Your mom blinks, having almost forgotten about your lost brother in all of the confusion.
"You said he was upstairs, right?" she asks.
"That's where we saw him last," Dad answers.
"OK. I'm going to put you both somewhere safe and then look for him."
She stands up from the couch, cupping her hands once again to keep you and Dad safe, and then she walks to her bedroom. She leaves you and Dad on the dresser and then closes the door.
"Do you think we're going to be stuck like this?" you ask.
"I don't know," Dad answers, pursing his lips. "Once we find Bronson, though, we'll work on getting things back to normal."
You say nothing more, but you think about your younger brother. The longer is takes to find him, the less chance there is you'll ever see him again. Of course, it's best just to remain optimistic right now. He'll be OK.
*** ** *** ** ***
Around an hour passes, and you are starting to feel the pain of your hunger. The plan had been to go out to eat after you and the others started the bug bomb. It hadn't worked out as planned, obviously, and you haven't eaten since the day before.
Finally, Mom returns, and the look on her face tells you she had no luck finding Bronson.
"I looked everywhere," she tells you and Dad, "but I just couldn't find him. I had to tell the girls what happened, so that they can keep an eye out for him."
Dad sighs.
"You tried your best. But, I am worried about the girls knowing what's happened to us."
"I had to!" Mom answers. "He could be anywhere!"
"Just keep us safe in the mean time. Have you called your cousin?"
"Yes, but he didn't answer. I tried your boss as well but it just went straight to voicemail."
"I see."
"How about we go get something to eat?" Mom asks. "I'm sure you two are as hungry as I am, and the girls are whining about it."
"All right," Dad replies. "We'll look for Bronson when we get back."
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