"Good day at school?" Yep!" I say. "Well, not bad, it's getting close to exam time so...Yeah." Ugh, I can definitely sympathise with you there!" My co...nsellor sayswith a quiet chuckle. "I hated exams when I was at school. I did usuallyget straight 'A's, but that didn't mean that I actually liked any of it,the revising... It all paid off in the end, though." Yeah, I know," I say with a smile."Though I imagine it's more what happened on Monday and what will behappening tomorrow that you're more. She was finally going to see mom in action with someone other than Daddy or her little brother Billy and his pimply friends. Maybe someone would even, dare she hope, "make" them do it with each other."Can we stop at the costume shop and get matching outfits, Mom?" I'm not sure what the theme is. Gladys said it was 'French maid' night, but Phylis said the committee had a last minute request for a special fantasy from one of the big donors, so I don't know."Anyway, we have a ton of matching. Wednesday morning Kevin got up and got ready for school, then wentdownstairs. His mom was in the kitchen drinking a cup of coffee andsmoking a cigarette while reading the paper. When she saw Kevin shesmiled and said, "Happy Birthday honey," hoping he was in a good moodtoday. Kevin mumbled thanks back and poured himself a bowl of cereal,thinking about how he was going to pass the history test today and keephis mom off his back about that. Susan got up and walked into the living room and came. " Grace was only teasing Jane, but there was a hint of residual distrust lurking in her remark. I laughed out loud, for some reason. Giving Brenda the nickname Goldilocks just seemed so appropriate to me. Her hair color, and the way very few things pleased her."I'm willing. Maybe after you see us dancing together tonight, you'll quit worrying, Mama." I looked at Mama, trying to appear more confident than I felt, hoping to allay her fears about Brenda and me. This whole thing could blow up in my.