hapter 51

Chapter 51

That night, Arnold sat in the living room, flipping through paperwork, but his mind kept drifting

He glanced at the clock on the wall. It was getting late. Nota hadn’t returned yet.

The house felt oddly empty without her presence.

His thoughts churned. He had expected her to come back after dinner, especially since Alex would be waiting for her.

But she hadn’t. He checked his phone again, but there were no messages from her.

He sighed, a mixture of frustration and confusion filling him.

Where could she be? His mind ran over the possibilities, but none made sense.

He tried to push it aside, telling himself that maybe she just needed more time, but deep down, he wasn’t so sure.

The next morning. Alex knocked on Nora’s door as usual, eager to go to school.

He had grown accustomed to seeing his mother in the mornings, but today, the door didn’t open.

After a mo

a moment of hesitation, Alex knocked again, louder this time.

“Mom? he called, his voice tinged with uncertainty,

The door didn’t budge.

turned and walked down the hallway toward Arnold’s office.

the door open to see his father hunched over his desk, working

his voice filled with confusion. “Mom’s not

from his papers, his expression

been expecting this

trying to find the right words. “She’s busy with work. But don’t worry,

Alex didn’t s

hoped for a different answer, one

today?” he asked, has small voice filled

wanted to say

let you know when I hear from

uncertainty

and the silence in the house

and walked back to his room, but his thoughts stayed with Nora. Where could she be?

For the heat

was absorbed in her work at

team, and in just a few short

sharp, her mind constantly moving from one task

an escape –

pour herself into her work, leaving the complexities of her

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together in a rhythm

mind

away. She couldn’t

after a particularly long day, Nora finally checked her phone.

a message from Arnold, sent earlier that

mussed it in the flurry of work, but now, she

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