The plans were made with the best of intentions, but Katie knows they are doomed from the start when she realizes who her mom is talking to on the phone. He’s going to ruin their day because he’s being willfully stupid. The plan is to have a day on the town with her mom and sister, meeting her aunt for lunch at their favorite Italian restaurant before some shopping and catching a movie. Now He was calling, demanding information about insurance or something, unable to comprehend the basic concept of “What’s mine, I pay for. What’s yours, you pay for.”
They all head to the car while she is still on the phone. Katie’s uncle pulls up in his red pick-up truck, saying Jake got out and is running around the neighborhood. Katie hops in with him and they speed off to find the dog after instructing her sister to meet them at the other house when their mom is done. As Katie and her uncle pull out of the driveway her mom hangs up and starts shaking the phone in frustration, muttering curses they can’t hear.
Katie’s sister is taking Jake by the collar as she pulls up with her uncle.
“Yeah, I figured he’d circle back around,” says Katie.
“That’s great. Goofy dog.”
They part ways and the girls travel on to lunch in a funk brought on by the phone call. Katie’s mom cries. Lunch goes wonderfully; Katie’s aunt completely distracts and diverts the three girls. As they walk in Katie leans over to her sister.
“Hey, our moms are taking us to lunch,” she whispers.
Her sister laughs at the thought and quickly shares the joke with the two older women. After lunch the girls split off once more, striking out into the city. But the funk returns and after two stores they give up and head home, completely skipping the movie. Only after the kids get home from school do they start to perk up. By the end of the night they are having a fun time once more, but Katie feels a blotch on her memory where their fun day should have gone.
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