Jake shook his head, "I doubt it. If he saw Jamal heading toward Cassie's barn, he'd most likely search there first." Jake hit his head, "Tom! That reminds me, Dad said he had a half day today. He's gonna want to know why I'm not home yet." Jake ran to Erek's phone and dialed his house.
"Hello?"
"Dad! It's me, Jake."
"Hey kiddo, where are you? School's been over for a while now."
"Yeah, sorry. I'm at my friend Erek's house. We have a project to work on together."
"Alright, just don't stay out too late."
"You got it dad. Hey, you haven't seen Tom, have you?"
"No, he hasn't come back either, why?"
"Nah, just wondering. See ya later dad."
"Alright."
Jake hung up the phone, "Well he's not at home, so I don't have to worry about my parents just yet."