I actually meant, are you-the-actual-person-in-reality surprised? I was afraid you were ignoring the story as much as others do.
React as you think best tothe theft, but realize that I'm trying to get us all PAST the second school day, into the evening and into Wednesday. You must have seen that I already wrote Alipang (which, by the way, IS an authentic Filipino name) going to work. "Our" Mom drove him there from home. Speaking of Mom, remember that her name is Cecilia Havens. You can use her as someone to interact with outside of the high school.