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.

walked down the hallway toward Arnold’s

knocked lightly, pushing the door open to see his father hunched over his desk, working as usual.

his voice filled with confusion. “Mom’s not home.”

his papers, his

had been expecting

not here, son. She’s-“Arnold paused, trying to find the right words. “She’s

Alex didn’t s

convinced. He had hoped for a different answer, one that would put his mind at

asked, has small

the words he wanted to say getting

let you know when I hear from her, okay

uncertainty in las eyes remained.

night, and the silence in the house made

his thoughts

For the heat

in

of the now project team, and in

She worked tirelessly, her focus sharp, her mind constantly moving from one task to the nest

herself into her work, leaving

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a rhythm

there were moments when her mind would

couldn’t afford to think about it

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

a message from Arnold, sent earlier

but now, she read it with a mixture of exhaustion and hesitation.

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