Allan's mother was alone and worried. It has been some days now and Allan could not be accounted for. To make things worse, the boy did not tell her where he was heading. He only left in the afternoon a few days ago and promised to come back as soon as possible. That promise has been broken after staying away from his mother for several days. Even now, there was no sign that Allan was going to return and reunite with his mother.

His continued absence was what made his mother very worried especially, on the fifth night. She couldn't just sleep but remained awake thinking about what could have...