Mom had insisted that I went along with her and my older sister Ann.
Dad was away on one of his trips and would be away for at least six
months. I was looking forward to the freedom that I would be able to
get while he was away but that was now crushed. I phoned my mate to
tell him that we would not be able to go out girl hunting as we
planned and there was nothing that I could do about it. He seemed to
accept this but said his sister would be disappointed
