It was the voice of Adrian chanting in his head that he had to shove the echoes away and concentrate on what befall him.
He ventured to his room and didn't pay attention to his siblings who curiously poured questions on him. Everything would soon be over if he remains calm and doesn't let way for his fears to take control.
Two weeks passed with no trace of the missing students until another news broke out. It was weekend and Alex was having dinner with his family when his stepfather switched on the TV as he was fond of news. As soon as he switched on the news, the headlines popped up and it read that two students were killed brutally and buried in a shallow grave.
The water he had in his mouth almost choked him as he coughed out. All eyes on the table diverted to him. His parents were aware that two police officers visited two weeks ago but didn't mind as they knew he was innocent.
