Chapter 16 : Missing

My heart sank, and I began to shake, especially when I saw her troubled frown.

"He could have left hours ago!" she exclaimed, holding her head as she paced. “I had no idea.”

"Think back. Did you hear anything?" I inquired with fear in my voice.

"Not really. I went to sleep at some point, and when I woke up, I checked on him like usual, but he wasn’t in bed," she said, sighing in exasperation. "At first, I was worried he’d fainted, so I checked every single room, but...” she trailed off as she stared at the floor. Her pupils were dilated, and she had a faraway look in her eyes.

After a few seconds, she raised her head and said, “I'm sorry."

Although I didn’t let on, this was terrifying to me. He had just come home and wasn’t one hundred percent healthy. If he were attacked or suffered any amount of trauma, he'd be right back to where he began before the hospital. My heart raced as my mind ran through every worst-case scenario.

Moments ago, my aching feet had been the