Chapter 84: Chapter 84: Mom To The Rescue

Mom appeared about five minutes after I called her. A call I place two seconds after I found Mary and Betty Jones had left me-abandoned me-only to phone and tell me so in no uncertain terms.

"Not going to happen," Mary grunted at me after delivering her initial "We're so out of there for the duration of the festivities" message and I babbled something along the lines of please don't abandon me at a time like this. Not my proudest moment.