competition: Whats the best excuse on being LATE for class

ok so me, my dad, my mom, and my two brothers were driving through the getto last night, when there was a gun shot. my dad, my bros and i are used to it so we ducked down. but poor mom said " Hey look there are fireworks goin on. so she puts her head out of the window, and BAM!. so i was at her funeral today and just got back.