Chapter 43 : A day away

Samuel

It's been a while since the sun rose. I never stayed in the room that long in the morning. Leaning against the closet, I drift my eyes away from the ceiling to the bed, only to find it empty. It reminds me she's not here. She hasn't been here the whole day and the night yesterday. In fact, she's not even home.

As the reality of the situation sets in, I feel a knot form in my stomach.

I didn't expect her to leave like that.

Last night, when I had a grip on my situation, I realised how nasty things had become. And I said things I had sworn not to utter ever again.

I walked out of my room and looked for Chrisanna in every single corner of the house. She was gone. I was in utter panic for a second until I got to know she went to her apartment and she's safe. Kylee came to me with a poker face to tell me not to worry. Mom had a chat with Aunt Ivanna and she sent Uncle Colton to check on her apartment. He found her asleep and fine.

I would definitely call her or text her if I h