At Laura's House

Unfortunately, the family was never prepared for the trauma of the missing children that day. They had their dinner quite well but were distressed afterward.

“Where could they be at this moment?” Madeline asked bitterly.

“It baffles me, too,” Laura stated and looked at her worried father's face.

“Have you called their numbers?” He asked.

“Let me do that, now,” she promised and dialed Gerald's number. They waited anxiously while it rang. Afterward, it timed out. ...