Unclaimed Lies

By CJ

This book is about lies that are told throughout the life of manyin particular, one family. The Beginning is the End and the End the Beginning. Along the way, the book focuses on two main characters, a black and white male friend relationship; two boys that meet in a small town.

There are many interesting stories that the main character reflects back on during his life. You will see how the main characters life was formed by the family relationships he had.

While growing up, the main character meets a girl who he falls in love with and marries later to become dismayed by things he learns about her.

Lieswe have all told one or many in our lifetime. Now, some may have been lies of deception, innocence trying to escape trouble, or just a dreamer of sand castles but all UnClaimed.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Feb 29, 2016
• ISBN: 9781504973090

CJ

My name is Cynthia Junious Jones born and reared in Tampa Florida. I am married to Hiram Jones, a mother of 1 son Adam and have gained 6 Adult Children through my marriage, a Grandma and Great Grandma. I am a writer by nature, have always loved to write, as a child writing stories about many topics; as an adult writing for business or pleasure including poetry. Writing to me is like reading is to others it takes me to a different world. I attended public schools in Tampa; Okinawa and Delaware through Military travel with my Step Father and Mother. The exposure of traveling opened my eyes to many ideas. I retired from former General Telephone (GTE)/Verizon where I contribute many of my skills in writing from courses taken while an Employee. I am excited about sharing this first book publishing with the world.

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© 2016 Cynthia Jones. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

Published by AuthorHouse 02/27/2016

ISBN: 978-1-5049-7310-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5049-7308-3 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-5049-7309-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016902128

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CONTENTS

Unclaimed Lies

Prologue

About The Author

Acknowledgements

Words Of Wisdom

Inspiration Of This Book

Episode 1   Nowadays-The Scripture

Episode 2   Nowadays-In The Middle First

Episode 3   Oldtimes-Beginnings Matter

Episode 4   Oldtimes-Survival Of The Fittest

Episode 5   Oldtimes-Meet My Parents

Episode 6   Oldtimes-Our Family Home Front

Episode 7   Oldtimes-What A Time What A Time

Episode 8   Nowadays-First Encounter In The Court Room

Episode 9   Oldtimes-Grandpas Wealth

Episode 10   Oldtimes-Grazing The Grass In Other Words

Episode 11   Oldtimes-Give Me A Helping Hand

Episode 12   Oldtimes-Grandmas Parables Or Ridicules

Episode 13   Nowadays-And The Phone Rings

Episode 14   Oldtimes-Show Yourself Approved

Episode 15   Oldtimes-Enough Is Enough

Episode 16   Oldtimes-Pops Other Sides

Episode 17   Oldtimes-Surviving During The Talent Shows

Episode 18   Nowadays-Winston Where Are You

Episode 19   "Oldtimes-You Are What You Eat And

It’s All Good"

Episode 20   Oldtimes-Sunday Feast At Grandma E

Episode 21   Oldtimes-Your Business Is Our Business

Episode 22   Nowadays-Grooming For The Meeting

Episode 23   Nowadays-The Meeting Of Friends

Episode 24   Oldtimes-Expectations Are Expected

Episode 25   "Oldtimes-Cherish The Moments

Of Childhood Memories"

Episode 26   Nowadays-Encounter Of A Suspicious Kind

Episode 27   Oldtimes-School Days A Daze

Episode 28   Oldtimes-Chances Are

Episode 29   Oldtimes-Floras Web

Episode 30   Nowadays-Enter At Your Own Risk

Episode 31   Oldtimes-And The Beat Goes On

Episode 32   Oldtimes-First Friday Night

Episode 33   Oldtimes-The Water Is Hot

Episode 34   Nowadays-The Late Nite Visit

Episode 35   "Oldtimes-Barnfires Are Hot, Where You

Wanted To Be"

Episode 36   Nowadays-Relief

Episode 37   Oldtimes-Labor Day Is Here Again

Episode 38   Oldtimes-And The Beat Goes On-Part 2

Episode 39   "Nowadays-The Plan For The Meeting

Of The Children"

Episode 40   Oldtimes-Did You Say Skills

Episode 41   Oldtimes-What A Do About Bornesville

Episode 42   Oldtimes-The Worship Experience

Episode 43   Nowadays-At The Office

Episode 44   Oldtimes-The Who’s Who With More Goings Ons In Bornesville

Episode 45   Oldtimes-Saturday Do I Look Forward To

Episode 46   Oldtimes-The Troubled Side

Episode 47   Nowadays-Supsicious Events

Episode 48   Oldtimes-The Change

Episode 49   Oldtimes-Walk To Justice Or Justice For All

Episode 50   Oldtimes-The Reason For Change Of Season

Episode 51   Nowadays-Meeting Of The Wolves And Lambs

Episode 52   Oldtimes-Breakfast Is The Best Meal Of The Day

Episode 53   Oldtimes-Business Is Our Business

Episode 54   Nowadays-What Felt Like The Last Meal"

