She answers on the second ring. "Allyson, where have you been?" Mom's voice is officious, a little impatient.
“I ran away to join a cult.” There's a brief pause, as if he's actually considering this. I'm in college, mom. I'm busy. Trying to adapt to the workload”.
“If you think this is bad, wait until med school. Wait until your residence! I barely saw your father.
"Then you should be used to it."
Mom pauses. This sarcasm of mine is new. Dad says that since I got back from Europe, I've come down with a late adolescent case. I never acted like this before, but now I apparently have a bad attitude, a bad haircut, and a streak of irresponsibility, as evidenced by the fact that I lost not only my suitcase and all its contents, but also my graduation watch, although, According to the story
