Romance Guy

Ennui

With a sputter, Hank would pull into his driveway and get out of his car. He then went to his backseat and grabbed a large barrel of Propane. "Bobby, open that door for me," said Hank. "Dad, whatcha got?", Said Bobby. "I've got a kid who won't open the darn door," Hank said, his muscles straining. Bobby opened the door and Hank rushed in and slammed down the barrel. The friction caused the barrel to explode, sending Hank flying back. The entire house was soon lit on fire. "Bwah! Peggy!" Hank shouted. "Hey Hank, I was watering our petunias" said Peggy, walking out from the backyard. "Petunias? We ain't got no got darn petunias, Peg" Hank said with clear confusion. "Well it was going to be a surprise", Peggy said, pouting. "We ain't got time for no got darn surprises, Peg. Our house is on fire", Hank shouted. "I guess that means it's time for a vacation", said Peggy, grabbing her purse. Bobby grabbed a toy truck from the sidewalk and chucked it into the fire. "Goodbye, Admiral", said Bobby solemnly before walking into the car. "Well hold on, hold on. We can't just up and leave it like this", said Hank, holding his head in stress. "Call the fire department. Tell them we're going on vacation", shouted Peggy from the car. As the car started, Hank ran over to it. "Hold on! Wait for me!", Hank got in the car just as it sped off. "Where exactly did you have in mind?", said Hank, curiously. "Rhode Island. I heard there's this small town called Quahog that I wanna visit", said Peggy. "Woohoo, we're going to Quahog", said Bobby. The family drove off, leaving their house ablaze