Katrina’s POVAs soon as I woke up, the world felt different. There was a problem. The silence was too loud, the air too still.I was gasping for air when I sat up in bed. My chest was thumping with my heart. I listened for the typical noises: my son's steady breathing in the adjacent room, the gentle rustle of the breeze outside, and the guards' silent patrolling footsteps.However, I didn't hear anything.I was in a panic. With my bare feet crashing into the wooden floor, I tossed away the blankets and hurried to his room. The door stood ajar a little. I pushed it wider with shaking hands.There was no one in the bed.My body grew cold, and my vision became blurry. My son is no longer here. The window was open, the curtains fluttered in the early morning wind, and the blankets were thrown away."No." With my body swaying, I whispered my words. "No, no, no."As though he were hiding beneath the covers, I staggered forward and tore them away. With my fingers gripping the covers, I fel
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