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became suspicious of her father’s odd behavior—specifically, his frequent long absences and strange noises coming from the bathroom at night. To investigate, she installed a hidden camera in the bathroom.

Tonight, the offense was a spilled smoothie, a remote control fight, and someone (probably Leo) using a permanent marker on the wall. Dad stood in the doorway, keys jingling.

(From behind the bathroom door, a muffled, deep voice.)

Should we add a where Dad tries a different prank, or do you want to tweak the ending ?

(They start kissing. Jordan puts in earbuds and scrolls on her phone. The clock ticks.)

Instead, he’d double back in his socks, silent as a spy, and lock himself in the hallway bathroom. The one with the thin door and the vent that connected directly to the living room’s heating duct.