Sara
A few hours later, I reached out, expecting to find her beside me.
Instead, my hand met nothing but the cold, crumpled sheets. I pressed down harder, hoping I'd somehow find her, but there wasn't another soul on the bed.
I shot upright, my heart lurching into my throat.
"Hello?" I called, my voice hoarse.
Silence.
I checked the bathroom first but it was empty.
No sign of her.
A knot tightened in my chest as panic slowly crept in.
I started tiptoeing out of my room, heart hammering so hard I could feel it in my throat.
The house was dead quiet except for the soft creak of the stairs. My bare feet made almost no sound as I descended, the tank top I still wore.
At the bottom of the stairs I froze.
The living room light was on, just enough to see everything. And there on th
