Darkness Before Dawn (pages 80-120)

Summary:

Since last reading, Keisha has taken her relationship with Jonathan Hathaway a lot further. During a snow day he invited her to go skiing with a couple of other kids. She was hesitant as to whether she should take up his offer or stay in bed, but it had been a while since she'd last been skiing so she accepted. She brought Andy's little brother Monty with her just to get him out the house, plus she knew he would love it. Everything was going well. She and Jonathan even had the chance to conversate with one another with no else around. Keisha found that he was easy to talk to and seemed to be everywhere and done everything. She chatted with him about medical school, her hopes of learning to fly a plane, and worries about college. He then asked her if she wanted to catch a movie over the weekend and she couldn't let this opportunity fly over her head. When it came time to ask her parents, they were totally against. He's too old they said. She informed them on how he's a complete gentlemen and he's a good person to talk to. They were still against it but they trusted Keisha so they let her go although they did remind her not to make this a habit. Jonathan had brought her friends and their dates along as well but Keisha didn't mind. She enjoyed the movie and was surprised at how much Jonathan picked up from it. Her left her with a touch on the cheek which made her believe even more that he was different from a boy, he was a man. The next couple of days passed and Keisha hadn't heard from him seeing that she was on Christmas vacation. Surprisingly, a bouquet of roses with an individual ribbon for each appeared at her door. This impressed her parents but they were still convinced Jonathan wasn’t the one.

Quote:

"Absolutely not! My dad's look was that protective-of-his-little-girl daddy look --it made you feel guilty but not as mad as mom's look did."

Reflection:

That quote as well as others put the image in my head of her asking her parents and the look they were giving her. This is something that a lot of teenage girls can relate too because you see it in movies and it happens in reality as well. There's always that daddy's little girl moment where he's not ready to let her go and grow up. The author uses a lot of description from how someone or a scene looks or a facial expression where I often feel like I'm watching a movie or I'm actually there.