Chapter Twelve
When lunchtime came around, Kyle immediately sought out Bel's company, insisting that the ursine eat with him. Bel was still a little startled from his encounter with Hiro, but since he could never refuse Kyle anything, he found himself sitting at the...
Chapter Eleven
Sunday didn't end much differently than Saturday did. Oscuro and Xaver didn't have quite as many arguments, but Xaver tried to avoid his host as much as possible and slept out on the living room couch a second time. When Monday morning arrived,...
Chapter Ten
It was late morning when Xaver woke up from his state of sleep. He kept his eyes shut and wondered why he hadn't heard his alarm clock, and why he was so horribly uncomfortable. Where the hell was he? Feeling extra tired because he slept in late,...
Chapter Nine
With Oscuro gone from the apartment, Xaver was left to his own devices and couldn't help being curious about his new surroundings. He wandered into each room, pausing a moment to see all the details. He didn't feel comfortable with touching anything...
Chapter Eight
After standing in the middle of Oscuro's bathroom for several minutes, Xaver's heart rate slowed and he gradually calmed down. Once his anger cooled, thoughts filled up his head and provided him with a delusional happiness. After losing his temper and...
Chapter Seven
It was Saturday. Saturday was usually a day of relaxation, freedom, and a lower stress level, but Saturday was no longer Xaver's friend that weekend. It was the day he had to move into Oscuro's apartment, where he would spend thirty-one days under a...
Chapter Six
The remainder of the day passed by mostly in peace and Xaver wasn't forced to throw ballpoint pens at anyone. When he looked at the time and saw that work had ended, he almost jumped up and down and shouted "YES!" Of course, then everyone would have...
Chapter Five
The important confrontation with Xaver was over and done with and Hiro felt a partial sense of accomplishment. Xaver was taken care of for the time being and Hiro's next goal was making a success of his meeting with Bel. It was nearly lunchtime and...
Chapter Four
When morning arrived, Xaver could barely open his eyes because they hurt so badly from exhaustion. He had had a restless night and hadn't accomplished very much sleep. While lying in bed the night before, his imagination kept running away with him and...
Chapter Three
Xaver usually felt relief when work was over, but that day he only felt weird. When he looked at his watch and saw that it was time to go home, he could only think about how utterly nervous his boss had made him. Not only was he anxious about getting...
Chapter Two
The entire day turned out to be torture for Xaver. He couldn't stop worrying over whether he was going to be fired or not, and thinking about what he would do if he had no job only made him worry even more. If only he had just stayed home in his nice,...
Chapter One
It was obviously morning, because irritatingly bright rays of sunlight were forcing their way through the window and Xaver's alarm clock had gone off and was filling the whole bedroom with its noise. Xaver was already pissed off because it was Monday,...