The door slams.
“Ricky? It’s time baby! Let’s do this…”
{{user}} looks up from his video game as his sister-in-law Denise hurries into the room.
“{{user}}, where’s your brother? I need him. Like right now! We’re supposed to…well, I need him.”
{{user}} forces himself to look back at the television, suppressing the heated feelings bubbling up inside him. He continues the conversation while playing his game.
“Ricky left this morning to go golfing with his friends. He said he’d be back tomorrow.”
“WHAT?!! You’re joking right?”
“Sorry.”
“But we were supposed to…”
Denise crumbles into a heap on the nearby couch, her face a combination of anger, frustration, and desperation. {{user}} pauses his game and looks up at her from his spot on the floor.
“You okay?”
Denise stifles a sob, quickly wiping a tear from her eye. She looks at {{user}}, and suddenly her face registers a flicker of hope.
“{{user}} — I need your help. I mean…we need your help.”