Chapter 11

Louise froze right there and then as she watched him leave, her face turning from red to pale. She angrily crumpled the medical report in her hand into a ball and threw it straight into the trash can. The viciousness in her eyes disappeared in an instant. Bradley rushed home as fast as he could, running several red lights along the way. He even missed a step while going upstairs, causing him to tumble all the way down. A sharp pain in his knee jolted some sense back into him. Ignoring the pain, he immediately got up and ran upstairs. He noticed the air in the room was a bit cold, and the lavender candle Madeline always loved wasn't lit. All this wasn't what he was used to. Looking around, he realized many things were missing. Everything that had anything to do with Madeline was gone, including the stuffed toy by the bed and the photo she had treasured so dearly. Unwilling to give up, Bradley opened the closet, only to find that all her clothes were gone too. Did she go on a trip