“I’m guessing it’s some sort of private facility. Maybe they don’t allow calls out of concern that it might affect the patients,” said Kyle, as he glanced at Maya.

Maya pursed her lips and said nothing in response.

 
 

She’d lost more weight recently and wasn’t even interested in eating the cheesecake her mother liked. I want Mommy to see how different I look when she gets back. A brand new Maya!

After Evan hung up, he felt his insides churning yet again.

Damn it, Nicole. Where on earth are you?

 

Do our feelings mean nothing to you? What about the kids? Can you just let them go too? We really miss you, Nicole. When are you coming home? Come home, please…

 

That night, Evan dreamt of Nicole.

Nicole was curled up in a dark corner, shivering. Her hair was a mess, and her gaunt, pale face stared blankly into space. She couldn’t seem to remember who she was, let alone find her way home. Evan called out to her as hard as he could but to no avail. The only thing he could see most clearly was the fear in her eyes.

 

Evan stopped briefly but knew he had to keep on trying. “You don’t have to hide and suffer alone, Nicole. Let me share the burden with you, okay?”

chilled to the

 

go

got up and left. Evan trailed closely behind in hot pursuit. They

“NICOLE!” he shouted frantically.

yell, Evan woke up with a jolt.

from just now were so vivid that Evan thought they

He wondered if Nicole was in fact, hiding somewhere, suffering through the torment

through everything

up his phone and made a call to the Hidden Masters. He had to know if they’d made any progress in tracking down her

 

only angered Evan. “For f*ck’s sake, are you all completely useless? Keep

the clock. It was three

to be a long night. Evan was pensive, his mind heavy

himself in work. Hours passed in his study

he knew it, another year and a half had passed,

source of agony for him. It was also a taboo, for nobody dared mention her

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