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I had hoped to make it to the car and hope without being caught by Mains or my mother, but Goddess knows I could never be so lucky. She stuck her head out the door toward the back parking lot the minute I walked up to the car, her voice clear and warning across the lot, 

"Not so fast, young lady. I expect a report!" 

I sighed, and followed suit, not wanting to play victim to the same wrath I'd felt the day before. My mother swooped on me in the doorway, peppering me with questions about the turnout and the training, asking if I'd learned anything about our new neighbours from the West. 

"Whoa, Mom, slow down!" I laughed, amused at her antics. Ignoring her huff, I patted her arm, "I'm spent. Maybe a seat and a cup of tea?" 

"Fine! But then you're telling me everything!" She said, wagging her finger at me before disappearing to her office to get a cup of tea ready. I made my way over to a soft little nook in the front