Derek was coming home because summer break had arrived.
He finished his first year of college and was on his way home.
He had been coughing all morning and had no idea why. He felt fine, unless that was just what he thought.
He was a block away from home. He pulled up in the driveway, put his car in park, turned it off and took out the keys.
He walked up to the door and opened it.
He walked through the door and everyone was crowded in the living room.
He took a look around there was Casey, Nora, George, Edwin, Lizzie and Marti and his favorite person, Emily.
Derek and Emily were still dating. She ran up and hugged up, Marti did the same.
Everyone was cheering with happiness that he was home.
He started coughing.
Automatically Nora looked towards him and said, "Uh oh, that doesn't sound like a good cough".
He shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm fine, Nora just a tickle in my throat".
Casey was the next person to say hi to him. She smiled and gave him a hug. He didn't hug back he gave her a pat on the back.
Edwin was the next and shook his hand. Derek laughed.
They all went into the kitchen to talk about Derek's year at college.
He told them stories, what he had to deal with teacher wise, etc.
It started getting late, Marti went up to bed then Edwin and Lizzie followed.
Emily left last, hugged and kissed him and they said goodnight.
Derek went into the kitchen to say goodnight but started to cough again.
Nora got worried and said, "Derek. Maybe you should take some cough medicine before you go up to bed".
He told her again that he was fine, told her and George both goodnight and walked up to bed.