Just the same, Kendall had already left two messages asking where Megan was and why wasn’t she there to help? As Marcus drove her back to the house, Megan held the phone to his ear so he could hear it too. “Kendall is such a nut case.” He laughed. “How do you put up with her?” “Well, according to this morning’s sermon, I put up with her because Jesus in me is able to put up with her. Right?” “I remind myself that Kendall can be her own worst enemy,” Megan admitted. “And then I remember that she needs real friends. Even though I know I fall short most of the time, I figure I better keep working at it. I know that Anna has just about given up on her.” Then she told Marcus about how Kendall had cut Anna out of the working-for-20-percent deal. “And Anna would have made around two hundred dollars yesterday. With another day like that, she could’ve gone to Maui. Now she can’t afford a ticket, which has Lelani worried.