LOGINSienna's POV She got up and took us into a tiny room next to the counter. A little while later, another office worker came in, holding a tablet and some papers."Thanks for coming, Mrs Sienna," she said kindly.I sat in a chair near her, while ͏Liam sat next to me.“Could you explain again about Noah?” I asked.She nodded and turned on a tablet screen in front of us.“This be Noah’s attend record for a semester”She rotated the screen toward us.My eyes quickly stuck on the big table showing his classes.Most of the roll call papers were blank. There was no sign in, no notes for absence, nothing. My hands felt chilly all at once."Since when?" I asked, my voice was hardly heard."By our system, Noah was in class five weeks ago." The staff member said.Five weeks is more than a month.I looked at the screen wishing I had re
Sienna's POV The ride to the school seemed a lot longer than normal.I sat in the side seat with my hands pressed down in my lap. My mind kept on racing all the way. Every bad thought came up one after another, making the tight feeling in my chest get even worse.Liam drove easy next to me. He didn’t talk much, maybe knowing that I was trying to calm myself down.But the calm never came.I let out a breath, trying to calm my fast breathing. The street ahead was full of cars going like always but everything seemed too slow for me.I looked at Liam. “Do you not think something has been wrong all this time?” I asked softly.He didn’t reply fast. His eyes stayed on the path, but his jaw got a bit tighter - a sign that he had thought the same thing."I saw he had changed," he said at last. "But I thought it was just the phase."͏“A time doesn’t make a person go away from s
Sienna’s POVI was standing in front of the house before Liam's car even showed up at the end of the street. I had been waiting for what felt like. After I got off the phone I just could not sit still.I walked back and forth in the living room going from one corner to the other. My mind was stuck on the thing. I could not stop thinking about it.Every time I tried to stop walking my thoughts just got louder. I saw things I did not want to see. It made my chest feel tight.So I went outside to the front yard hoping the fresh air would make me feel better. Even outside I still felt uneasy.The house, which usually felt cozy now felt like it was closing in on me. The place that was supposed to be the safest now felt too small.I stood by the gate looking at the road. The wind was blowing. It did not calm me down.Every minute felt like it was taking forever. It was like time was moving sl
Sienna’s POV“Okay” I said at last trying to calm my shaking voice “I will go to the campus today and talk about this in person.”“Sure, ma'am. Please go to the campus office.”The phone call stopped. For a bit, I stayed in the same place, looking forward without truly seeing nothing.The low sound still rang softly in my ears, like it did not want to go away. The home felt super silent.My hand placed the phone back where it goes. The simple move felt hard, like my body needed more work just to do things.Then my legs got weak. I almost fell to the ground, if I didn’t catch the side of the table next to me in time.My hands gripped it, like it was the only thing holding me up. “That’s not possible,” I said softly, moving my head side to side.How can it be? Noah went from the house each day. I seen him with my own eyes!I heard his steps each morning. I saw the door o
Sienna’s POVThat afternoon the house was really quiet. I was sitting in the living room with a cup of tea in my hand.The tea had been sitting there for a while. The steam was gone. The surface of the tea was still which made the room feel quieter. Sunlight was coming through the windows shining on the marble floor and the garden outside.It looked like a day.. It felt too quiet.The quiet was nice. It was also a little scary. There were no footsteps, no doors opening or closing, just the sound of the clock ticking on the wall. It was a reminder that time was still moving.Liam was at his office like he always is at this time. He is always busy, always working.Noah should be at school. At least that is what I thought.I took a breath trying to enjoy the quiet. I had a weird feeling that I had been having for days.Then the phone rang. The sound was loud. It made me jump a little.
Sienna’s POVLiam picked up his tablet.“Boys his age are like that, they try things. Figure out what they like."His words sounded really light like this was a normal thing that would pass on its own. I looked at him for a second hoping to see some concern on his face.There was none. Liam still looked calm too calm for something like this.I started to say something. He stopped me.“Sienna."He looked at me gently. I could see he was firm about this. His tone was not loud, not forceful. It was enough to make me stop.“Stop worrying!" he said.I did not say anything.“You are overthinking it.”Those words should have made me feel better like this was not something to worry about.They did not. My chest felt tight like something was pressing against me.I wanted to argue I wanted to say this was not just
Sienna's POV Liam spruced up his son's hair with a soft, head-shape. "All right, all right, and let us get inside first. Grandma's garden isn't going anywhere." Their exchange was so funny that I couldn't stop laughing. The tension that had been lingering was no longer as strong. Mrs. W
Sienna's POV Looking towards the door, I saw Liam wearing a light blue shirt with his sleeves slightly folded up. He had a bit of slobber, possibly due to the wind chill.' He seemed exhausted, but the warmth of his smile and the constant gaze on me made my heart feel soft and pliable.Li
Sienna's POV The afternoon seemed to crawl more than normal. The clock on the wall in the living room ticked gently, counting time as it got nearer to night. I had cleaned the kitchen and was now on the couch, looking out the big window that looked at the street. On the table, the cake I mad
Sienna's POV As the car came to a stop just before the large house, I felt my heart rate slightly rise. Then it fell.After switching off the engine, Liam looked at me and asked, "Are you prepared?" I took a deep breath, trying to relax my nerves. "Ah, okay. I'm prepared." Noah







