Brisa grabbed two pieces of pepperoni pizza and headed back over to the table, sitting down and chewing contentedly, watching the commotion around her. Suddenly her phone vibrated in her pocket, and she pulled it out, glancing down at the screen. Oh no, a million texts from Mom. She thought. What the heck should I tell her?
Jessi grabbed some pizza and joined Brisa at the table. She glanced at Toby. "You going to eat?" She asked him. He shook his head. "No, I'm not hungry. Even if I was, I feel a little sick." Jessi shrugged. "Your loss. So, Charlie was trying to call you all day. He's really worried, you should call him back. He probably thinks you're dead." She said, handing him her phone. He grabbed it and sighed. "I will be when he finds out what happens. Hey, maybe this house will kill me before he does." He walked out of the room and upstairs, dialing his number.
"Hello? Jessi? Any news on Toby?" Charlie asked when he answered.
"Um, hey Charlie." Toby said awkwardly.
"What happened? Why didn't you answer my calls?"
Toby cringed. "I was playing a game and it was really frustrating. I got mad after I died multiple times and I threw my phone at the tv. I thought I should go walk Alpha after that, before I broke anything else."
"Uh huh." Charlie said. He didn't fully believe him, but it was something Toby would actually do.
"I need to go, a couple of Jessi's friends are over."
"Okay, I'll talk to you later." Toby hung up and walked back downstairs.
"What did you tell him?" Jessi asked, with her mouth full of pizza.
"That's disgusting, don't speak with your mouth full, you'll spit food everywhere. I told him I threw my phone at the tv after losing a game, and then went on a walk. I'm going on the porch, it's getting really stuffy in here." He said and walked outside. He sat on the porch and leaned against the wall.