As a general rule, Southern Baptists dont dance. In Beaufort, however, it wasnt a rule that was ever strictly enforced. The minister before Hegbert-dont ask me what his name was-took sort of a lax view about school dances as long as they were chaperoned, and because of that, theyd become a tradition of sorts. By the time Hegbert came along, it was too late to change things. Jamie was pretty much the only one whod never been to a school dance and frankly, I didnt know whether she even knew how to dance at all.

I admit that I also had some concerns about what she would wear, though it wasnt something I would tell her. When Jamie went to the church socials-which were encouraged by Hegbert-she usually wore an old sweater and one of the plaid skirts we saw in school every day, but the homecoming dance was supposed to be special. Most of the girls bought new dresses and the boys wore suits, and this year we were bringing in a photographer to take our pictures. I knew Jamie wasnt going to buy a new dress because she wasnt exactly well-off. Ministering wasnt a profession where people made a lot of money, but of course ministers werent in it for monetary gain, they were in it for the long haul, if you know what I mean. But I didnt want her to wear the same thing she wore to school every day, either. Not so much for me-Im not that cold-hearted-but because of what others might say. I didnt want people to make fun of her or anything.

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