"Daddy!" One of Ernest's Daughters called. "Come play!"
"In a minute!" He said to his daughter whose name was Jamie.

Then someone threw a soccer ball at him. It was his son Jeff and younger daughter Amy.
"I said not now!" Ernest almost yelled. "I'm getting a job at the Tiny Tower and I have to tell my boss I'm quitting."
"B-but what if y-you don't get the job?" Amy asked him. "Then you can play with us just like you used to!"

Then everything went quiet.
"I-I'm sorry" Ernest said. "But I have to get back to work."
"Come on guys." Jamie snapped. "He's never going to play with us."