ISABELLE

It was another day of having nothing to do, the silence of the house was almost as deafening as a loud noise and it was making me sick.

It had been days since I’d heard from Evelyn, and though I tried to convince myself it was nothing, the gnawing suspicion in my gut wouldn’t let it go.

She got a call when she left the previous day, so it just didn't feel right.

Jake had left early this morning, mentioning something about a meeting with his father.

He had said he’d be back late tonight, I didn’t ask for details.

I wasn’t sure I needed to know about it....