Omigod, this is barely even half a normal chapter! Read on, anyway!
Ray stepped cautiously into the darkened lounge and apprehensively approached the sofa. He did not want to do this. Kai wasn't going to like it one bit. He swallowed and sat down in a chair opposite the sofa. Kai's eyes were closed, but, as they all knew all too well, that was no guarantee he was asleep. Ray took the plunge.
"Kai? We're gonna go look for Max now." He swallowed. Here goes…"W-We need you to stay behind to look after Sarah."
"What! Why, you-I am not babysitting that little brat!" As Kai pulled himself upright, eyes blazing with anger, Ray watched, outwardly calm, knowing what would happen and dreading it. Sure enough, before Kai was even halfway up, the colour started draining from his face as his head started pounding fit to burst. Fists clenched, he sank back onto the sofa, breath coming in quick gasps.
"That's why." Ray said quietly. Kai's furious gaze travelled slowly from Ray's face down to his plastered hand. Ray flinched at the deliberate insult, his temper rising.
"Yeah, well, at least I can sit up without turning a different colour!" he said heatedly.
Kai's eyes registered fleeting amusement as he raised a hand in submission. His head hurt too much to bother arguing.
"Touché!" he said hoarsely. Shifting slightly to find a more comfortable position, he become serious again. "How's Tyson taking it?"
"Badly." Ray said unhappily. "We had to tie him to a chair to stop him running off." Kai snorted with laughter.
"You tied him to the chair?"
"Uh huh." Ray nodded unenthusiastically. Kai might well laugh, but it wasn't at all funny. Suddenly, Kenny's panicky voice rang out from the kitchen.
"Ray, Tyson's got away!"
Ray started upright wildly.
"Kenny, buddy, please tell me you're kidding?"
"No, sorry Ray. What now?" Ray swore under his breath and started pacing round the room, muttering frantically under his breath.
"Drat Tyson, this is going to waste so much time-I can't believe he would be this stupid- we've got to look for him first now-where the hell could he be?" Issuing orders right, left and centre, he ran out of the room. After two minutes of desperate scrambling, shuffling, grabbing, and shouting, the three of then raced out of the door, slamming it shut, hard. Kai winced and rolled over.
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