Via‘s SecretA couple of days after spring break ended, Mom found out thatVia hadn‘t told her about a school play that was happeningat her high school the next week. And Mom was mad. Momdoesn‘t really get mad that much (though Dad would disagreewith that), but she was really mad at Via for that. She and Viagot into a huge fight. I could hear them yelling at each otherin Via‘s room. My bionic Lobot ears could hear Mom saying:
"But what is with you lately, Via? You‘re moody and taciturn andsecretive...."
"What is so wrong with my not telling you about a stupidplay?" Via practically screamed. "I don‘t even have a speakingpart in it!"
"Your boyfriend does! Don‘t you want us to see him in it?"
"No! Actually, I don‘t!"
"Stop screaming!"
"You screamed first! Just leave me alone, okay? You‘ve beenreally good about leaving me alone my whole life, so why youchoose high school to suddenly be interested I have no idea...."
Then I don‘t know what Mom answered because it all gotvery quiet, and even my bionic Lobot ears couldn‘t pick up asignal. - P216