Jaden
The house felt too quiet. It was one of those eerie, almost oppressive silences that only seemed to settle in when Kathy and Brian took the kids for the weekend, which didn’t happen as often as it should. I looked around the empty living space, and it felt like the walls were closing in on me. With no one here to distract me, I was left with my own thoughts, which was rarely a good thing. In an effort to keep myself occupied - and to avoid sinking into a pit of boredom and self-pity - I decided to tackle the daunting task of spring cleaning. I headed upstairs, with the plan being that I would start with the bedrooms. I would get the upstairs cleaned before I started downstairs. As soon as I had everything I needed to get started, I went into Carrie’s room. I was surprised to find th
