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Tom's heart was pounding he felt tears welling up in his eyes but quickly squinted them away.
Isabelle lay still in the corner a pool of blood around her quickly becoming apparent, that's when the fear set in not just for himself but for his employee dear Isabelle.
Alfredo laughed quietly before walking up to Tom, "About half an hour after I knocked you out I heard her knocking, now obviously I wasn't going to just let her stand there and be worried. at first you know I was going to make up some excuse but she wasn't going to buy it."
Tom did not respond, instead he froze, unable to speak or even move his entire thought process was on Isabelle.
Alfredo furrowed their eyebrows, "Anyway uh I told her you were down here and invited her in of course but when she saw you on the floor over there i had to stop her from screaming so i gave her the same treatment..." Alfredo got back up and strolled over to Isabelle, "I don't think she took it as well as you did though."
They crouched beside her body and placed a hand of her neck, "yeah she's not gonna wake up, whoops."
Tom's eyes widened he began to hyperventilate before passing out once again.
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Tom awoke to the sound of talking, his eyes darted around the room, Alfredo was upstairs talking to someone... He couldn't quite make out the voices
"I assure you two that Nook and Isabelle are okay! they let me know they had to go on an emergency trip to one of the surrounding islands to uh... test the land or something you know important stuff." there was no response from the latter for a few second before they spoke,
"Oh okay... okay, Thank you for letting us know.. know."
Nook Immediately recognized the voices, Timmy and Tommy, he felt himself begin to hyperventilate again but against all he calmed himself down, he had to make sure they stay safe... unlike Isabelle, which reminded him his eyes shot around the room looking for her body but it was nowhere to be found, he felt a deep pit in his stomach.
Alfredo must of moved her body to a different room.
Tom's focus quickly snapped back to the kids he tried to stand but his legs gave out due to the pain of his ankles being as mangled as they were the searing pain almost made him lose consciousness once again.
He crawled his way to the bottom of the staircase where he came eye to foot with Alfredo's shoe.
Alfredo looked down at Tom, Tom was pale, he had a mixture of sweat and tears streaming down his face.
"Did you seriously think I was going to hurt them? you must not think very highly of me." Alfredo posed dramatically and looked away from Tom. "Although... if they continue to bother me I might have to take care of that."
Just then a soft knock rang out.
Alfredo groaned and turned to walk back up the stairs Nook grabbed Alfredo's ankle and pulled them onto the floor.
Alfredo jumped up "Ow dude that really hurt..." they suddenly start to run up the stairs once at the top they swing the door open its Timmy and Tommy again...
Alfredo pulls them in and slams the door "what are you guys doing back here!?" Tommy Spotted Tom laying on the floor of the basement, Tommy fell backwards into Alfredo, tripping them.
They begin tumbling down the stairs, everything goes black suddenly, Tom awakens to sitting at his desk, he had knocked his coffee off the desk spooking Isabelle in the process. Tom begins to hyperventilate his eyes dashing around the room.
"Are you okay? I just wanted to ask about the resident rep? I haven't heard from them in days! its beginning to worry me!" Tom completely ignores her.
Toms eyes lock on to something flashing in the corner of the room he gets up and walks close.
"what is that?"
"Hmm I think its a camera sir..."
"A camera??"