EMILY'S POV
As I got home,my body ached and tired after the day’s work. I brought out my phone and called Mia's number but it wasn't going through. ‘I think I would have to go alone,’ I said to myself as I rested into the leather chair, letting my tired body relax slowly.
My mind drifted back to the unexpected message from my stepfather. Why did he want to meet with me and Ronald out of the blue? The uncertainty gnawed at me like a persistent itch.
Thinking of Ronald. My mind wandered around the empty rooms,a sense of unease settled in the pit of my stomach. It has been two nights since I’d last seen Ronald, and his absence felt like a palpable void.
I thought back to the previous evening, trying to recall if he'd mentioned anything about being absent. But my mind went blank.
A faint sense of worry crept over me, and I found myself walking to the kitchen,where I knew I'd find the head worker,Martha. Maybe she'd seen Ronald or knew something about his whereabouts.