My phone rings for the fifth time, making me roll my eyes. At this point, I just want to be miserable and try to figure out how to get my life back on track. I don't bother to check the caller ID because I know what it will say—the same name it has said the last four times.
Amber sighs next to me. We made a pallet on the floor with blankets and pillows. We've been talking and snacking, having both decided that work wasn’t an option in light of everything. “I swear she's only going to keep calling. You should just answer and get it over with.” I know Amber is right; my mother will just keep calling until she talks to me. I just don't want to deal with it right now. I sigh and pick up my phone.
“What?!”
“That's no way to talk to your mother.” I hear her muttering in the background, and t
