Such a Beautiful Family: A Thriller by T.R. Ragan

Author:T.R. Ragan [Ragan, T.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: 2022-11-28T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

Nora awoke at the high-pitched ringing of her cell. Blindly reaching toward the bedside table, she knocked an empty glass to the carpeted floor before latching on to her phone and pressing it to her ear.

“Dad’s gone!”

It was three in the morning. “What?” Her brain was foggy from sleep, and Mom’s words weren’t taking hold.

“He’s missing,” Mom said, her voice shaky. “Something woke me. I reached for Dad, but he was gone. I thought he might be in the bathroom so that’s where I went first, but he wasn’t there. I called out as I rushed down the hall and into the kitchen, figuring he must have been hungry, since he hadn’t eaten much the day before.”

Nora was out of bed now, searching for her slippers in the dark as Mom relayed what happened. David mumbled in his sleep as she exited the bedroom and headed downstairs. Apparently Dad had walked out the door in the middle of the night, and Mom couldn’t find him.

“Did you take a flashlight outside and head up the trail?”

“Yes. Of course. He wasn’t there.”

“This is crazy.”

“Last time it happened, I found Dad inside the boathouse staring at the lake—”

“This happened before, and you didn’t tell me?”

“I didn’t see any reason to worry you. He was fine.”

Nora couldn’t believe Mom hadn’t mentioned it when she’d visited.

Mom was crying now. “He’s missing, Nora. And I don’t know what to do.”

“Call the police. I’m on my way.”

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