Chapter 22

Dark...

"I left my room after waiting for hours for mom to return as she promised. I was not like Ezra, who could sleep peacefully without a bedtime story. He was already drooling.

Getting to her room, I turned on the light, but she wasn't there. I turned it off and headed to the kitchen; perhaps she was making something there. She always insisted on making some snacks by herself. She wasn't there either.

I wanted to go back, but then I decided to ask Dad where my mother is.

However, as I was coming, he was heading out. He seemed to be in such a hurry, and repeatedly, he looked back. It was suspicious enough, so I followed him."

My body is already drenched in sweat, so I remove the blanket and lock the door instead before continuing reading.

"... We walked a very long way until we got to a lonely track.

He looked back for the last time, making me dodge behind the walls. He must have ascertained that no one was behind him.

He went inside the abandoned black gate. Where I followed him t