Page 17 of Under the Sunset Glow

A little more than a week before Christmas. He still hadn’t done his Christmas shopping. Maybe he should get to it before his parents left and have their presents shipped before the holiday rush. He also needed to buy something for Richard and Tan. And he saw a funny-looking Godzilla mug the other day at the city center that he was sure Sammy would like —

Burying his face on his pillow, he wailed and whined as he stomped his feet up and down his mattress.

21 DECEMBER

14:36: hello

14:36: ur parents are leaving tomorrow

14:37: heard u’ll be spending xmas at the boarding school

14:40: mom said u can come here to spend xmas instead

14:41: she didn’t want u to spend the holiday alone in ur dorm

14:47: I don’t want u to spend the holiday locked up in ur room alone either

14:50: thank u for the present btw. using it now

14:51: maddison

14:51: please

14:56: when are u going to talk to me again?

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22 DECEMBER

09:23: ur parents just left

09:25: mom and dad are still expecting u

09:26 are u coming home?

22:08: did u get my present?

22:09: sent it the other day

22:12: just worried it got lost

22:12: do u like it?

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23 DECEMBER

13:04: it’s snowing

13:05: don’t slip

23:40: mads

23:57: come on mads

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24 DECEMBER

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