He, too, falls down, down, down into empty space. "No," he shouts, thrusting his head and shoulders into the hole. The next thing Gregor sees is a strange vapor drifting out of the hole, and Boots is somehow sucked into the air duct. The metal grate to an old air duct is wide open, and Boots is peering down through the opening. In the laundry room of his New York City apartment building with his two-year old sister, Boots, he hears a giggle from her and a clunk. Gregor knows his dad isn't dead-he would never abandon the family-and until he finds out where his dad is, he can't think about the future at all. Since his father disappeared, two years, seven months, and thirteen days ago, twelve-year-old Gregor hasn't had a day when he's felt real happiness. Gregor's mother needs him to stay home this summer to take care of his two-year old sister, Boots, instead of going to camp.
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