As Esme woke to the soft light filtering through the curtains, she found herself alone in the room. Her first instinct was to call out for Silas, but the silence that greeted her only deepened her curiosity.
With a growing sense of intrigue, she ventured towards the closed bathroom door, her footsteps echoing softly in the room. A flicker of anticipation danced in her eyes as she knocked gently, hoping for a response that never came.
"Silas?"
There was no reply from him.
She knocked on the door once again. "Are you there?"
There was a deafening silence on the other side of the door. Opening the door cautiously, she peered into the empty room, a faint pang of disappointment tugging at her heartstrings.
