Who knows, who cares for me...

Mama, you want to see me do a trick?’ Bob walked up and held his breath. He had showed Tommy how to use the used shell and throw it in a yo-yo. It whirled around and came flying out, hitting Betty in her behind as she walked away. Bob clapped and laughed hard. Betty spun around and scowled at all of them as they laughed. ‘Oh Betty, honey he didn’t do it on purpose’ 

Betty's sister thought it was funny and knew her hot headed sister would blow up if she didn't stop laughing and clapping.

Betty stomped all the way in as she rubbed her right hip. Bob walked over to his sister in law and congratulated her on the RV she brought. ‘I sure could use one of those and get on the road. I don’t know where I would go, but I would know when I got there.’ Dora smiled and remembered how weird she always thought Betty’s husband was, even when they were young

Mama, are you going to stay for a few days before you leave?’ Dora looked down at her sweet son. She knew he needed to get away from her sister, but the job was taking her out of the country again. He was just too young to follow her to the third world country they were helping these days. 

Betty recovered and came back out in time to see her sister give Tommy a sweet long lecture on how the world was different where she was going. Tommy loved to hear his mom’s voice and always asked her each time she came. He knew she couldn’t take him, but he loved to hear her soothe him with her loving voice. 

Bob loved to watch Tom do this to his mother. It pulled her guilt strings and made her realize he needed her. Betty only saw it as another thing that weasel was trying to do to hurt Betty personally.

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