Ron knelt on the floor of his son's room.
he looked down curiously at something, then he picked up...
...the red balloon on the floor. It was just lying there next to a pile of his son's clothes.
"Weird," he said. "What's this doing here?"
It seemed normal enough. he stood up holding the balloon in his hand absentmindedly as he strolled around his son's bed, looking for any other sign of him.
There was absolutely no sign of his son anywhere. he sat down on the bed. "Where is he?" he pulled at his beard, then scratched his head.
Meanwhile in the shoe, Jim was very very very very very very very very worried. What if he was never found at all? could it ruin his life?
He knew he had to tell someone about the balloon. he had to get outta his shoe and tell his dad. He knew he could [presumably] get into trouble, but it was the only way to fix his problems.
so shall we do it?
tell me pleez