Pluto
"Chris, what do you want me to say?" Mom answered. "They‘re our friends. Isabel is my good friend, just like Auggie is your good friend. And when good friends need us, we do what we can to help them, right? We can‘t just be friends when it‘s convenient. Good friendships are worth a little extra effort!"
When I didn‘t say anything, she kissed my hand.
"I promise I‘ll only be a few minutes late," she said.
But she wasn‘t just a few minutes late. She ended up being morethan an hour late. - P126