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Erica:

I was up in the morning and it was quiet. I had barely slept a wink. I had stayed up all night waiting for Lorenzo.

I had stayed in the living room but he never came. The kids decided to wait with me–I never told them why I was up–but they fell asleep an hour after and I carried them up to their rooms.

I waited for a while but the living room got chilly and I had to go to my warm bed. I lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling, thinking about how I could make it up to him but sleep crept up on me and I dozed off.

I sat up and I decided to go downstairs. The stairs creaked a little. My eyes darted around but there was no unusual movement.

I bit my lip and sighed. Maybe he slept in the guest room again.

I got to the door and it was firmly shut.

I knocked.

“Lorenzo? Are…are you in there?”

There was no answer and I began to worry.

"Lorenzo?”

Still no reply. Was he still sleeping?

I took the initiative and opened the door. The bed was still laid neatly and it seemed nothing had bee