Her head had been going around in circles around the room, but she could not spot Alex anywhere. He told her that he was just going to the restroom, but he had not returned after that.
She knew she had nothing to worry about every time he went out of her sight. It was not like he was actually missing or had been abducted. But she still felt uncomfortable.
"Would you excuse me?" She told her distant aunt from her mother's side. "I think my mom needs me."
But that was just a reason to get away from the repeated stories of her childhood. She did not want to be rude, but she had heard about those stories for years. Though she loved them, she would like to look for her husband even more.
She quickly made her way to her mother, who was busy talking to his uncle. But as she was walking, she realized that she had not seen his father, too, since the dinner had ended.
