Welcome Home: Chapter Three

“We have to invest all our money in the bar,” Jordan said as she looked into the eyes of her mother, father, and sister.

They had met at the local diner for breakfast. Now they all looked back at Jordan as if she had lost her mind.

“It is a dump,” Sherry shook her head, “Five regulars come every night, they drink the same three beers then they leave. Everyone else comes because there is nothing else to do around here.”

“Exactly!” Jordan nodded. “There is nothing out here, the movie theater is always three weeks behind in the latest movies, the internet connection our here is slower than molasses, and the teenagers do everything they can so that they can get into trouble.”

All of them nodded, the town was small, and the nearest thing to the excitement was over three hours away. “So, what are your thoughts?” Jordan’s father asked.

“Well, I have enough of my emergency money and some other accounts I can dive into, which will make all your lenders happy, they won’t come after your horses. They definitely won’t try to take Sherry’s house,” Jordan nodded as she ate some of her breakfast.

“But” her mother looked at her.

“We won’t have much of anything left; I mean next to nothing. If we don’t have some income coming into our banks within two to three…