Today, around 11 a.m., Clara returned home after a four-month business trip. She didn’t call ahead to let her husband or son know she was coming.

No music, no TV, no voices.

She knocked once. Then again, harder.

No answer.

Clara frowned.

“These two…”

She knocked again—still nothing.

After waiting a moment, she searched her bag for the spare key. It took her a while to find it. When she finally unlocked the door and stepped inside, the first thing she noticed was how clean everything was. Too clean.continue reading …