I woke up when I felt Moose pull away to get out of bed.
"I didn't mean to fall asleep," Moose said. He sat up and stretched his arms over his head. "I'm gonna go talk to Chad."
"Okay. I'll order a couple of pizzas for dinner."
I followed Moose out of the room. He went down to Chad's door and knocked while I went to the kitchen. I pulled open the utility drawer and dug around for some coupons.
Moose ran into the kitchen and looked at me in a panic. "Have you seen Chad?"
"No," I shook my head. "He's not in his room?"
"No."
Moose ran through the house and then ran into the backyard. I heard him calling for Chad and I heard the dogs barking. He came rushing back inside with the dogs on his heels. They were running around in circles and whining, clearly distressed by Moose's mood.
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