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.

happened, she was

it up. She settled on the sofa and watched TV while eating. All

heard the sound

His prominent nose stuck

on her sandwich, Janet looked up at him questioningly.

so I covered his shift for another

realized he was getting more and more skillful at

have night shifts often? I didn’t know you could stay up this late all the time,” Janet said, after thinking about it for

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

it. Raising his eyebrows slightly, he smiled. “You always stay up late. Why are

retort, Janet kept silent and looked down, feeling a bit sheepish. He was right. She worked overtime a lot and was often

the way, something happened today,” she suddenly said, looking up at

had happened in the

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