well , i believe he was the only one of us who was married and had kids ... . donna says . something had happened before that morning . my mother had been right in implying id abandoned her that night , along with all my sense what good had come of my straying from our house ? what did it matter what he thought ? she stood in front of me for a moment longer . she was about to head toward the front of the climbing structure when she noticed the tent flap fluttering . 