Oh my Ra, Mother’s arrival was quite a shock.

Father, Nefera, and I had been expecting the mother we remembered from so many years ago.… And that certainly isn’t what we got!

I am so confused. My mom seems very happy, but she’s so different. I can’t help but wonder… is there anything we have in common anymore? She and I have been living totally different lives all these decades. She talks about things like reading and studying, and while I do those things too (a ghoul has to keep up her grades!), I also love to shop and go to parties and fang out with my friends. I don’t think my mom enjoys those types of things anymore. What will she think of me when she realizes I am so different from her?

Not only does she act different, Mom also looks totally different. She no longer seems to care about fashion—she was wearing jeans and a plain shirt! I had been so excited to show her my closet—it’s filled with the latest pieces from the Boo York runways—but I think maybe she doesn’t care about clothes anymore.

How did this happen? And why did this happen?

Mother donated all her jewels to a museum to say thank you after she and the other archaeologists were freed from the tomb. That was nice of her to do, but what jewels will she wear now?

I can’t imagine what my ghoulfriends are going to say when they meet my mother.… I’ve been promising them royalty and glamour and elegance. The mummy who resurfaced is anything but.

Oh. My. Ra. What am I going to do?

Cleo