Basically, we learn that Mo and his mother aren't exactly on the best of terms. It also sounds like Mo is a guy that gets out of the house a lot and his mother doesn't mind if he's gone. What he's gone permanently? She probably won't be concerned. Haha!

Mo is lazy, super lazy. Not eating on time, no cleaning his room, disobeying his mom's rules, grumbling at simple chores. That sounds like normal things to take care of, yet Morris has the easy life. Perhaps not so lucky soon.

Ok, we all know the frog smelly hand thing is a hoax. There's no reason to involve that in this story unless it has something to do with the shrinking, or to emphasize the Tom is weird which is what I think is the case here. (This Tom is even worse than the other Tom. Lol.)

Why not send a text? Why make a call about that? These guys have smart phones, right? Not the old flip phones that have multiple letters on each button and you had to click it multiple times just to type 1 freakin letter. In that case, it may seem better to call.

When Morris was thinking about telling his mom about the swallowing incident, I thought his mom said that. What if his mom said, "you know, my coworker told me that she swallowed a few guys real good last night. I almost felt jealous. She's beautiful and she gets guys. She's living the life. Hey Morris, have you had any activities with girls lately, I can give you some tips."

That would make Morris freak out. He would be wondering if there were more than the 3 Graces shrinking people. His whole perspective will change.

Well, I think that's the last of Tom after that phone call. My bet is that he goes missing at school next time.

Loving the suspense, I can't wait for the next chapter!

Author's Response:

Hey Tom seems Mo is the stereotypical pothead uninspired to achieve. The dynamic between mother and teenage son is loose giving me some freedom to use Mo's home life to do with as I choose within the context of the story. There will some twists and turns ahead. :)