The Empty Bed

Mr Hayes's Pov:

“Where are you heading off this early morning in a hurry?” I was frantically tying my shoelaces, my heart pounding harshly against my chest, recalling the news my wife shared with me.

“Ruby is gone,” she cried so hard, feeling her troubled breathing at the other end of the line. She was breathing so heavily and anxiously while her voice and words continued to shake. “She's gone, I