Chapter 45 Chapter 45: Friend's Concern

Bill stared at the TV."Inspector Colombo" was playing on the screen.He pressed his finger on the remote control absently, not interested in watching.What?Don't answer his phone calls, don't reply to his chat messages, and don't answer his knocks on the door.Bill hadn't been out of touch for so long since they'd been roommates in college.Something happened, something must have happened.A matter of life and death. Bill has made dozens of phone calls so far, each time leaving a message but no response.He kept checking the chat messages to see if Perry was online, but each time he was disappointed.He even left a fucking note like those crazy girls.

Perry was clearly at home, and he wanted to be alone.But man, it's Sunday and it's rugby game day - they've pretty much kept a 10-year tradition.Through the comings and goings of college and seven girlfriends (five for Bill, two for Perry—the only time Bill ever won the superathletic Perry), the tradition has remained steadfast. Hold!Perry didn't like being in that little apartment, and it was football game day.Bill had to see him, had to know if everything was alright.Perry can be cranky at times—an accident nearly landed him in jail.Bill has to figure out what's wrong with Perry this time, if he's messing up his life again like last time.

Bill picked up the phone and called his best friend—for the sixth time that day.