*Lucas*
The sun rises, but my heart feels heavy, weighed down by the turmoil of last night. I try to shake off the feeling as I enter my office, pacing back and forth, phone glued to my ear. I’m desperate, calling every number I can think of, trying to find Ashley. It’s like she vanished into thin air. I can’t understand how someone who was so vibrant in my life could suddenly become a ghost.
“Lucas, what are you doing?” David walks into my office, eyebrows raised in confusion. He leans against the doorframe, arms crossed, watching me with curiosity.
“I’m trying to find Ashley,” I say, my voice tense. “I need to talk to her. She just… disappeared.”
David’s expression shifts from confusion to concern. “Ashley? I thought you wanted her gone? What happened?”
I run a hand through my hair,
