Chapter 65

The next day, Sasha packed her bags and headed home, her mind still racing with thoughts of what could be wrong. She had always spoken to her mum and she had always sounded happy, but last night's phone call had been different.

Her mum's voice was low and sounded empty and she could tell something was off. She tried to push the thoughts aside and focus on the excitement of seeing her parents.

As she unlocked the gate to the house. She called out. "Mum! Dad! I'm home!" She checked the living room, expecting to see her parents waiting for her, but they weren't there. "We're at the dining table." Her mum called out.

Sasha smiled and dropped her bag, running to the dining room to hug her mum, who smiled back at her. "Hey, dad." She said, going over to her dad, kissing him on the cheek. "I've missed you guys so much."

"We missed you more, pumpkin." Her dad said, smiling, but it didn't reach his eyes.

The food on the table looked delicious and her stomach growled with hunger. "The foo