Tally House

13: "The Search for Ross Federman/Hawaii: Part iii"

16 Hours Earlier

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"Okay, okay. He isn't answering. I'm sure his phone died or he lost cell service! I'M SURE OF IT!" Rob panicked as he paced across the living room.

"Guys, it's going to be fine. We know Ross. He's going to panic for approximately 13 minutes then calm down. Then repeat until 30 minutes have passed and he is okay enough to drive. He'll be back in no time!" Zubin said as he slouched on the couch.

"Yeah but.. it literally has been an hour. Like I know he may be tense because of this Simon thing but before dinner, he seemed fine. I guess maybe since we didn't talk about Simon he was good..?"

"Damn. You're right. I don't know what we can do though to find where he went.."

The band sat there for a good 5 minutes before Zubin came up with an idea to help find Ross.

"Oh, guys! Since we don't have a car we can't really look for him. But... We have my mom's car! We can take it for now since my parents are out of town until Wednesday. I'm sure she won't mind! As long as we don't tell her..." Zubin suggested.

"Good idea! Where is your mom's car though..." Andrew questioned.

"At her and my dad's house. Don't worry, it's not far. Just like.. eh.. 2 blocks away?"

The band shrugged and got up to get their coats and shoes on. Joe grabbed the house keys as the remainder of the tallies headed out the door. They walked 2 blocks to Zubin's mother's house which was actually very hard to get to. Her house WAS 2 blocks away but it was very hidden in the neighborhood. It took 20 minutes to find it. When they did, Zubin unlocked the door and turned the lights on to reveal a pretty good-looking house.

"Wow. Are your mom & dad rich?" Joe asked, looking around the luxuriously decorated house.

"Eh.. kind of. They just make it look like they are though." Zubin said as he sat down on a recliner.

"Where's the car??" Rob impatiently asked.

"Damn dude. Chill! I'm sure Ross is fine. We don't need to get to him in a second." Zubin said.

Rob rolled his eyes and carefully sat on the couch.

"It's fine Rob, you can relax on the couch. My parents have guests over all of the time and they slump on the couch."

This kind of comforted Rob but he felt like he didn't feel like he belonged in the house. He knew Zubin for most of his life, but only this time he got to see his parent's new house. Well, not so new. They got it 3 years ago.

"Alright. I think we should go get the car now. Follow me to the garage!" Zubin exclaimed as he lead the 3 to his parent's garage. He opened the door to reveal a white Cadillac sitting there, looking clean like it just got washed.

"GODDAMN ZUBIN. I NEVER KNEW YOUR PARENTS HAD MONEY. I KNEW THEY HAD A LITTLE BIT BUT NOT THIS MUCH TO AFFORD A CADILLAC! DAMN!" Rob shouted out in amazement. The other members besides Zubin were in amazement as Rob was but without the yelling.

Zubin laughed and grabbed the keys to unlock the car. It unlocked and every one carefully got in the car, worried that the smallest mistake would damage it. Rob especially. He sat in the front seat and took off his shoes so they wouldn't get the floor dirty. Zubin scoffed at him for that.

"Really? Rob... it. is. fine. My parents think of you as a second son & literally adore you. They won't mind if you get a little dirt on the floor. If you do I'll clean it up. If I leave some, I can say that it was just me & you who were in here. We just took a little ride and accidentally got some dirt on the floor." Zubin calmly said as he sat in the driver's seat.