chapter five hot-o-meter there was one good thing about getting your house broken into in the middle of the night because your sister was an idiot and having to phone your parents and then go spend the night with them : when they had to get up early to go to work and you did n't so you could avoid the talk the next morning where they would want to know all about your idiot sister ; how she put you in danger ; how you put yourself in danger ; why you did n't tell them right off the bat ; and why you 've been keeping your perfect army man boyfriend to yourself .