Episode 55   Nowadays-Meeting Of The Minds

Episode 56   Oldtimes-On The Home Front When It’s Down Right Cold

Episode 57   Nowadays-Yesterday Was Then Today Is Now

Episode 58   Nowadays-The Check In

Episode 59   Oldtimes-Dreams Do Count What I Want To Be When I Grow Up

Episode 60   Oldtimes-Moms Folks

Episode 61   Oldtimes-Uncle Johnnie

Episode 62   Nowadays-Another Suspicious Encounter

Episode 63   Nowadays-The Wharf

Episode 64   Oldtimes-St. Louis Here I Come

Episode 65   Oldtimes-Dress Rehearsal

Episode 66   Oldtimes-Hair My Way

Episode 67   Nowadays-Disbelief

Episode 68   Nowadays-Roughing It

Episode 69   Oldtimes-This Is The Day

Episode 70   Oldtimes-The Dress Rehearsal

Episode 71   Oldtimes-The Mystery Lady

Episode 72   Oldtimes-The Grand Entrance

Episode 73   Nowadays-Gerry’s Trouble

Episode 74   Nowadays-Careless

Episode 75   Nowadays-Now What?

Episode 76   Oldtimes-Let The Dancing Begin

Episode 77   Oldtimes-Candidly Speaking

Episode 78   Nowadays-Late Evening Knock

Episode 79   Nowadays-The Morning After

Episode 80   Midway-Dreams Of Adventure

Episode 81   Midway-Leaving For The Military

Episode 82   Midway-So Much Destruction And Bewilderness

Episode 83   Midway-Back Home

Episode 84   Midway – Restless At The Fort

Episode 85   Midway-Can I Spy

Episode 86   Midway-Development

Episode 87   Midway-Vietnam 2nd Time Around

Episode 88   Midway-The Return To Camp

Episode 89   Midway-The Departure

Episode 90   Midway-The Re-Up

Episode 91   Midway-Mission Preliminary

Episode 92   Midway-Mission Underway

Episode 93   Midway-The Movement Continues

Episode 94   Midway-Tiring Times

Episode 95   Midway-The Reunion

Episode 96   Midway-Curtain Call

Episode 97   Midway-After The Meal

Episode 98   Midway-Command Center

Episode 99   Midway-The Arrival

Episode 100   Midway-The Next Journey

Episode 101   Midway-Family Ties

Episode 102   Midway-Entangled

Episode 103   Midway-Gerrys Home

Episode 104   Midway-And The Answer Is

Episode 105   Midway-Say What!

Episode 106   Midway-Promotions In Time

Episode 107   Midway-New Grounds

Episode 108   Nowadays-Searching For What

Episode 109   Nowadays-Cabin Fever

Episode 110   Nowadays-Hot Topics

Episode 111   Nowadays-On Fire

Episode 112   Nowadays-How Soon We Forget

Episode 113   Nowadays-The Call Back

Episode 114   Nowadays-Like What I Think Is Old Times

Episode 115   Nowadays-Back At The Mansion

Episode 116   Nowadays-Ferrara’s

Episode 117   Nowadays-Smoke Screen

Episode 118   Nowadays-Quarterly Session

Episode 119   Nowadays-Hook, Line And Sinker – The Bait Is Taken

Episode 120   Nowadays-Letters In The Mail

Episode 121   Nowadays-More To Come

Episode 122   Nowadays-Checking On You

Episode 123   Nowadays-Condo Call

Episode 124   Nowadays-Dinner Tonight

Episode 125   Nowadays-Investigation Of The 10th Floor

Episode 126   Nowadays-What’s In A Name

Episode 127   Nowadays-Setting Of A Date

Episode 128   Nowadays-Pre-Trial Hearing

Episode 129   Nowadays-Inquisitive Minds

Episode 130   Nowadays-I Strongly Suggest

Episode 131   Nowadays-Crystal Persuasion

Episode 132   Nowadays-Unleash

Episode 133   Nowadays-The End Is New Beginnings

Oldtimes-Division Of The Lake

Trail Of Characters

UNCLAIMED LIES

Written by: Cynthia Jones

Inspired by: Hiram Jones

This story was inspired by my husband Hiram Jones who had a vision of something that can be Unclaimed which are Lies. The story portrays a conglomerate of events that are not necessarily true therefore, if any of the names, places or events that sound familiar to you and were witnessed in your area or lifetime don’t consider this the same name, place or event. We hope you enjoy what we are about to share with you. The story is told in a small town in Kansas not far from Kansas City, the city noted in this book is not real. BAGGAGE THAT BECOMES UNCLAIMED. LIES

