*ring, ring, ring* "Hello, Alpha Ryder speaking...... What, Now!?" I was so engrossed in my own thoughts that dad's sudden outburst startled me. My head shot up just in time to see dad's widened eyes briefly abandon the road ahead to meet mom's perplexed gaze. What's wrong? I really wanted to know, but knowing my parents, their response was mostlikely going to be 'oh don't worry about it, It's nothing outside of our control.' Ugh! I can't even count on my ten fingers and toes how many times I've heard that response, but my unresting curiosity still got the better of me. Maybe with a little stroke of luck, I'll actually get a different answer. "What's it?" I asked with frantic tones, matching the atmosphere in the car as I straightened up. "oh don't worry about it, It's nothing outs