2 years before TNCF

I yawned, stretching on top of the stairs before climbing down the staircase to get to the kitchen. However, I stopped short whilst passing the living room on my way to the kitchen when I caught sight of Joe packing his things hurriedly.

"Hey, are you leaving already?" I asked him.

"Yeah, I need to go home and catch my dad coming home and stop him from throwing money everywhere again. We can't have a repeat of last night." Joe said in a rush, zipping up ...