Likewise, he decided to give his wife a call. So, he dialed the number and heard it rang. To his annoyance, her phone was in the bedroom.

“What is the meaning of this?”

He blurted out.

“Could she have gone to check on her parents? But she should have kindly let me know.”

Then, he sat down on the couch to steady himself because he was becoming dizzy. Then, he remembered the monster in his dream and jolted from the chair. Likewise, the thought of calling her parents crossed his mind and he refuted it.

“How can I call her parents? What if she is not there? I would have...