HARPER After the unbelievable night I had, I was a tad relieved to have woken up to a bank alert that indicated my mom had funded my account. As the sweetheart she always was, she sent far more than I’d requested for, claiming that she's barely spent any money because her husband won’t let her. Normally, I’d have declined the excess, but after Gideon’s unreasonable request, every single dime came in handy. Despite mom’s generosity, I still had to take a huge chunk from my college fund savings that mom had recently given me access to, and by the time I added most of the pocket money she’d left me with, the money was complete. However, when I called him to come for it, his line didn't go through and I ended up leaving a message that I’d be expecting him anytime in the next twenty four ho

