PONIES!

November 2 is a good day. It's mom's birthday, and she said that all she wanted was for us to come have dinner at Swifty's while she was working.

Despite that, Georgia made her a drawing, and I used most of my money to get her a card, and this perfume she really likes.

Swifty's is a great place to eat. Not just because my mom works there, but they have many of her paintings for sale. When we have dinner at Swifty's I usually get a burger with double fries. Other times I'll get the open-faced turkey sandwich with mashed potatoes, and gravy.

Mom: *Arrives at Rafe's table* You kids can go ahead,...

That night, I knew I needed to stop playing Operation R.A.F.E. No more breaking the rules on purpose, no more zoom for sale, and no more fighting with Carl. If I couldn't be good, I could at least try to be normal.

Leo: You're going to regret this. Jules doesn't want you to be normal. She wants you to be yourself. Doesn't she tell you that all the time?
Rafe: Yeah, but myself made her cry tonight. I just need to lay low for three days. Probably more.
Leo: Yeah. And then what? You win the lottery? Your mom turns into a famous artist? Georgia gets a personality transplant? Carl gets amnesia, and...