lovely

interlude

Nathan smiled at his 7 year- old daughter, while walking to August's apartment door.
" are you excited?" he asked
Valentina softly swing a bag that was holding a Christmas present.
she nodded and smiled,
" yes! I can't wait to see her again!"
he coos at her cuteness.
" well we are here" he said while they stood in front of the brown door.
" you wanna do the honors to knock ?"
she smiles and nods
Her small knuckles hit the wooden door.
They both waited to at least to hear August's voice or the door will open revealing August, but all they got was silence.
" sweetie do you wanna knock again ?" he said softly
she nodded and knock again,
Silence again.
Nathan immediately got worried, he knocks on the door, " August are you there ?"
once again just silence.
" August I am gonna come in"
he said before opening the unlocked door, which he thought it would be locked.
He took Valentina's small hand and lead them into the not really small apartment.
" August ?"
" darling, can you go check if she's in her room or the kitchen"
she's nods and goes to the direction of August's room.
He searches the living room, finding her two phones that were now smashed.
He was gonna look into it but stopped in his tracks when his daughter said.
" dad ?"
He quickly rushed to his daughter who was in the room, instead of seeing August.  He saw a empty drawer, it looked like someone was in a rush.
did she possibly run away ?