PROLOGUE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

My name is Cynthia Junious Jones (Cindy, CJ, Cynt, Cynthia), a writer by nature, born in Tampa, Florida. The names you see are those names I am called by, depending upon who you are talking to—family, colleagues, classmates, and many wonderful people I have met along the way. I am the Wife of Hiram Jones, a Mother of 1 son Adam Johnson, 6 more adult children gained with the marriage to my husband, a Grandmother and now recently a Great Grandmother.

I grew up writing stories and poems never to have any published. My mother Ernestine Wynn always encouraged me to write but never to have anything published. What I believe in is that there is a time for everything under the heavens. My favorite scripture in the Bible is Ecclesiastes 3:1 A Time For Everything. So this is my time, the season, my time for writing and publishing. I asked my sister Brenda why now? She said we have seasons and now this is it for you, you are more settled, your life with your husband is good so you are able to relax now and take the time to do this, so go for it. So by her saying what she said about my season confirm my belief in a Time for Everything.

I must also contribute many of my skills in writing to my career with former General Telephone (GTE)/Verizon Telecommunications where I took the opportunity in attending many writing courses that helped to build my writing abilities. I was also a Supervisor, Staff Administrator, Business and Systems Analyst, where my primary responsibilities for most of the assignments required creative writing skills, in writing performance reviews, requirements and process documents. Dale Carnegie was another course that broadened my horizon in writing giving me the okay to write what I understand not what someone else knows. Although Dale Carnegie was a course for improving speaking skills it also helped me in developing my writing abilities.

I am excited about this first publishing, expect it to be a success and am honored to share it with the world!

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I’d like to thank God first in the name of his Son Jesus for wiring me the way that he did. This was all made possible by my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He knows his daughter and knew it was the time for me to spread my wings in another episode of my life.

My Husband Hiram Jones for coming up with the vision and then inspiring me to finish writing the book helping me through the process.

My Mother Ernestine Wynn for previewing during my editing stages and encouragement.

My Sisters Brenda Walden, Rubie Walker and Brother Kenny Junious Sr. for their support and encouragement.

Grands that listened to me as I spoke on the book, Allan, Ambrielle and Noah.

A host of friends and relatives that listened and also encouraged me and colleagues that said they couldn’t wait to read it.

WORDS OF WISDOM

The key to all that we do is having the support mechanism in place to get through the journeys we go through and believing in yourself knowing that you are never too old or too young to do something different. Challenge yourself to be or do something different, get out of the box that you are closed in and leave the FEAR behind.

INSPIRATION OF THIS BOOK

In latter 2013 while in between Contracts my husband Hiram was talking about the visions of a story line and he named it UnClaimed Lies. I said to him, it sounds interesting and that I would try to draft something up so he could read it and see if the meat of the story lines up with what he envisioned.

In about 3 days after we talked I had 40 hand written pages and presented it to him to read. He said, well babe, it sounds good but you got to put more in the story than this, you got to the end too soon.

Well back to the drawing board I went, did some additional investigative work to see what the average number of words that are found in an average size book.

After my investigation I came up with at least 32,000 words. I then began breaking the book apart coming up with various scenes and giving myself a timeline to go by.

One day a friend of mine Sherry asked, how long do you have before you finish your book? I said, well I only have 15,000 letters where I have a lot more to do. Strange I had never really looked to the bottom of the document to see how many words or letters I had written. Something told me to look at the bottom and I had 76,000 letters and realized I had reached my goal. I was so astonished that I had not looked at the bottom to verify my criteria. Well I reached my goal it was then time to reorganize all I had written. I mean I would give myself 2 hours a night to write. To make a long story short, I finally finished what I set out to do.

What I found out along the way, someone else’s vision doesn’t necessarily end up being your vision as you continue writing, so the story you will read has some of what my husband envisioned but a lot of Cynthia Jones vision. He had different thoughts of the main characters’ life along the way which didn’t come out to how I envisioned his life along the way.

