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<blockquote data-quote="loxmyth" data-source="post: 670637" data-attributes="member: 1255">Monday, 6:37amMurphy apartment, Calumet ParkBecause Macario's face was hidden mostly by the bowl, his scowl would go unnoticed, even if her back hadn't been turned to him.&nbsp; He made sure to fill his mouth so that he would have to swallow before he could speak.&nbsp; That would give him enough time to think of a good excuse.&nbsp; After setting down the bowl he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and inhaled deeply.&quot;Nope, not today, Mummy,&quot; he told her.&nbsp; &quot;I promised Roz I'd meet up with her before school and we'd talk and walk.&nbsp;&nbsp; About the science fair stuff.&quot;Well, some of that was kinda true.&nbsp; He would have to start working on that science fair project, and Roz had agreed to be his partner.&nbsp; But they weren't going to discuss anything until Roz talked with her uncle Baroma,&nbsp; which would be after he got back from a vacation to his native Thailand.&nbsp; He was a technician for one of Illinois' bigger chemical plants and he had promised his neice that he'd help her out.But Macario wouldn't be meeting up with her before school.&nbsp; For one thing, he got the impression that her parents disapproved of him, they were always so gruff and bad-tempered.&nbsp; And for another thing, he was not pushing her wheelchair through foot-high snow.&nbsp; Her parents would most definitely drive her to school.&nbsp; He was just hoping that his mom wouldn't think too hard about it.In fact, the more he thought about it, the more it seemed that he should leave, and quickly, before she caught on.&nbsp; &quot;Anyway, I'll be late if I don't get out of here.&nbsp; See you after school.&quot;&nbsp; He planted a kiss on her cheek, gathered his gear and made for the door as quickly as he possibly could, grabbing his paper bag lunch off the counter as he left.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="loxmyth, post: 670637, member: 1255"] [i]Monday, 6:37am Murphy apartment, Calumet Park[/i] Because Macario's face was hidden mostly by the bowl, his scowl would go unnoticed, even if her back hadn't been turned to him. He made sure to fill his mouth so that he would have to swallow before he could speak. That would give him enough time to think of a good excuse. After setting down the bowl he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and inhaled deeply. "Nope, not today, Mummy," he told her. "I promised Roz I'd meet up with her before school and we'd talk and walk. About the science fair stuff." Well, [i]some[/i] of that was kinda true. He would have to start working on that science fair project, and Roz had agreed to be his partner. But they weren't going to discuss anything until Roz talked with her uncle Baroma, which would be after he got back from a vacation to his native Thailand. He was a technician for one of Illinois' bigger chemical plants and he had promised his neice that he'd help her out. But Macario wouldn't be meeting up with her before school. For one thing, he got the impression that her parents disapproved of him, they were always so gruff and bad-tempered. And for another thing, he was [i]not[/i] pushing her wheelchair through foot-high snow. Her parents would most definitely drive her to school. He was just hoping that his mom wouldn't think too hard about it. In fact, the more he thought about it, the more it seemed that he should leave, and quickly, before she caught on. "Anyway, I'll be late if I don't get out of here. See you after school." He planted a kiss on her cheek, gathered his gear and made for the door as quickly as he possibly could, grabbing his paper bag lunch off the counter as he left. [/QUOTE]

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