The story revolves around a teenager who discovers that his mother is part of a gang called "Housewives and Trailers" that runs a soup kitchen. The teenager initially believes his mother is involved in a violent gang due to her mysterious activities and the presence of a gun in her cupboard. However, when he confronts her, she reveals that the gun is a staple gun used to seal packets of food they distribute, and the red stains he saw were actually tomato juice. The teenager is initially disappointed but eventually finds humor in the situation, leading his mother to suggest he could help with their soup kitchen's market research.
1. The protagonist was in the principal's office for getting into a fight.
2. The protagonist was thinking about how their mother would be proud of them for standing up for themselves.
3. The protagonist's mother was never happy about the fights they'd gotten into before but she always let them off the hook because it runs in their family.
4. The protagonist's mother walked in and glared at them, and the principal said, "I'm so sorry this keeps happening, Mr. Earl."
5. The principal said, "Miss Carla, your daughter gave the poor boy a broken nose and she broke his fingers for good measure."
6. The protagonist's mother said, "I apologize that you have to keep dealing with this but I assure you she'll be better."
7. The protagonist's mother was unusually quiet on the ride home.
8. The protagonist decided to cheer their mother up and told her about how Jerry thinks he's so macho but they gave him a beating.
9. The protagonist's mother was acting strange, kissing their dad goodbye at the door every morning before he left for work and then staying by the window.
10. The protagonist noticed that their mom was acting strange and started to notice that their mom was going to hang out with Mrs. Lebowski across the street every day.
11. The protagonist decided to start looking into it to see if they were just blowing things out of proportion.
12. The protagonist saw their mom walking normally across the street to where Mrs. Lebowski lives.
13. The protagonist saw their mom go in and the door closed.
14. The protagonist decided to know more and needed evidence especially since mom was trying to keep this part of her life a secret.
15. The protagonist found a key in their mom's room and used it to unlock the cupboard.
16. The protagonist found their mom's outfit from yesterday hanging in the cupboard with red stains on it.
17. The protagonist found a poster stuck at the back of the cupboard that read "Welcome to the Hit Gang."
18. The protagonist found a silver object in the shape of a gun inside a gray transparent packet on the floor of the cupboard.
19. The protagonist decided to ask their mom to let them join her in the hit gang.
20. The protagonist's mom revealed that she was part of the "Housewives and Trailers" gang, which runs a soup kitchen from a trailer. The stains on the outfit were tomato juice and the gun was a staple gun used to seal the packets they hand out.