12:36:13 AM

Guillermo and Victor were anxious. Marcos had been gone for a while. And he had not placed either of them in charge before he left. They wanted to check up on the kid, but couldn’t decide who should do it.

“There’s only one way to settle this,” Victor said.

“We call Marcos?” Guillermo responded.

“Forget Marcos. We play Halo 3. Winner’s in charge.”

After much arguing, they finally agreed upon Sniper Rifles and Plasma grenades: first to ten kills.

12:38:43 AM

Jason overheard his captors’ discussion and decided to make a move. If he was going to escape, the odds were much better with Marcos out of the picture.

“I need to go to the bathroom again!” Jason shouted, thankful that Marcos had removed his gag just before following his misinformation: Chuck E. Cheese was a dead end.

“Hold on!” Guillermo exclaimed, before whispering. “I’ve got him right where I want him.”

Victor ran off four straight kills to win 10-9. With a cocky swagger, he opened the door. “What do you want?”