Chapter 85

Three missed calls. If my parents had been calling about something urgent, they wouldn't have just left it at a few calls. Thus, it shouldn't have been about anything too pressing. Satisfied, I wasn't in much of a hurry to return their calls. I turned to go to the bathroom. Half an hour later, I walked out of the steaming room to the closet to pick out some baggy clothes to change into. A hot shower really is the best way to get rid of fatigue. Freshly invigorated, I made myself comfy on the couch before calling my parents back. They picked up the call in three seconds. My mother sounded worried as she asked, "Xavier, your Uncle Archie just called to chew your father out over the phone. What happened?" I frowned slightly. Tsk! When would that damn tattletale Saul grow up? "Mom, look. Here's what happened…" I carefully recounted the details of everything that had happened the day before. My mother would definitely have her phone on speaker, with my father listenin