The Screaming of a Ten Year Old

Nibs was covered in mud and sandburs, smelled horrible, and was obviously and utterly satisfied with himself. Darcy's mom tended to use screaming as a lubricant for her less pleasant feelings so ted's timid degress rendered her confused and mopy. The warm glow of rescuing nibs did little to offset the loss of ted. However, darcy's mother's boy friend did not disappear among broken plates and screaming matches, as had her father. He winked out of their lives rather unspectacularly via benal phone conversation about compatibility.