I told my husband if you don’t write it, it won’t necessarily come out word for word of what you envision. The characters became real at some point therefore I could not back out who and what they were. So now I truly understand how characters become real in your heart and mind.

I challenge you to sit back and enjoy the story line you are about to read, it has a lot of values, laughter, fun, serious moments, tragedy, deception and more.

Why I chose the state, locations, events I say it was all inspired by God, I have no idea why I began with the location but it felt right.

I am preparing to write more books including a line of poetry. I am also a Poet in my own right taking special moments that trigger feelings within; that inspires my poetry. More to come so be on the lookout.

NOWADAYS-THE SCRIPTURE

PROVERBS 31: 10 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.

NOWADAYS-IN THE MIDDLE FIRST

As I gazed into open space the question was asked, Senator…? I’m looking back over my life; Winston Jordan can you answer the question?!! Can you have children?!! Where were you when your last child was born?

I could not get it together in my head, in my mind, I was speechless. My Attorney, my friend had spoken to me days earlier to prepare me for this day and like always, I thought I was ready.

It was March 13, 1987, Friday the 13th; almost 30 years to the day I married the love of my life.

It was ironic to be in court on this day that should have been a celebration of a 30 year marriage anniversary. Let me take you back to the beginning because….

OLDTIMES-BEGINNINGS MATTER

My name is Winston Jordan; I was born September 2, 1940. I grew up in a rural area outside of Kansas City, Kansas, called Bornesville. The little town of Bornesville was not a place many knew of, there was about a little less than 1000 people between the colored and white communities.

My parents were a loving couple and most of all excellent parents. My mom, Jannie Sommer finished school but was soon married to my pop Jethro Jordan after she graduated.

She met pop when he would come to visit his family in St. Louis, Missouri where mom was from. Every summer he would come visit his mother’s sister Aunt Rozeeta Jackson and there he met mom Jannie Sommer; fell in love and the story ends there.

They still today have a caring and loving admiration toward each other. When we kids were in the room with them you could see and feel their love and respect for each other. If they snuggled we got embarrassed, nobody wants to see adults snickering and snuggling it was yuckey, yet it makes a difference at the latter years of your life to have that loving kindness with your loved ones.

Through all the events that took place in our home and community mom and pop were both believers and fighters at loving each other no matter what. I guess that’s why I wanted a relationship like my parents. So I thought that’s what I had or would have in life.

OLDTIMES-SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

My father Jethro Jordan whom I called pop, was a small time farmer and worked in a mill in the town. Pop worked at the mill on Fridays and Saturdays only and the remainder of the week would work the farm. Pop had land and grew vegetables and fruits that he sold in the community.

Pop had plenty of chickens; he sold eggs and chickens by the order. If someone wanted chickens cleaned and cut up, pop would clean out the chickens, leaving each chicken in a coup by itself; after the chicken was considered clean he would then ring its neck, pluck the feathers, clean it, cut it up and deliver the chicken if the customer wanted it delivered or the customer would pick it up. The cleaning, cutting up and delivery of the chicken would be done at an additional cost.

On the farm we had hogs, cows, chickens, a donkey and 2 horses. We would slaughter hogs and smoke the meat in the smoke house; after it was smoked and dried; pop would carve pieces and use for cooking fresh greens that were grown on our land. We grew many types of greens, kale, cabbage, collards, mustards and turnips.

Mom was known for cooking the best greens, so people in the community would order fresh cooked greens. Mom would slice off chunks of smoked meat to cook the greens. My mom and pop did well with the work they did within the home, therefore, it was no need to go out and work although pop worked the mill for those 2 days.

My parents were what we consider entrepreneurs today during that time. Pop always said if there is a WILL there is a WAY with a CAPTIAL W. He would laugh loudly when saying it too. Pop had a strong voice and it pierced your ears when he raised his voice.

My mother Jannie (Sommer) Jordan was a homemaker, which some call a house wife nowadays and would also take on jobs within the home; cooking, knitting, sewing, and quilting for others in the community. She was an excellent seamstress and real creative, people throughout the small town of Bornesville would come to her for quilts, sweaters; especially during the winter. People in other small towns outside of Kansas City would also come to Bornesville to purchase products from my mom. I gotta say again, mom, was an entrepreneur in those days and with pop the 2 of them kept the family in order; we never had a need for anything. We kids weren’t rich or spoiled; our parents just worked hard to ensure we had the necessities and did not have to go without the basic needs in life. Yes, I say basics; not those things we really wanted as kids like bicycles, instruments, toys, just clothes and food. We had plenty to eat and a whole lot of clothes.

