It was already half past one when Janet got home that evening.

Quiet as a mouse, she opened the door and crept inside. Only the sound of the clock ticking on the wall could be heard.

Janet flicked on the light switch. To her surprise, the sandwich from breakfast was still sitting on the table where she left it, and there was not a beer bottle in sight. She walked into the living room in her slippers and looked around in confusion, “Ethan?”

It was so late, but Ethan seemed to not have come back yet.

Or was he asleep in his room?

Janet had half a mind to knock on his bedroom door, but decided against it on second thought. She was afraid she’d just wake him up. In the end, she quietly opened his door and poked her head in.

To her surprise, the room was empty.

With a slight frown, Janet decided to wait for Ethan to come back. She wasn’t sleepy anyway.

had happened, she was wide

the sofa and watched TV while eating.

heard the sound of the key unlocking

black windbreaker. His prominent nose stuck out more than usual, making

sandwich, Janet looked up

shift. A colleague was late, so I covered his shift for another half an

was getting more and more skillful at

know you could stay up this

and sat next to her. “What are you eating? It smells so

he put his arm around her shoulder and pinched it. Raising his eyebrows slightly, he smiled. “You always

He was

suddenly said, looking up at

happened in

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