Tom walked away from Melody’s house thinking about what he would need to take on this journey. “Well,” he said to himself. “I’ll need a supply of food and water to last quite a few days… The problem is where to find the food.” The thought of food made Tom stray from going on the journey and onto the idea of this ‘surprise party’. Tom laughed to himself. “I don’t know how much of a party it will be with the shortage of food at the moment.”
He made his way up the path of his home, opened the door and slowly walked into the hallway. It had been a long day for Tom, and as many of the other Hobbits needed, was in need of some rest. He hung his coat up on the peg next to the door and staggered over to his bed almost falling over from exhaustion.
“Hmm… I best start to pack my things tomorrow.” He said while clambering into bed. His switched off his light and straight away fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning he awoke to the noise of someone knocking at his door. Tom opened his eyes and looked out the window; the sun was already high in the sky. “Oh no I’ve over slept,” Tom said when he realized the time. He hated sleeping never mind oversleeping, he felt it was a real waste of time just lying there doing nothing. He heard the knock at his door again.
“Okay I’m coming!” Tom shouted diving out of bed and to his door. He opened it and Melody stood there with a smile on her face.
“It looks like you’ve only just got up,” said Melody looking him up and down.
“Well you’re probably right,” Tom said while inviting her into his hobbit hole. “What brings you here this morning Melody?” He asked.
“Oh. Not much really. I was just popping round to see what sort of things you’d be taking on this journey. The other ladies and I are having some trouble deciding on what to take,” Melody replied.
Tom looked at her with a blank expression. “Oh… Sorry I’m still half asleep. Go into the sitting room while I make some tea for us.” Melody went and sat down next to the table and Tom went into the Kitchen and put the kettle over the fire to boil.
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