Thomas disconnected his mom’s call again with annoyance.

“Why can’t she just be patient for heaven’s sake?” he wondered in anger. 

Truly, he had told her that he would give her some money when he got back from where he was going, but he was not back yet.

Was he?

He had not bothered to tell her where he was going.

He doubted that she would have approved of it if she knew.

She had begun to grow some annoying conscience about him recently.

She might have stopped him from going but after he got what he wanted and she was reaping the benefits, he was sure that she wouldn’t...