Chapter One:

The Beginning of the End "Wake up Henry!" Henry looks at the clock, it is 6:00. Henry rolls over and goes back to sleep. "Henry, are you up yet?" Henry doesn't even open his eyes, he just answers "Yeah Mom I am" He looks at the clock and this time it says 6:17. Henry reluctantly rolls out of bed. "Why do I have to get up so early?" he mutters to himself. He slowly makes his way to the bathroom. "I didn't know they still made a 6 am" he mumbles again. He picks up a comb and tries to get his curly mess of mouse-brown hair under control. "Don't know why I bother, it's the same every morning" Henry says aloud to know one in particular. "C'Mon Henry, Breakfast!" his mom shouts from downstairs. Henry trudges his way to the table hoping to have something different for breakfast. His heart sinks when h sees the same cereal and toast that he's been having for weeks. "Mom, there's no milk in my cereal and my toast isn't even cooked" Henry says. "I'm sorry honey, but I'm a little stressed, I've got to work a double shift today and I have a job interview and…" but whatever else she had to do was lost into the emptiness of the room because Henry was already out the door.