"Hello?" Mrs. Kim answered.
"Hi, Mrs. Kim, this is Rory. May I talk to Lane?" Rory tried to mask her anger towards Dean from Mrs. Kim, but was unsuccessful.
"Rory, you sound angry. What is wrong?"
"It's a long story."
"Lane isn't available at the moment. I have time for a long story."
Rory was surprised to find herself spilling everything to Mrs. Kim. Mentally, Rory could see Mrs. Kim shaking her head. "That boy was no good from the start." Mrs. Kim said somberly. "I will put Lane on now."
Lane took the phone from her mother and entered her room before talking to Rory. "What's up?" she asked. "I am in the parent-free zone."
"It doesn't matter--I just told your mom about it."
"About what?"
"I found a note from some girl named Ashleigh to Dean. I think he's been cheating on me."
"No! Oh my gosh, Rory!" Lane was shocked. Dean practically worshipped the ground Rory walked on. It had to be a misunderstanding.
"Well, yeah."
"I have to go now, Rory, but can we get together at Luke's after school tomorrow?"
"Sure. Thanks for listening."
"It had to have been pretty bad for you to spill that to my mother. What was her reaction?"
"She just said 'That boy was no good from the start.' And then she gave you the phone."
"That's weird. You'd think she'd admonish you about dating in the first place."
"Maybe she was just tired. I know I am."
"Goodnight, Rory. Get some sleep."
"I'll try."
"One thing my mother always says--'Everything always looks better in the morning.' I guess she's right."
"Let's hope so." Rory and Lane exchanged goodbyes and hung up.
