I awakened the next day, finding myself alone in bed. I brushed my hand against Aries' side of the bed, frowning to myself as I sat up to find it empty.
Where'd he go? He usually tells me if it's important or urgent.
I grabbed around my end table, searching for my cell phone as I scrolled through the messages. There wasn't anything from him that informed me he was leaving or had any work so early in the morning.
I felt my heart sink but perhaps I was thinking too much about the situation and he just went out for a walk. I threw the covers off, dangling my feet above the ground before I climbed out of bed.
As I made the bed, something fell out from Aries' side of the bed. I walked over and picked it up, noticing the intricate pattern of the wood carving as I turned it over.
Huh... I wondered what would be engraved on it. But unexpectedly it's empty.
