“I woke all of you this morning to inform each of you about the ritual coming up today and how I wouldn’t be around to prepare breakfast for everyone. Which means get something random to eat till when I come back. I instructed one of you to take the carton of turkey out of the freezer so when I come back, I will prepare lunch for everyone.” She pointed at the carton of turkey behind us and rested her hands on her hips. “This is the time each of you is taking it out of the freezer, right?”
“Mom, we are sorry.” Damon apologized. “We totally forgot you —”
“You forgot?” My mother raised her voice in annoyance.
Slade walked into the kitchen when he stopped midway behind my mother and looked at each of us in a confused expression, wondering what was going on.
“The turkey has frozen. What are
