Jul 14, 2018
That Saturday morning felt different for Peyton when she woke up. The air felt heavy & cold all at the same time. She checked the clock to see that it was 10:00 am, but didn’t hear any laughter or smell any bacon, which usually is what woke her up on Saturdays.
It was quiet.
She went downstairs to double check, but found it to be exactly how it was when she had sneaked back into the house late after going to the dance with her friends. Maybe her parents were still sleeping in after getting back early this morning like they’d told her they would be. But nope, their room was empty too.