It had been as if some veil had been pulled between our eyes , caught in mid glance dragging back years of buried intrigue . I had walked into her room a year and a half before , her silly drunk , me responsibly sober . We had shared some inside joke , some joke that had survived what I had done to her .

A: What may happen after he is done recollecting what happened ?

So having a great time at the house just hanging with my mom . Just listening to some music , talking about life , sharing scripture and really just enjoying each other 's company . You know I do n't think I 'd have been doing this three months ago on a friday night .

A: What may be the reason for them being with their mother ?

I got home , discovered my mother has a problem with huge half inch long carpenter ants and took Bonnie on a walk , ( after I eradicated the ants of course ) . She did something she had never done before to me , she pulled free from me and ran off into the woods near my mother 's house . Damnit .

A: Why is the narrator suddenly very nervous ?

He was watching Die Hard with the baby - sitter and I sat with him and we finished watching it after the baby - sitter 's taxi had left to take her home . Owen is always insistent he does n't need a baby - sitter and that he 's old enough at 14 to look after himself and his brother . Seeing how he is with Cam and seeing how he 's grown up I ' ve no doubt this is right but I could n't live with myself if anything happened .

A:
Why would someone hire a babysitter ?