He was not in luck, awaiting him at the bottom of the steps was his Mother.
"Jon, what are you doing home so early? Aren't you supposed to still be helping that Ms. Owen with grading papers? Honestly, I don't know why you wanted to go this far in the shadowing program. I mean it is one thing to shadow a teacher to see if you would like the job, but I cannot believe that your school actually makes you dress like her. I mean, what is this going to prove to you, wearing a dress can make the job harder? Well, I am proud of you for sticking with it. Well, better run along now dear."
After that, his mother went along and worked on dinner, thinking this was totally normal for her son to be in a dress for that reason. The further this went, the less exciting this adventure seemed, and more frightening. He hoped he could make a break for it before anyone else encountered him, but...
