Mommy left us!

Daddy calls home from the office.

Pia: (picks up the phone) Hello Daddy!

Daddy: Hello Pia, can I talk to Mommy?

Pia: She's not here.

Daddy: Where is she?

Pia: Mommy left us.  She's not coming back.

Daddy: (??)

Dominic: (takes the phone from Pia) She's outside hanging clothes.

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