Outside Reading Week 6 - Post B

I feel really bad for Jacob! The novel flashes forward to presnt time where Jacob is old and in the nursing home. The day the circus comes has finally rolled around and all the residents are super excited! However, after waiting for almost a hour it becomes clear that Jacob is the only one whose family isn't going to show. I couldn't beleive this! How does a family just forget about someone? Exspecially on an important day like that. Anyway, Jacob is disappointed but he isn't going to let his no show family keep him from going to see the show. So once the nurses aren't looking he sneeks out the door and makes his way toward the giant red and white striped tent. He is in walking distance to the circus show, however it takes him over half an hour to get there due to his bad knees. When Jacob does get there, a working man escourts him to the front of the show after hearing that Jacob too once worked at the circus, and was alive for the great fire. After the show is over the worker asks him to have a drink with him in his car on the train. I thought it was really cute how excited Jacob was and through their conversation I also learned a lot more about the fire and Jacob's life post-circus. Jacob then asks the worker if he could join them on the circus!!!! I thought he was kidding at first, but he was totally serious! I'm really excited to find out what he's going to do! What happens when the nursing home finds out he's missing? Will he really re join the circus???