En route to work tonight , I spotted three or four raccoons in the middle of the road ahead of me . I mashed on the brakes and turned as far away as I could but still had n't slowed enough . Two or three of them had darted off to my left but the last was running straight forward along the road away from me and I was literally running it down .

A: What caused the speaker to slam on their breaks in an attempt to avoid hitting the raccoons ?

He said I ' m doing a great job and that these issues are only temporary . Later in the day , I notice that the person relieving me has n't turned up . So boss calls her and she has no idea she 's supposed to be in .

A: What would the narrator do after their boss finished the phone call ?

She is upset about a confrontation my sister had with her husband ( long story short my sister is abusive . ) and kris oh how she loves to talk MESS ! ! ! ! Anyway , so I notice that it 's heated or whatever , so I walk to my outside door and when I step out I hear my sister screaming bloody murder , and that lady is pretty much hovering over her ( attack ! ) as they would say in the Sims .

A: Why does the narrator 's family feature so many fights ?

Today I was needing a break from being Mommy . I planned a trip to the grocery store which scarily enough feels like a getaway sometimes . I also thought I might go to Starbucks , have a coffee ( because a 103 degree day is a great day to go for a coffee ) , and read or journal .

A:
why does she want to read or journal at starbucks ?