บท 156: Human ways

Every second of that evening was making him feel worse. That damned clock was counting the beats his heart was skipping.

It was too weird that Lara wouldn't answer the phone. How could she leave it at home just like that? Where did she go with the pups in the evening?

She didn't like eating out because of the kids' bad habits, and she surely wouldn't do it that evening! The pups had eaten with him, so she had no reason to leave the apartment.

Just like he did with the gate, he pressed his hand on the wood of the door. There was no one inside, so he could try to open it.

Since the door didn't oppose him, he allowed himself to start worrying for real. If before it had been just a hunch, something that he didn't like, from that moment, he allowed fear to take over.

Where was his family? Where could they have gone so late without the phone and keys? Leaving the entrance door unlocked like that?