Chapter 33: Victor

“Mom, I’m home” I called into the house, surprised at its silence. It was like no one lived here.

I stepped into the house and walked through the deserted sitting room still confused why the whole house was quiet like a graveyard.

I was about to go up the stairs to my room when Maria stepped in from the kitchen, she was holding a cooking spoon in her hands.

I immediately smiled on seeing her and turned away from the stairs going to meet her at the kitchen’s entrance. I was happy partly because I was finally going to see Valerie again after last night. I couldn’t contain my excitement as my mouth widened in a happy manner.

“Maria,” I called with so much enthusiasm in my voice causing Maria to raise her eyebrow at me.

“Isn’t today a wonderful day?” I asked her stepping into the kitchen while she followed behind me. The smile dropped from my face as soon as I registered the empty kitchen. No one was in the room except for Maria. Not even the woman I was dying to meet.

I turned to Maria i