LILA

My heart is pounding heavily. Thump. Thump. Thump. Derrick is missing... That's the one word that keeps replaying in my head. The one word that's enough to make my heart accelerate this fast.

What has happened? How?

"This is what we get finally for neglecting our pup. This is karma punishing us," Lola whined painfully.

Rafael and Nicklaus stepped out to talk for a bit. My instincts tell me it's something related to the curse eating me... I had been nervous waiting for him to come back, but right now... that's my least concern.

I'm more concerned about the fact that my son-our son, Rafael and I's-is missing.

How...