That’s what May called it. She was extremely smart and listened to everything then repeated it back like a parrot. It was probably one of their famous random settlement checks for $2,300 or some other odd amount and they went to a local casino to double it. They were always suing people and this was one of their paydays. Of course they lost it all, hence the Tyrant episode. It was my Mom’s fault they had lost all of the money. May had been left with some lady that Mom had only talked to twice but apparently she was really nice to her and made what May called “sprinkly brownies”. And apparently that lady had given Mom quite the talking to about something outside, but May couldn’t hear what they were saying. I had worked that day, only for two hours and Mr. Cannon cashed my paycheck that I still had folded up from the day before yesterday. It was $213.36 and I was hoarding it in case the groceries Mom bought with her mysterious check didn’t last. I needed stuff, but I could deal without until I knew we were in the green.
