ERIX POINT OF VIEW
I woke up to Amira tossing a rubber ball in my face. I furrowed my eyebrow and shot a glare towards my little girl. I had accidentally fallen asleep while watching a princess movie with her. It's still playing, so I know I haven't been asleep that long. Maybe five minutes at the most.
I stretched and held my arms out. When Amira got close enough, I snatched her up into my arms and pulled her against my chest. Amira let out a fit of laughter that was very high-pitched.
"Dad."
Suddenly, the front door opened, and Clay, my firstborn, walked in. He was home for his winter break.
"Dad, any news of mom?" he asked me. I remember when he learned about his mother's abduction, he stopped talking to me. He started talking to me when I told him about Rain going home in
