Dorothy awoke with a start, the familiar warmth of another person conspicuously absent from her side.

Glancing at the clock, it read 7 AM — a time when Everett would normally be hunched over his desk, sifting through a mountain of paperwork. But now, he was nowhere to be found in the hospital room.

Concern knitting her brows, Dorothy rose to search for him. She checked the doctor's office, and the long, sterile corridors — no sign of him.

Returning to the room to grab her phone, she dialed Everett's number, only to hear his ringtone echo from within the room.

His phone was left behind.

Odd.

Very odd.

"Dr. Quincy. Have you seen Everett around?" Dorothy inquired, her voice tinged with worry as she ventured out again.

shook her head. "No, he's not in his room?" "Nope. He was gone when I woke up." "Well, perhaps you should check the security room? If he left the hospital, he would have had to go through the main or back door," suggested

"Guess that's the only option I have." In Swevia Country, she was out of her element. Other than calling Everett, she was at a loss for what to

Lopez is at the front entrance.” Whirling around and peering

to find out what was going on, and why

details

at the sight of Everett up close — his complexion was ashen, and his

gasped, instinctively rushing towards him, only to see him

rasped, his voice

you leave at dawn?" If he had only left the room in the morning, a mere hour

he said, his gaze avoiding hers, an unusual behavior for him. With long strides, he began to walk past her,

not like him

and tugging at his sleeve. "Everett, wait." Despite his haste, he stopped at her touch, not

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