“Ahhhhhh! Let me out of here!!” I kept hearing relentless screams of a young girl and banging reverberating through the house, unsettling the otherwise serene atmosphere.
A palpable tension lingered, and I found myself caught in the disconcerting symphony of distress.
I wondered what was going on.
Perplexed, I glanced at Karen, who, too, seemed disturbed by the noise. “You hear that, right?” she inquired, her eyes scanning the surroundings.
I could only affirm with a silent nod, our shared bewilderment hanging in the air.
Despite the disconcerting sounds, everyone else carried on with their routine as though oblivious to the disruption. It left me with a gnawing curiosity, a yearning to understand the source of the commotion. My thoughts raced, and I realized that only Alex, as Alph