OLDTIMES-MEET MY PARENTS

I am just thinking about my parents who were so good to me and the family. They gave so much of themselves and stuck to each other. They were a force to be reckoned with.

My pop was born before the 20s, along with his other siblings. He was a tall man, stood about 6 feet 5, dark skinned, muscle bound, receding hair line, the white in his eyes always a little red, he had no tattoos, and had big feet about a size 12 ½. Pop resembled the lumber jack kind of guy. He could lift a log like it was nothing. Pop didn’t have to go to the military as most men did in those days. My Pop was the youngest boy and my 2 uncles went in the military during that time.

Mom was born in the late teens too. My mom was a tall slender lady, dark red tone skin, short wavy like hair, she often wore a part on the side and it back on 1 side, slanted dark brown eyes, wide lips not too thick, average size feet about a size 9, she was about a foot shorter than pop, so I take she was about 5 feet 5 inches.

Mom said her mama named her Jannie because it meant God is gracious. Mom always said God is gracious, I want you kids to think about all we have gone through, and how we have come through it, so that we can be a testimony to others who are our future generations.

We didn’t like getting mom started on this topic because this is one that she would talk about all day long. So we steered away from getting her started about being gracious and thankful.

OLDTIMES-OUR FAMILY HOME FRONT

The memories I have of my home was that we had a cozy home. Pop built the house from scratch when he and mom first got married. A log cabin style, with a flair of colonial including a stable and barn.

My parents stayed with pops parents, Grandpa Franklin and Grandma Ethel until after the 2nd child James was born. We called our Grandparents Grandma E and Grandpa Frank. Pops parents were still alive and living in Bornesville as I grew up.

The house had a front porch, 3 steps to get to the front door, and 4 windows in the front.

The living room and mom and pop’s bedroom windows were to the right. The living room had an indoor furnace and fireplace and there were vents put in the floors to every room so heat could be emitted to each room.

The windows to the left were me and my sibling’s rooms. The boys shared a room and the girls shared a room.

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The bathroom was down the hall to the left; we had a tub that stood on legs, with an inside toilet, and face bowl, thank goodness! Pop wanted to make sure we had indoor plumbing installed. He and Grandpa Frank did all the work themselves with the help from one of the local builders in the community, Mr. Barker.

I can recall before our grandparents got an indoor toilet and plumbing; if we had to go to the toilet, we had to go to the outhouse. We were so happy when Grandpa Frank and pop installed an indoor toilet and added the indoor plumbing. This took a while to get it in, but they worked for about a year until it was all done.

When we’d stay with the grandparents, before they had their indoor plumbing we had to boil the water for a bath, pour in the tub and take a wash, then empty the water out. It was so time consuming, but if you didn’t have the convenience you were used to it and didn’t know the difference later we did…hahahaha

In the back of our house was 3 sections, there was an area that pop made so mom could do her sewing and knitting, a place where she could get away from us all. There was an indoor and an outdoor kitchen attached; this attached kitchen area was very big; while planning to have a big family pop and mom intentionally wanted a big kitchen, enough for all the family to sit down, eat together and just mingle. The kitchen was where everybody hung out together, talked, laughed and enjoyed each other.

While hanging out in the kitchen, the biggest joker was, believe it or not, my Grandma E. She was a jokester by all means and then pop was right behind her, he could tell some stories that would make us all laugh. Grandpa Frank just went along with the 2 of ‘em. Pop had a similar mannerism to Grandma E; my Aunt and Uncles were more like Grandpa Frank with a quiet demeanor. I guess I would say my pops brother Uncle Sylvester had a little more of Grandma E in him too when it came to talking noise.

Then we had another room across from the bathroom that was located right before you entered the kitchen. That was the bedroom our grandparents would stay when they spent the night with us. Sometimes when they’d come over, we would be up all night, laughing and telling stories; because it would be so late, mom would say, Ma E and Pa Frank, y’all need to stay for the night; so they would. It was nice having them here with us. The room would also be used for guest if we had any. Sometimes, mom’s family from St. Louis and my pop’s brother and sister would come and visit and stay in the extra bedroom.

OLDTIMES-WHAT A TIME WHAT A TIME

Holidays were special in our home. The favorite family holiday was Labor Day and Christmas. Well, that’s my opinion.

On Labor Day the community came together and on Christmas we celebrated and did things together as a family.

For Christmas, pop would cut down our own Christmas Tree, gifts were placed under the tree, mom made more clothes for us, grandma and grandpa would spend the night with us. Mom