BEHIND OFFICE DOORS
the man instructed as he pulled a notebook and pen from his back pocket to jot down details.
Laura hesitated but followed behind them, her movements tentative, as though she were a stranger in her own home.
"Okay, well then. Um... I got home about 20 or 30 minutes ago," Laura began unsteadily. "The doorknob was broken, and the door was half-open. When I checked inside, it turned out some of our things were missing, some others were broken, and the whole house was completely ransacked. And... somebody has broken into our home, sir," she said, voice cracking. Her soul dissolved as tears rolled, struggling between crying and believing.