Chapter 21

Hearing the door close, my eyes opened. It was still nighttime, moonlight flooded the room through the windows.

I sat up to find Adam missing from his spot beside me.

Where could he be?

The bathroom light was off and he wasn't in the room. I laid back down, telling myself he probably got up to check on his dad. I sighed heavily, now wide awake. My mind immediately kicked into high gear, thinking of all the things that could be wrong.

It's probably nothing, I told myself.

I tried to go back to sleep, but nearly an hour passed and Adam still had not returned.

I sat up and looked at the clock. Where could he be at 2 o'clock in the morning?

I got out of the bed and peeked my head outside the bedroom door. The hallway was empty, except for two men standing guard at Malcom's door.

I closed the door and thought.

What if something is wrong?

I knew I would never go back to sleep if I continued to worry about it. I put on a pair of Adam's sweatpants and one of his sweatshirts. He won't mind, I