"Let me see." his aunt chewed her pen thoughtfully as she was finishing off a postcard to her sister. "I believe her name was Maggie something or other. Leave it with me – I"ll have a think about it." Knowing her remarkable fund of memories, Jyp was content to leave it at that. "By the way," she called after him, "do you want me to explain to your mother about what happened to your nice pair of pants?"
Jyp shuddered, knowing what was likely to happen if his dad heard about it. "Don"t even mention the word, Auntie. I"d never hear the last of it."
But he was soon to discover that his aunt wasn"t the only one who wanted to know.
Directly he got into the office Julie looked up and warned him, "The old man wants to see you right away, Jyp. Something to do with your, um," she looked around gu
