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I’m Telling You I’ll Be Late.
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Panel 1: Maven, ready to go out: “Don’t count me in for dinner. I’ll be home around eleven.” Mom dries a plate.
Panel 2: Mom: “Are you taking the car?” Maven: “No. I have a ride both ways.”
Panel 3: Maven: “Dinner downtown with a friend.” Mom: “Which friend? Is this a date?”
Panel 4: Maven: “I’m keeping that part private.” Mom: “I don’t like not knowing.”
Panel 5: Maven: “You can expect me around eleven. I’ll text if that changes.” Mom: “That helps.”
Panel 6: As Maven leaves, Mom: “Come in quietly. I work tomorrow.” Maven: “I will.”
