JuneWater dripped somewhere in the distance, steady and irritating. Voices floated around outside, blurred into background noise. None of it mattered. Not compared to the one thing I wanted to hear.My husband’s footsteps.I pressed closer to the window. The flowers Mark and I planted together brushed against the sill, filling the air with the faint scent of jasmine. I reached out and touched their petals. Soft. Real. Unlike the growing terror that he’d simply vanished.Where was he? I have been waiting. The soup I prepared stayed cold on the table.“Call Sarah,” I said into my phone.“Calling Sarah,” the AI responded.After a long buzzing, she finally answered.“Hey, June.”“Hey. Have you seen Mark? Maybe he stopped by with your dog or… I don’t know… football with Tyler?”“Nope. Haven’t seen him in a week.” She paused. “Is something wrong?”“I’ve been calling him nonstop. He isn’t answering. I’m worried.” I say, my voice trembling.“Relax, doll,” she said between bites — probably an
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