Chapter 8: A nightmare

~Third person POV~

["Mom?" The little boy peeps through the room holding the result sheet in his hand. He tilts his head in to see if she is still there. She didn't say 'Alexlander' like she used to so he squeezes himself through the small opening of the door even though he could have easily opened it wider. He walks into the room looking around if she was inside but there is no one.

"Mom?" He calls out again moving towards the bathroom door. She would usually sit down on the bed staring at nothing; she has never left that spot, so where could she possibly be? The little boy tries to reach the handle of the bathroom door but it is too high for him. He knocks on the door numerously but he didn't hear anything.

He turns around and walks out of the room heading to his father's room, maybe she's there.

"Father!" He knocks hard on the door but no one answers. As he reaches to knock again, his older brother, William, approaches him. He quickly runs to him.

"William, I can't find my mother.