He wasn’t there
She strolled up to her father’s side of the bed after carefully opening the door. She was shocked to see her mother sleeping, though. Her father was undoubtedly dozing off in front of the TV if this was the case, so she quietly made her way downstairs. It’s a good thing the TV was still on because Abby tripped over a really noisy floorboard.
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He was fast asleep
The floorboards were loudly squeaking, and Abby could feel her heart racing in her chest. Her father was supposed to turn around and see her when she closed her eyes, but all she heard was a heavy snore. When Abby saw that her father was dozing off in his chair, she exhaled a sigh of relief.