Kevin just allowed himself to sink into silence for a couple of minutes. He rushed out of the room after noticing Leena was gone. He went upstairs and then downstairs in search of her. But he couldn't find Leena anywhere, though he turned the whole apartment upside down. Kevin finally panicked. He took the phone and called Leena, hoping she could answer his call immediately. But he heard Leena's ringtone nearby. It was there on the bed, flashing a dim blue light while it rang.
It was so late. Where did she go? Did she leave? Kevin picked up his keys and ran downstairs as soon as this idea struck him. He was in such a hurry that he still wore his pajamas. He needed to check whether Leena's car was still in the parking garage.
Kevin went to the parking garage by lift, and immediately saw Leena's red Ferrari as the door of the lift was opened. Kevin's heart resettled to his chest again. Leena didn't leave and her car was still there. Leena seemed to have undergone a tremendous emotional upheaval. What if she lost control of her emotions when she was driving? It would be dangerous for her to drive in that state.
Kevin returned home. Leena must still be in the apartment, and there must be some places he had forgotten. It was impossible for her to disappear all of a sudden. That only happened in period fantasies, and she was far from a ghost or a forest spirit.
Kevin rubbed his forehead to relieve the tension headache. Somehow, he felt regret. There must have been something wrong with him. Otherwise, he should not have upset Leena so soon after coming back from his training. Did the training numb his nerves or empty his brain? Kevin wondered why Leena got mad at him.
Kevin combed every corner on the first floor. Then the second floor. But he didn't find Leena although he had searched every room. Leena seemed to have vanished from the earth! Kevin's heart was in his throat now. He could not help but worry about her. Where had she gone? Kevin leaned against the wall, quite exhausted. Then a dim light from the attic caught his attention. Was Leena in the attic? He dashed toward it like a bullet from a gun.
Actually, this attic was a large room on the top of the apartment. It was called an attic only because the walls were quite low compared to other rooms in the apartment. Since it was on the highest level, it was bright and luminous with plenty of sunshine. Before Kevin's marriage, both this room's location and area had turned out to be impediments in attracting the host's attention.
Kevin believed that Leena must be in there. He became more and more confident while approaching it. The balcony had been refurbished with new railings. The design and decoration were so delicate and exquisite, that it seemed impossible for Leena to have worked on it alone. She must have hired some professional workers to help her. Judging from the design and the quality of the construction, Kevin thought that some of Leena's brothers must have offered her help and sent some helpers.
Kevin took a deep breath before turning the doorknob. It was locked from inside, however. He knocked. Some big changes had happened in his home since he left for his training. In addition to the changes of decorations in the room, Leena had changed a lot as well. She seemed to have adopted a different attitude toward him, otherwise she would not have gotten mad just for something he said. 'Did she fall in love with me?' Kevin wondered.
"Leena, are you in there? Open the door, please." Receiving no response from Leena, Kevin had to ask in a gentle voice.
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