Chapter 94: A burden

My phone was ringing in my lap.

I wiped the tears from under my eyes and removed my jacket, placing it in the passenger seat of my car. I picked up, "Hi mom."

"TELL ME WHY THERE IS A PADLOCK ON OUR FRONT DOOR?!"

I forgot about that.

"Because someone broke into our house and we have no lock on our-"

"WHERE'S THE KEY?!"

I extended my arm so my phone was at a further distance to my ear, "I have it-"

"SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO ENTER OUR OWN HOME?! DOZ AND I ARE STANDING OUT HERE LIKE IDI*TS!"

"I'm coming back now. I'll be there in twenty min-"

"TWENTY MINUTES?! WE'RE NOT GOING TO WAIT FOR YOU! YOU BETTER BE HOME BY THE TIME WE COME BACK FROM DINNER!" she yelled, until her voice changed tone and I guessed she was talking to Doz, "She said she'll be here in twenty minutes."