"After I brought William back home, I prepared to wash the vegetables and cook, as usual. He was playing in the living room. But when I came out of the kitchen, the child wasn't there. I searched everywhere but couldn't find him. I..."
The nanny was so frightened that she couldn't finish her sentence.
The child was missing, and as the nanny, she couldn't escape responsibility.
Elly Campbell closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and forced herself to stay calm, over and over again.
"Did you call the police?"
"Yes, we've already reported it. The police are checking the surveillance footage along the route."
Elly nodded. The house she was living in was a property of her cousin, Arthur Clark, located in the busiest and most densely populated area of the city center.
She chose to stay here because it was convenient for her commute to work and not far from William's kindergarten.
But now it was not advantageous. The more populous the area, the harder it was to find William.
