DILEMMA

All the characters in this short story are based on fictional characters. The names do not represent anyone in particular.

In a small country town of Lentus, in North Texas, there lives a small normal family. There is nothing spectacular or anything that stands out in this family. The Vettar Family. They live in the Fair Oak Community Sub-Division on Oak Lane Drive. They live in a modest four bedroom home wtih a swimming pool, a two-door garage and a medium sized front and back yard. They attend church every Sunday. And Bill and Bertha Vettar even help teach Sunday school. Bill Vettar is a realtor along with his business partner John Watson. Bertha Vettar is an accountant wtih a mid-sized accountant firm. Her best friend is Agnes Kawasaki. They both started at the firm together. Jason Vettar and his sister Jackie Vettar both attend a local community college. Jason has a friend named Isaac Appleton, but his friends call him "Ike." Jason also has a girlfriend named Christine Williams. Jason and Isaac are majoring in Sports Medicine and Christine is majoring in Business Management. Jackie has a best friend named Stephanie Jamison and her fiance's name is Gilbert Johnson. They all three are majoring in Psychology.

Bill Vettar is a honest man. He and Bertha have been married for twenty-four years. Bill has been in the realty business for about twenty-two years. Bertha's dad got him into the business. He decided to switch careers after the birth of their first born child, Jason. It was a very intense and stressful transition, to say the least. In the beginning, for about a year and a half, he was making less than half of what he was making at his previous job. That is when they began to cry out to the Lord. And with the Lord's help, through prayer and counseling, the three of them pulled through. And within three years, he was making almost double. Which was great, considering they just had another child, Jackie. About a year ago, the realty firm hired another realtor named John Watson. Bill and John became instant friends. John even started attending the Vettar's church. They made a great team. One reason is because John has been in the realty business just as long as Bill has. Filling in for each other when needed to. But about six weeks ago, Bill found out that John was raising the rates on the houses and even skimming more money on top of his commission. John even approached Bill to cut him in on the deals. You see, work has been slow for about three and a half years and they aren't selling places like they were in the past. The Vettar family was in debt. Mortgages, car payments and tuition - all the bills have been accumulating. Bill was in a dilemma.

TO BE CONTINUED WITH BERTHA VETTAR'S STORY