Word: mothers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...very excited. The prospect of a scavenger hunt for something other than an Easter egg struck my fancy. A hunt for a real live missing person. A manhunt, in fact. I'll find him, I told my mother. She was touched by the gesture, but a bit confused. I assured her it was just for the thrill of the hunt, and she felt better...
...called my mother back. If I find Mark huddled under a bridge, do I have to invite him back to Dunster House? Whatever you do, don't do that, she said--just get his phone number. But you'll never find him, she declared, though she did agree to send me the most recent picture she had of him (featuring me, circa 1987). She also looked up his most recent Boston phone number, just in case his old roommates were still there...
...asked the clerk, flashing my picture. He hadn't, but he did have a phone book, so I jotted down all the health food store phone numbers in the area and made my way to a pay phone. After a third unsuccessful call, I remembered the number my mother had given me. I dialed and explained my situation. The woman on the other end told me that she'd last seen Mark a month before. He'd told her that he was going to live with his brother in Greenwich and had borrowed $20. Before that, she added...
...know this man? I asked the men in blue. They didn't, but they ran a check on his license. We have an address, they told me, but we're not authorized to give it out. Please, I begged--my mother is so worried. "What makes you think he's in Ayer?" they demanded to know. I forced tears to my eyes. Give us your license, they barked. I pushed a tear down my cheek. That got them--they gave me the address...
...Byrnes, a retired dancer and mother of Maja K. Byrnes '00, agrees. Fifteen years ago, she recognized the sudden improvement of a fellow ballet dancer. The dancer in question shared her secret and sent Byrnes to a Pilates class. She has been a devotee ever since. Not only does she value the look maintained by regular Pilates, but Byrnes emphasizes that it is good for a bad back and gentle enough for her to continue workouts with a broken ankle. As for Madonna's sudden interest, Byrnes muses, "I think she'll get tired...