The Chosen — 2025-11-03 (Patreon)

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Chapter 17: BACK HOME by Emma Knox

Well, everybody, I’m back home. And when I say that, I mean Brooklyn, not Vicksburg. I s’pose I should say I’m back to my new home.

Growing up, I never dared imagine a weekend like the one I just had. Working hard all day, not for pay directly, but because it’s important work that needed to be done. Back in Vicksburg, if I had the weekend off, it meant doing laundry and chores around the house.

We left in a hurry Friday, and I don’t think it all really hit till round lunch on Saturday—how far I’ve come from where I started. I mean, I grew up where “vacation” meant maybe a weekend at my aunt’s if we could afford the gas.

So, stepping onto a real nice private jet? I just sat there quiet, trying not to look like I didn’t belong. Then the rental cars, the nice hotel, Paul and Rebecca saying, “Order whatever you want”—it was almost too much to process.

Back home, I used to memorize prices before going out so I wouldn’t embarrass myself at the register. Now I’m in the mountains ordering off the menu without looking at the prices, surrounded by people who treat generosity like it’s normal.

I kept thinking, how did I get here? But also, maybe I’m supposed to be here. Maybe this is what it looks like when you try to do right, work hard and hold on to your faith.

Now, I gotta say all of the others were pretty taken by the trip, too. Noah didn’t grow up with much, either. Hannah’s folks work in a high school.

Jacob just kept saying, “So this is a new experience…”

But maybe it was a bigger change for me. Merritt’s family always saved up for nice vacations. Same for Hannah and Addison.

I guess Izzy took it to be most normal. All those years as a model took her all over the world.

Well, I guess that’s not really the main thing about the weekend. It was to do some good volunteer work and raise awareness.

But, I don’t think I’ll forget it very soon.

Be your best you!

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