Meanwhile, Junior was beginning to feel Alina's absence.All this time, even when Alina wasn't in front of him, Junior always knew she was somewhere in this house. Her presence was like air—not always seen, but always felt.Now, that air was gone.And even though the house was full of people working, serving, passing back and forth in every corner, Junior felt alone.He also began to notice something else.Daniel, his father, hadn't come home in a long time either.Junior tried to remember. The last time he recalled his father being home was the night he woke up unexpectedly from thirst, then heard Daniel's voice—firm, hurried—talking to someone on the phone. Junior hadn't even gotten a glimpse of Daniel's face. He'd only heard his voice briefly before going back up to bed and falling asleep again.Since that night, Junior no longer knew where his father was. Even when he woke up in the middle of the night hoping Daniel had come home, he never found him.There was no sound of the fron
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