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“Thank god this is the last box,” Ben said tossing the ball back to his friend Mark. “. Hey Ben I got a great job for you. It’s quick easy cash, there is one huge hurdle though.” Ben laughed, “ then why aren’t you taking the job.” “Well if you must know I did three jobs I have over 900000 in the bank. “ “ I just thought your moving, your building a house, and you wanted season tickets to the packers?” “I mean hey Bro throwing you a huge bone if you don’t want it, toss it back”. Ben thought about what he would have to do for 300,000. He pretty much knew it was a hit on someone.

“ I”ll think about it ok? Ben threw his last ball from Delta Epsilon’s front lawn. He ran down to his car, yelling back to Mark, “see ya tonite, I will give you an answer then cool?”

You know, Ben thought, I might miss this place. This is all I have known. Well, I have traveled but my whole life was spent in one home, my friends from kindergarten , I am graduating collage with most of my friends from kindergarten. I had to leave and I will live my life the way I want. Just like his dad Big Ben, who had just told him that life is too short to be upset for one minute. “ God got me to where I’m at today son. Remember when things get bad,, real bad son, you turn to God, we brought you up in his eyes, your faith will be tested Ben, each and every day it’s what you and god have in common. You get up and so does god.” “You go to sleep and so does God.

All Ben could think about, were those last words. You go to sleep, so does God, you wake up, so does God.

Ben got out of the shower. As he dried off, he caught a glimpse of the house he had spent his life savings on. This is the house that Ben built. His mom had ordered the wall hanging, and it proudly hung over the fireplace Ben had designed and built himself. For the past four summers, he and his dad built this house. Every last nail was either hammered in by Ben or his dad. That is something you will always have Ben, all the memories, were captured , and the pictures were spread throughout the house.

The 7thousand square foot, sprawling three story, Victorian home, stood on 4 acre lot, including a duck pond with three mallards swimming around, this is the house that Ben built.