I lifted both hands to my head and rubbed my temples. I was alone. “Drake?” I whispered into the dark room. Silence. I carefully lifted my legs and placed each foot on the cold floor. I could not hear any movement. A slight chill ran up my spine at the thought that something had happened to Drake and if so, what was waiting for me outside the door? How long was I asleep? I wondered quietly. After finding my way to the door, I silently opened it just a crack. A dim light entered from the hallway but I still couldn’t see Drake anywhere. “Drake!” I exclaimed. All that returned was a dull echo off the bare basement walls. I turned and moved across the floor and grabbed a satchel full of clothing laying on the floor at the foot of the bed. I hoisted it across my back and ran as quickly and quietly as I could down the hall until I came back to the bathing room.
