“I was gone for five minutes! What happened here?”.

I scanned the room, doubtfully that I could actually get an answer.

Almost all of the cushioned seats were on fire surround by at least an inch of water flooding the area. There was a hole in the wall and a hole in the ceiling, big enough to leave just the edges to justify calling them a wall and a ceiling still.

I stared down the two teens who looked at me just as confused.

“Uh…” Mara started speaking up, “we… don’t know”.

I couldn’t hold back the groan that has been building up since I opened the door. “You don’t… know?”

Marcus shrugged.

“GUYS! You are always asking why I don’t leave you two alone when you hang out with each other. While it’s not exactly what I was worried about, I feel this answers your question.” I started towards the kitchen where I could open the mail. Five minutes…. These kids are going to be the death of me.

What was weird, is that the kitchen was actually spotless. Going into my room and peeking into Mara’s, proved to be equally untouched. It was JUST the living room, aside from the water that could have just spread.

Going back into the living room, I find Marcus and Mara sitting on the couch with a discarded fire blanket. They were watching the news.

“An update on DudeBro’s battle with his infamous nemesis BroDude! They have finally left the urban area, taking this exciting brawl towards the surrounding suburbs!”

The news kept going as it flashed up pictures of various buildings that withstood damage. For a split second, I saw my building.

“God damn it!” I quickly find my phone and start dialing up the DudeBro support network. This better be covered by insurance.