"Hey, Jake!" Lita said. "Hows it going?"
"Pretty good. Im kind of up to my ears in work, though, "he answered.
"Too bad. Maybe you bit off more than you can chew."
"Naah, Im fine."
"Oh, brace yourself, Ive got big news," Lita said. "Youve been here every day, so you probably havent heard yet."
"What is it? Spill the beans," Jake said. He was starting to get nervous, since he wasnt supposed to chat with peoplewhile working.
"OK, here it is. Randy and Jennifer split up!" Lita said.
"No way! I guess lots of stuff is going on this summer, "Jake said, somewhat upset that he was missing out on so much while working.
"Take a couple of days off then," Lita suggested. "Abunch of us want to go camping."
"Well...No, I better give it a skip. You guys have a goodtime," he said.
"As you wish. Bye, Jake!" Lita said as she drove off.
Since Jake was working so much, the summer went by very quickly. New employees were hired now and then, and Jake was asked to help them learn the ropes. Still, there was one big problem. Even though Jake was working hard, it wasnt possible for him to save enough money to buy a new car, or even a good used car. He talked to his father about his problem.
"Dad, it doesnt look like Im going to make it."
"What do you mean?" his father asked.
"About the car. Ive worked almost every day this summer,but Ive only got a few thousand saved. I dont want to buy areally junky car thats going to break down after a few months."
"Have you been looking for good deals in the paper?" hisfather asked.
"Oh yeah, every week. Theres this one 1997 Honda. Its
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