#13: Empty House
Exhausted from travel, Jamie lay down after lunch, expecting a short nap to clear his jetlag. Hours later, he woke to an unsettling stillness. The house was silent—too silent. He called out for Lauren, waiting to hear her footsteps, but the only answer was silence.
Panic set in as Jamie searched from room to room, finding nothing. The house was empty, his wife and daughter gone without a word. The quiet felt suffocating, and dread gripped him. Where had they gone—and why hadn’t they told him?