Rob listened intently as his wife spoke, her words coming quickly, conveying the panic that was so evident in her eyes. As she spoke, and as his foggy head cleared away sleep a feeling of unease grew inside him like a brick wall, each word she spoke saw another block slapped in mortar and added to the pile.
“And you’re sure they’re not outside?” he asked as she finished talking. Her eyes whilst wide with fear, were also reddened with tears that were yet to fall.
“I told you,” Carol said as a storm brewed on her face and her voice flushed with frustration. Rob watched as her fists clenched, ragged and bitten nails no doubt biting into her flesh; he just hoped she wouldn"t clench them hard enough to draw blood. “I have been around the grounds and down to the road, nothing.”
He nodded, awa
