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.

that had happened, she was

and watched TV

twenty minutes later, she heard the

wearing a simple, clean white T-shirt underneath a black windbreaker. His prominent nose stuck out more than usual, making him look

looked up at him questioningly. “Why’re

his shift for another half an

was

up this late all the time,” Janet said, after thinking about

next to her. “What are

her shoulder and pinched it. Raising his eyebrows slightly, he smiled. “You always stay up late. Why are you getting

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

she suddenly said, looking up

relayed what had happened in the elevator

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