Summary Of A Short Story: Bob Passed Away

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Bob was drinking coffee on a beautiful day- if a rainy day in the city was beautiful. When his mom asked him,” Bob, will you please take your dirty underwear off the kitchen table?”

“No”, Bob replied raising an eyebrow.

“Do it for your mom,” his mom begged.

“No,” Bob said while sticking his tongue out,”you’re not the boss of me!”

Bob is, to say, not the “kindest” man in the world. He only works when he feels like it. Even then, the outcome is not pretty.Bob’s mom has been working at Paulmart just to keep her son alive, and what does she get? Ignorance.

“Bob, I am sick and tired of you not doing anything with your life, it is finally time to move out!” his mom demanded.

“Don’t feel like it,” Bob countered

“Bob, I can’t take care of you
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While Bob was thinking about how to make money,he unconsciously stumbled upon a bench. As he sat down he thought to himself,”I have only two options:steal the money, or win the money off of a game show… I’ll steal it!”

“Yes!” Bob exclaimed, “I did it! Now, where’s my money?” After Bob successfully beat the game “iTheif” on his Gokia phone his expected million dollars didn’t fall from the sky.”Maybe I didn’t do it right?” he instructed himself as he restarted the game.

“You do know that’s not how you make money,” proclaimed a man.

“Who are you?” questioned Bob

“I am the famous Dr. Allen Boston Shurman The Third, Dr. Allen Boston Shurman for short,” Dr. Allen Boston Shurman claimed,” and you are?”

“Bob the First, Bob for short.”

“Nice to meet you, Bob for short,” Dr. Allen Boston Shurman teased,”I am Dr. Allen Boston Shur-”

“ I know,” Bob interrupted,”how do I make money if you’re so
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A beam of wood fell upon Zach as Bob thought to himself,”What’s going on?”

Bob jerked up out of bed. It took him a few minutes to realize. It was all a dream. He stated to himself,” That Dr. Allen had a bad taste of game shows.If I ever got kicked out of my house, I would just live in a box.”

As Bob got out of bed, he found that he had a burn on his shoulder,”Was it really a dream?” Bob Questioned,”Nah, I wouldn’t have been that stupid.”

“Somehow you were,” Dr. Allen pointed out as he stepped into Bob’s room in the hospital,”Are you alright?”

““Bob, are you still with us?” the host asked,” if you answer this question correctly, you win a million bucks!”

Bob jerked up from his daydream only to see Zach and Mike on the floor unconscious.

“What is…’’ the host resumed.

“Yes?” Bob thought.

“What is…” the host continued.

“Yes?!!” Bob thought mildly irritated.

“What is your category, Bob,” the host finally spoke.

“Oh,” Bob explained,” I wasn’t paying attention. I pick puns.”

“Eggcellent” the host joked with a devilled grin,”How did I get out of

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