"I should really find out where my sister's wandered off to and make sure my parents aren't being horrible to someone..." Kathy said with all the enthusiasm those tasks warranted. There was a long pause as she wrestled with her sense of responsibility and her overall doneness with Parents' Weekend.

"...So we're either going to have to be quick or you'll have to help me come up with an amazing excuse why I didn't do those things, okay?"