Chapter 143

• Together they gingerly eased Jessica into the tub. When she tried to lean back, they hit their next problem. Their parents' extra long tub was too long for her to reach the other side with her feet and stay upright. Jessica nearly slipped too far into the water.
• She winced at her brother. "Now what? Sitting upright like this really hurts. I need to lean back."
• "Gimme a sec, I'm thinking. We need something big you can lean back against."