A couple hours after they had left, my grandparents and Joey’s dad returned; they were all looking tired. Joey was the first to realize that his mom hadn’t returned.
“She’ll be back in the morning.” was all the explanation Daddy Phil offered.
Now I had fully expected that my two friends and I would spend what remained of the day hanging out together but it seemed that Joey’s daddy had other ideas.
The three of us were in the Media room when Daddy Phil came looking for me. I had been showing them the computer I used when I was chatting with them online and writing letters to them when Daddy Phil came in and asked if he could talk to me alone.