"Mama, I'm really glad this weekend is over," said Johnny.

"Why do you say that? I had a really nice time."

"I know you did. Your friends seem really nice. You never said anything about them until now."

"I know, Johnny. I haven't shared anything with you because I thought you wouldn't be interested in hearing about my former classmates."

"You don't need to tell me everything, Mama. I liked Joanie."

"I know you did. I'm sure she thought the same thing about you."

"You think so, Mama? That's how I look at it too."

They saw that Carl was walking towards them.

"Hi, Johnny, Mrs. Bravo. How was your weekend visit?"

"it was wonderful, Carl. Johnny had the chance to meet a couple former classmates of mine."

"Where did you say their names were again?" asked Carl as he picked up the suitcases.

"They are the Cunninghams. She and I would talk once in a while, let alone write."

"That's cool. Did you do anything special while out there?"

"Not really, Carl. I did get to meet their daughter. She was really pretty."

"I know how much you like girls, Johnny. Did she accept you as a friend or not?"

"Of course she accepted. We got along just fine."

"That's good to hear. Where is this girl from again?"

"Milwaukee," he answered.

"Oh, yeah. I forgot all about that one."

"That's okay," Johnny replied.

"We all missed you while you both were gone, Mrs. Bravo. It was pretty quiet when you were gone in the past few days."

"I believe it, Carl," Johnny said as Carl unlocked the car and put their suitcases in the trunk.

Johnny let his mother sit in the front seat this time.

"Didn't you have anything else to do besides picking Mama and me up?"

"No. I did everything while you were away, Johnny. All I wanted to do was come to the airport. I did this because I wanted to hear all about Milwaukee."

"We wished you were there as well, Carl. The weather was just perfect. No wind or anything," Mama told him.

"Glad to hear that, Mrs. Bravo. Susie missed you the most. Even she was interested in the Milwaukee birthday weekend you had. I only told her that you could take care of that."

"Johnny, that could be your job to tell Susie," Mama told him.

"Why do you want me to tell her?"

"Because it was your birthday. She would want to hear about it from you."

Johnny saw that his mother was right, but he still wanted his mother to since the story instead of him, but he'll do it anyway. He told himself once he tells Susie about his weekend in Milwaukee, he won't share everything.

"Thank you again for transportation."

"You're welcome, Mrs. Bravo. Be glad to do it again when you plan to get out of town."

"When that does happen, I'll let you know."

"I'm sure you will."

"See you again soon, Carl."

"Same to you, Johnny."

Once Carl was gone, he said, "Thank you for the weekend in Milwaukee. I'd like to do it again next year for my birthday."

"It's only a year away, Johnny. We'll talk more about it when your birthday gets close."

Then she went inside the house. When she was gone, Johnny saw Susie coming on his lawn.

"Hi, Johnny. How was your trip?"

"It was fun, Susie," he answered.

"Where did you go? I forgot."

"Milwaukee. Mama has a few high school friends out there. They have two children."

"Do they live there too or are they somewhere else?"

"They're in Milwaukee too. They have a daughter of their own and a son."

"That's pretty cool. Did you become friends with them?"

"Yes, I did. I became friends with the daughter."

"Are you going to stay in touch?"

"Mama mostly does once in a while. I don't think I'll talk to the daughter."

"Do they live at home too?"

Johnny shook his head.

"The son is married and the daughter is in town, but I really don't care about that."

This is where he'll stop sharing.

"Nice that you had a nice time, Johnny. Happy late birthday."

"Thanks."