Jose, a junior in high school, is at home studying on a Saturday night. Jose’s mother is surprised because he is usually out wit
h his friends. She asks, “What are you doing home tonight? Do you have a big test next week?” Jose answers, “No, it’s just that Jimmy is sick and Tom is out of town.” What does Jose’s friends being unavailable have to do with his studying on a Saturday night?
Jose’s friends being unavailable is the reason why he is studying on a saturday night. He has nothing to do because his friends are busy so he decided to finish up some work instead.
“[Her children’s] absence was a sort of relief, though she did not admit this, even to herself. It seemed to free her of a responsibility which she had blindly assumed and for which Fate had not fitted her.”
