AMANDA ROTTENBERRY AND THE QUEST FOR THE TRUTH

CHAPTER FIVE FAMILY DAY

THE STUDENTS ARRIVE AT THE DOCKS TO CATCH THE FERRY. THE DELWOOD'S FERRY ARRIVES AT THE DOCKS FOR THE STUDENTS TO BOARDED. AMANDA LOOKED AROUND FOR HER COUSIN, MELVIN AND STEVEN, MATTHEW. SHE SPOTS MATTHEW AT THE RAIL LOOKING OUT AT THE OCEAN HEADING TO THE ISLAND OF ST. HELENA TO WHERE THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED ON. AMANDA WALKS OVER TO MATTHEW WHEN STOPS SUDDENLY BY SOMEONE BLOCKING HER PATH WHEN SHE REALIZES IT STEVEN BLOCKING HER PATH. SHE ASKED HIM WHAT IS HE IS DOING?

STEVEN CONFRONTS AMANDA BEFORE SHE COULD REACH MATTHEW AT THE RAIL. STEVEN ASKED AMANDA, 'AMANDA, HOW ARE YOU DOING AND HOW WAS YOUR SUMMER?' AMANDA ANSWERS BY SAYING, 'I HAD A WONDERFUL SUMMER AND I AM DOING FINE. HOW WAS YOUR SUMMER?' AFTER AMANDA ANSWERS STEVEN'S QUESTION, SHE WAITS TO HEAR HIS ANSWER TO HER QUESTION. HE ANSWERS BY SAYING, 'MY SUMMER WAS FINE. YOU SEEM BE PREOCCUPY WITH SOMETHING?' AMANDA ANSWERS STEVEN BY SAYING, 'NO, I AM NOT PREOCCUPY BUT THERE IS SOMETHING ON MY MIND. I WAS WALKING OVER TO MATTHEW WHEN YOU STOP ME ABRUPTLY.'

'I AM SORRY IF I STOP YOU IN DOING SOMETHING IMPORTANT.'

'IT WASN'T NOTHING IMPORTANT THAT CAN'T WAIT UNTIL LATER.'

'WHAT DID YOU WANT TO SEE MATTHEW ABOUT ANY WAY?'

'I JUST WANTED TO KNOW HOW HIS SUMMER WAS.'

'IF YOU DON'T MINE CAN I COME ALONG WITH YOU WHEN YOU WALK OVER TO SEE MATTHEW?'

'NO, I DO NOT MINE YOU COMING ALONG WITH ME.'

STEVEN AND AMANDA WALK OVER TO WHERE MATTHEW IS STANDING.

'HELLO, MATTHEW, HOW WAS YOUR SUMMER?'

'MY SUMMER WAS FINE.'

'HOW WAS YOUR SUMMER?'

'MY SUMMER WAS FINE AS WELL.'

AFTER THEY DISCUSS THEIR SUMMER VACATION, STEVEN ASKED THEM ABOUT RESEARCHING ANYTHING ON FINDING THEIR SIBLINGS WHEREABOUTS. AMANDA TELLS STEVEN THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE TIME THIS SUMMER TO DO ANY RESEARCH ON THE SUBJECT BECAUSE SHE WAS INVITED TO A LUNCHEON FOR THE IRIS SOCIETY. WHEN AMANDA TOLD THEM ABOUT HER INVITATION TO THE IRIS SOCIETY, THEY REMEMBER THEY WERE INVITED TO THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUNDTABLE SOCIETY THIS SUMMER. STEVEN TELLS AMANDA THEY WERE INVITED TO A SOCIETY LUNCHEON. AMANDA ASKED THEM WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SOCIETY THEY WERE INVITED TO JOIN THEM AT A LUNCHEON. MATTHEW SPEAKS UP AND SAYS THE SOCIETY NAME IS THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUNDTABLE.

MEANWHILE MELVIN RUNS INTO ISMAY WHILE WALKING AROUND THE FERRY. THEY WERE ALSO NEW STUDENTS A BOARDED THE FERRY. THE FERRY ARRIVES AT THE DOCKS WHERE MARCUS AND THOMAS IS WAITING FOR THEM TO UNBOARD FROM THE FERRY. THE STUDENTS DISEMBARK THE FERRY WALK TOWARDS MARCUS AND THOMAS. MARCUS TELLS THE NEW STUDENTS THOMAS WILL WALK THEM TO THE SCHOOL WHILE HE WALKS THE OLD STUDENTS TO THE SCHOOL. THOMAS EXPLAINS TO THE NEW STUDENTS THEY WILL ARRIVE AT THE GREAT HALL TO BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR HOUSES BEFORE THEY ATTEND FAMILY DAY AFTERWARD.

MARCUS EXPLAINS TO THE OLD STUDENTS THEY WILL BE WAITING FOR THE NEW STUDENTS ARRIVAL AT THE GREAT HALL FOR THEM TO BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR HOUSES. MEANWHILE THE NEW STUDENTS WAIT UNTIL THE OLD STUDENTS ARRIVE AT THE GREAT HALL BEFORE THEY PROCEEDED TO THE GREAT HALL THEMSELVES. THE OLD STUDENTS ARRIVE AT THE GREAT HALL AND THEY ENTER TO BE SEATED TO WAIT FOR THE NEW STUDENTS ARRIVAL. PROFESSOR FARSIN IS WAITING OUT IN THE CORRIDOR FOR THE NEW STUDENTS TO ARRIVE. MARCUS ARRIVES WITH THE NEW STUDENTS. HE LEAVES THE STUDENTS WITH PROFESSOR FARSIN WHILE HE ENTER THE GREAT HALL.

PROFESSOR FARSIN TELLS THE STUDENTS TO LINE UP AND WAIT TO ENTER THE GREAT HALL TO BE ASSIGNED. THE DOORS OPEN AS THEY WALKED IN THE GREAT HALL AND WALK UP IN FRONT OF FOUR LONG TABLES WITH STUDENTS WERE SEATED. MARCUS AND THOMAS WERE STANDING A LARGE WALL WHERE THE COINS ARE LOCATED ON FOR THE STUDENTS TO BE ASSIGNING TO THEIR HOUSES. PROFESSOR FARSIN CALLS OUT THE FIRST STUDENT TO BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR HOUSE. THE FIRST STUDENT CALLED IS, 'CARLA JENSEN.' THOMAS TAKES A COIN OFF THE LARGE WALL AND WALKS OVER TO PROFESSOR FARSIN.