The next morning, Fred woke up to a number of messages and missed calls from both Emma and his dad. Most of the messages looked something like this:
We need you at the office. Come quick.
Where are you?
This is urgent. Call me asap.
Those messages were hours old and instead of wasting time in calling them back, he quickly and quietly sneaked out of his room, so as to not disturb Rose. Downstairs, he saw Mark in the kitchen, talking on his phone. It looked like he could get away without being noticed. He waited for a few moments till Mark turned his back towards the door and then dashed out.
He hailed a cab and thought it best to respond to the new messages that were still making his phone buzz.
See you soon. On my way.
He texted both Emma and his father.
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