Chapter 229

*DANICA* He had said he was only going to work. But for days, he didn’t come home. I was worried out of my mind. I didn’t have a cellphone, he said he’d get me one and he left a number on the table close to the landline that I could call if I needed anything. I tried calling that number multiple times but no one answered. Spending each day alone in this house felt unbearable. Was he okay? Did something happen to him? Oh God, I prayed daily for him to be safe. I had to reach out to the neighbor and she told me she had Lorenzo’s number. She tried calling him but he didn’t answer either. Should I file a report to the police? But if he was really missing, his family might have noticed, right? Not hearing from him at all was driving me crazy. On the sixth day since he left the house, he finally returned, dressed in a black suit and looking gloomy. “Lorenzo.” I called as I ran up to him, hugging him tightly. “Where have you been? What happened? What went wrong?” He held my arms and pulled me