"Who cares what he said?! He's just some punk in a mall, Lyds!" Beetlejuice was absolutely certain this couldn't get any worse. And then it did. The labradoodles arrived. 

Nate released Lydia, a little freaked out at her primal screams. When he saw Barbara Maitland marching over, he grabbed Zach by the shirt and hauled him away. "Dude, run!" 

"Delia, what is going on here?" Barbara asked, a mixture of embarrassment as every eye was set on her, concern that her not-child was causing this kind of scene after they had lost and just now found her, and a touch of anger. She didn't know what was going on, but she was sure those boys started it. She glared at them as they ran off. 

"Delia, are you okay, sweetie?"