Rose was not aware that Jason had gotten out of the house . She had been engrossed in giving Grandma a jig that she did not see the man who had called him out , nor when he actually left . In fact , no one had seen him leaving . After escorting Grandma to her seat , she roved her eyes over the room , searching for him . She could not locate him . She gave him some time , thinking that he had perhaps gone to the loos .
He had not turned up after fifteen minutes . She became scared and started asking whether anyone had seen him . The answer was in the negative . She thought that he had perhaps gone to check something in his house , and she decided to check on him .
As she had to pass by the gate , she decided to ask the gate man whether he had seen him . She reached the gate house , but t
