleftinIsabe’ssuitcase.
Itwas obviousthatthesewerefor FranklinandJulia.
Maggiecalmlyavertedhergaze.
Afterhandingoutthegifts,Isabe,nowtiredfromhertravels,cameover tocuddlewithMaggie.Beforefallingasleep,shefound fortablespotinherarms, huggingherwaist,andsoondriftedintosleep.
Shehadn’tevenshoweredyet.
Butseeinghowexhaustedshelookedandhowsoundlyshewassleeping,Maggiedidn’twakeher.
AfterIsabehadfallendeeplyasleep,Maggiegentlycedheron thebed.
Isabetookanap,andthenextmorning,beforeMaggiewenttowork,shedrovehertoschool.
Maggiedidn’taskwhenFranklinwouldbeback.
However,afterspendingthreedaysduringtheholiday,Franklinreturned.
UponreturningtoAmerica,hedidn’tcontactMaggiebutreachedouttoIsabeinstead.
AfterIsabefinishedherphonecallwithFranklin,shetoldMaggie,“Mom,hesaidhe’lepickmeupinabit.”
Maggiesaid,“Okay.”
Isabe,althoughstillreluctanttoleavetheMillerfamily,ultimatelydecidedtoreturnwithFranklin,ashehadsaidhemissedher.
Halfanhouter,Franklinarrived.
Maggie,holdingIsabe’shand,walkedtohiscar.
Franklingotoutofthecarandlookedather,saying,“You’veworkedhardthesepastfewdays.”
Maggiedidn’tsayanything.Instead,shespoketoIsabe,“Isabe,Ineedtohaveawordwithyourdad.Yougoaheadandgetinthecarfirst.”
Isabencedatthem:“Oh…”
Sheobedientlygotintothecar.
AfterFranklinshutthecardoor,Maggiefinallyspoke:“You’relettinghergowithbodyguardsallthewayoutthere,andshe’sonlysix.Areyou sureaboutthat?”
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