24 WEEKEND VISIT
On Saturday, as daylight probed the edges of the drapes, Peter slipped from the bed, leaving the blanket and Pam undisturbed. He showered, stepped on the scale to remind himself he still carried an excess twenty pounds, shaved, and donned casual clothes. Dan had been ticketed for operating a motor vehicle in an unsafe manner. He and Brock had sustained only minor bruises from the mishap. Brock’s father was a lawyer who argued that the boys were in the Athletic Office looking for old track records, something Peter found ridiculous. Furthermore, the attorney pointed out, both a rear school door and the office door were unlocked, so there was no breaking and entering. The school administration declined to press charges. The damage to the family car was confined to the
