8
The next morning, Zach woke up to his cell phone going off. Groggily, he answered it.
"Rudolph, why the heck are you calling me at 7:00 AM on a Saturday? I practically hibernate until at least noon," he asked.
Rudolph replied, "I guess you haven't read the newspaper yet."
"DUH!"
"Go get it and look at the front page. Call me back when you do."
Rudolph hung up. Zach dragged himself out of bed and went out front to get the paper. He then brought it inside.
He opened up the paper, then immediately called Rudolph back.
"I think I'm awake now!" Zach said after Rudolph picked up. "That stupid mayor totally can't do this!"
On the front page beneath a big photo of the Bates Motel were the words:
BATES MOTEL TO BE TORN DOWN
"What do we do?" Rudolph asked.
"We?! What are YOU going to do?! You're the Bates son!" Zach replied.