A few days later while Deuce was waiting at home, he fell asleep on the couch. It seemed as if he’d only been there for a few minutes when for some reason he began hearing what sounded like the insane ticking of the clock. When he tried to go back to sleep, the ticking seemed to be getting louder and louder, until it dawned on him that Gabe still wasn’t home. With that he jumped up, jerked his head around, and looked at it.
Oh, my God, it was three o’clock and Gabe wasn’t home!