It was one of those nights where I couldn’t fall asleep. I was restless in bed; I kept twisting and turning for a couple of hours. It was a few days after I turned 18. During that time, I was home from college for summer vacation.
It was 1:00 in the night but I was still wide awake. Summer was in full swing, so I got thirsty very quickly. I jumped off the bed and strode into the kitchen. On my way down, I noticed that the door to my brother’s room was open. I thought he went to the toilet.
I waited outside the toilet since I also wanted to pee. A few minutes passed, but when he didn’t come out, I knocked on the door; when nobody answered, I swung it open. There was no one inside. As I sat peeing, one thought wandered my mind. “Where is Alex?”
After I was done, I walked into the kitchen to drink water. The kitchen was next to Mom’s room. I noticed the light leaking from the gap in her room’s door. Was she awake?