Then, the image of Jane Sampson clutching her mobile phone, scratching her ears anxiously but helplessly with him, floated into his mind.
One hour later, James Black opened the door and returned home.
When he entered, James Black noticed that the canvas shoes Jane Sampson often wore the past two days weren't at the doorway. He didn't think much of it, assuming she might have taken them to clean.
After entering, James Black leisurely carried the groceries he was holding into the kitchen, and he specifically took out the prepared fish and placed it in the sink before putting the other stuff into the refrigerator.
Once he finished cleaning up the groceries he bought, he washed his hands and leisurely came out from inside the kitchen.
To his surprise, upon hearing the sound of his return, Jane Sampson, his little sidekick, didn't come looking for him.
James Black thought, surely she's not still asleep?
