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Michael assumed they’d be playing video games at Tom’s house like they did every Sunday evening. When he arrived, he was surprised to find the house empty and Tom nowhere to be found. He made himself comfortable as he had a spare key. He wandered into the kitchen and prepared himself a sandwich. He wondered where Tom and Tawny were. It wasn’t like them to not just be home.
He ate in silence and then wandered upstairs to Tom’s room. Empty. He sat down on Tom’s gaming chair and pulled up their favorite game. Soon, he was running the streets with a machine g*n, killing any zombies that happened to cross his path.
Michael didn’t even hear the front door open because of the deafening noise of his video game.
Tom was annoyed. He had assumed since their essays were due in the morning, that
