Against All Odds

By Rita Hestand

Eddie's mom died and the bills were mounting up. So Eddie's dad married a waitress he'd met in town so he could leave Eddie with her and work on an off-shore oil rig. Eddie didn't know his new step-mother well before his father left. Now they were stuck together and things didn't look good for Eddie. She didn't cook, didn't clean house, but she did drink and smoke and listen to music half the night. Eddie realized quickly that he was going to have to grow up fast. His school work suffered as he got little sleep and hardly anything to eat. He had to mow the lawn himself because they threatened to kick them out of the trailer park. Things looked pretty bad for Eddie.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rita Hestand
• Release date: Dec 5, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463715406

Rita Hestand

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Against All Odds

Rita Hestand

Copyright©2018 Rita Hestand

ISBN# 9780463715406

Cover Art by: Sheri McGathy

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Dedication

Life can throw you some curve balls, the unexpected can cause havoc. For all the kids that have had to grow up suddenly in life, this story is dedicated to you, for your courage and fortitude.

God Bless

Rita Hestand

Against All Odds

Eddie Clayton had just turned ten when his mother died. He'd been close to her all his life as his dad sometimes wasn't around. His dad worked on off-shore oil rigs a lot, so he could be gone for months at a time.

However, when his mom died, his father had troubles paying the hospital bills. They had to move out of their house and into a trailer house to live.

His dad also remarried quickly. Eddie figured it was because he was lonely. His new step-mother was young and pretty, but she didn't have a lot of common sense, Eddie decided for himself when she told him she didn't cook, didn't do housework and needed to sleep late.

Yeah, right, like anyone got to do that!

Eddie's father hadn't heard that remark. He seemed worried and upset all the time. Eddie supposed he was still worried about