Chapter 38

Santiago woke up to an empty bed; he yawned and stood up to his feet to check the bathroom for Joan, but she wasn’t there. He yawned again and assumed she was in the kitchen, so he went ahead to get ready for the day.

After he was ready for work, he walked downstairs, a newspaper in his hand and his phone, tie, and shoe in the other hand.

“Joan,” he called to her when his eyes spotted a particular story on the paper. There was no response from her. “Joan,” he called out again and waited for a response. Nothing.

He placed his shoes on the living room floor, his tie on the sofa, and pocketed his phone. He walked into the kitchen to find it empty; a frown graced his forehead.

Santiago took his phone from his pocket to call her as he poured himself a cup of coffee. Her number wasn’t connecting, so he was worried. He tried Camile’s number and got the same results.

He walked back to the living room and picked up the newspaper again; he opened to the page t