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Claire awoke to the sound of silence. For a house with a baby this place sure is quiet! She thought to herself.
Once she was changed and cleaned up, she headed to face the family downstairs. She had pictures in her mind of Trad being the attentive charming man she knew him to be - doting on his sister and their child.
Finally, when she reached the living room, she was confronted not by the Norman Rockwell-like image she had in her mind of the happy family, but of more silence. She wandered from room to room on the first floor and encountered no one. Just more silence. Eventually Claire searched the entire home, and found herself to be absolutely alone. She left the front door and walked the perimeter of the estate - again, no one was there.
When Claire entered the home again, she fo
