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"WHERE are you?"

His mother suddenly called him on the phone. He remembers making a promise to his mother to return home tonight. He forgot to tell her that he will be unable to come.

He has his condo apartment. When he quit studying for two years, he used his own money to purchase the unit. He made money, but then he realized that he still needed to finish his degree. He's already twenty-one years old.

"I'm going to Luke's party," he stated flatly.

"Why didn't you bring your brother?" she inquired, making him grimace. His mother was continually reminding him that he needed to bond with his younger brother, Samuel, but he hesitated. They aren't even close to each other. Old habits die hard. Furthermore, the man's eg