Yes! If you are really Joseph Wither, how old are you? Wouldn’t you be like 90?

JW44:

I WOULD BE IF I WAS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. BUT I’M NOT. I’M SEVENTEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE.

Corareef12:

Yeah, right. Then where did you go after you left Pitch? Where do you live now?

JW44:

I NEVER STAY IN ONE PLACE TOO LONG BUT I ALWAYS END UP COMING BACK TO PITCH.

Corareef12:

I wouldn’t come back here. It’s so boring.

JW44:

I’VE BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD. PITCH ISN’T SO BAD.

Corareef12:

Have you been to New York?

JW44:

YES, AND I’VE BEEN TO LONDON AND PARIS, TOO.

Corareef12:

I’ve always wanted to go to Paris.

JW44:

YOU SHOULD GO SOME DAY. IT’S AMAZING.

Corareef12:

What does the 44 stand for?

JW44:

THAT’S THE NUMBER OF GIRLS I TOOK OVER THE YEARS.

JW44:

HA HA. JUST KIDDING—1944 WAS THE YEAR I TURNED 17. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

Corareef12:

I can’t think of anything right now.

JW44:

YOU DON’T BELIEVE THAT I’M WITHER, DO YOU?

Corareef12:

No. I think you’re just messing with me.

JW44:

I’M OFFENDED, CORAREEF12. IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, JUST LET ME KNOW.

Corareef12:

Okay.

JW44:

HEY, I HAVEN’T BEEN TO PITCH IN A WHILE. IS THE SUSIE Q STILL THERE? I USED TO GET GREEN RIVERS.

Corareef12:

It’s still here. What’s a green river?

JW44:

7UP WITH LIME IN IT. DON’T TELL ME YOU’VE NEVER HAD ONE!

Corareef12:

Sounds gross.

JW44:

YOU SHOULD TRY IT. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

Corareef12:

Maybe.

JW44:

I KISSED MY FIRST GIRL AFTER WE SHARED A GREEN RIVER. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN KISSED?

Corareef12:

I don’t think I want to say.

JW44:

WHY?

JW44:

COME ON, YOU CAN TELL ME. WHO AM I GOING TO TELL?

Corareef12:

It’s embarrassing. My friend Jordyn says she’s kissed a bunch of guys. Even Violet said she had a boyfriend back in New Mexico.

JW44:

DON’T BE EMBARRASSED.

Corareef12:

There is one boy who I think likes me, but I don’t think he’s going to kiss me anytime soon.

JW44:

YOUR FIRST KISS SHOULD BE SPECIAL. WITH SOMEONE WHO IS AS SPECIAL AS YOU ARE.

Corareef12:

Now you sound like a dad or something.

JW44:

BELIEVE ME, I’M NO ONE’S DAD.

Beth Crow Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Beth Crow

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Max took off right after Officer Grady dropped us at the house yesterday and didn’t come home for about three hours. I’d hoped he didn’t go after Clint but thought it was more likely that he went to go see Nikki. I wanted to ask where he had been and what he knew about Joseph Wither but he didn’t say a word all afternoon, just went into his bedroom and closed the door.