He Brought Her Home

DAPHNE

I stood by the living room door, pacing slowly, dragging my feet across the cold floor as I clutched my phone in both hands. My heart had been pounding for hours, maybe days, I couldn’t tell anymore. It had been five days. Five long, painful, soul-crushing days.

I kept calling. Every single day. Morning, afternoon, night. I left texts. Voice messages. Nothing. His number was still unreachab