Now that Bryan was left alone in the house after Tom had left to meet with Mr. Wyatt, and both Sonia and Lucy had gone to her apartment to speak with her family, Bryan decided to return his mother's and Jade's call.
He dialed his mother's line first, and almost immediately the call connected as though she had been waiting for it, "Bryan Hank! Where have you been?" She asked in a scolding tone.
"Is that what is most important to you right now, or you should be glad that I'm okay and didn't run off somewhere to take my life as I had planned?" Bryan asked dramatically.
"What? You planned to take your life? Because of that girl?" His mother asked in disbelief and Bryan rolled his eyes.
