Enough to move
out yesterday.
"And this just in at WXOR," said the newscaster. "An English professor
-- "
"Turn up the TV, Tommy, will you?!" Betty shouted. Tom sighed, annoyed
at being called Tommy in front of a female, and reached for the switch.
" -- and disappeared earlier today without explanation. He was
discovered missing after an unknown female student was seen running
from his office. Police are still searching for both Prof. Turgy K.
Sigger and the student. If you have any information, please call the
WXOR Viewer Hot Line(R) at 387-4278 -- "
A scream interrupted the newscaster, which acoustically channeled the
shattered death of a priceless chandelier. To Tom's surprise, Alona
had leaped from the couch and had grabbed his arms, forcing him to look
directly into her eyes. "That's him! He just disappeared when I
looked the other way!" She began to sway, and Tom instinctively
reached for her. "He's missing too!" she cried.
Then she swooned and fell forward perfectly into Tom's waiting arms.
He helped her to the couch as his mother dashed to the kitchen to fill
a glass of water.
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