Elsewhere across the town, other families were participating in the Life Lessons program. And almost all of the "student" families were none too happy about it, just like Jon's family.
The Fergusons (the father Roger, the mother Laura, and the daughter Nadine) walked towards the McMillan house with disdain. The Fergusons, being devout Baptists, looked upon the McMillans as promoters of decadence.
The mother of the family (Susan McMillan) was a lingerie model and wasted her time on trivial and selfish things. And even so, she was one of the most prominent women in town. It was sickening. The woman was in her late thirties, the same age as Laura. Yet, she was acting like she was twenty. Dressing sexy and attending parties whenever she could. And then there was the woman's attitude. She was conniving and manipulative. She used her femininity to persuade men to do things for her. Apparently since she was rich, Susan thought she could do whatever she wanted, despite the questionable ethics involved.
The father of the family (Richard McMillan) was one of the most powerful men in town. He was the CEO of McMillan Tech Industries (MTI, for short), a technology innovation company that had branch offices all over the state. It's where he got most of his money. Susan had rich parents, so some of the McMillan money came from her too. Anyway, Richard was wealthy. But what did he do with that money? Did he spend it on noble causes? Feeding the hungry, giving money to the poor, giving money to the church? No! He squandered it all on himself. The man actually had three cars! Three! And all just for himself. He'd drive one, depending on what mood he was in, for goodness sake.
And then there was the daughter (Sarah McMillan), the pride of the McMillan family. Although, the Fergusons saw nothing for Sarah to be proud of. The girl dressed like a slut and acted like she was the most important person around. She degraded everyone around her who wasn't her friend and put herself on a pedestal. Thinking that she should only have the best, she was even dating the most popular boy in school: Biff Meadows (the star quarterback of the school football team). She was an ultra-feminine self-important bitch (pardon the french). It sickened Laura, knowing that her pure and righteous daughter would be forced to become like that. Of course, that wasn't the only thing that sickened her. It was also that she herself had to become just like Susan. And that her husband would have to become just like Richard.
"Welcome to our house," Richard said at the door. He had a pleasant smile on his face. He was at least trying to be nice.
The three members of the Ferguson family walked into the house (which was more like a small mansion - another aspect of their decadence - wasting money on a house that's too big, just to make themselves seem important).
After they were inside, Sarah leaned over towards Nadine. "I'm going to enjoy this," Sarah said, with a smirk.
"I guess I have my work cut out for me," Biff said, looking at Trevor Blake. "But I'm sure I could do it. As long as you're willing to go along with it."
"Fuck you. I'm only here because I don't want be jailed," the Goth boy said.
"Trevor, watch your language," his mother said. But it was more like a suggestion than an order. Ever since Trevor joined the Goth crowd, his parents began to have less and less of an influence on his behavior. Trevor did what he wanted and he usually got away with it.
"Okay, that's enough, you two," Gary Meadows (Biff's father) said. "Let's go inside." And the two families (the Blake family and the Meadows family) walked inside the house.
"So, you're the one I'm teaching, huh?" Tiffany Sanders asked.
"Um ... yeah," Kyla Leeson said shyly.
"Well, the first thing we need to fix is your shyness. And then ..." Tiffany looked Kyla up and down. "... we have got to get rid of those nerdy clothes and get you something better."
"Okay, you two," Tiffany's mother said. "You'll be able to discuss all that later. Right now, we should really get inside the house."
"Okay, Mom," Tiffany said.
Then both families (the Leeson family and the Sanders family) walked into the house.
And in other places around town, a few more families (in addition to these) were also taking part in the Life Lessons program.
But let's just mainly focus on Jon's family, shall we?
