As time passed by, Chris noticed that Steve kept having nightmares. He was sure that this is because of the disappearance of his mother. Steve has changed after the incident. He didn't go out as much as before nor be loud and lively as he used to be. He gained a habit of locking himself in his room.
One night Chris heard screams from Steve's room. He rushed to see what's happening. He tried to open the door, but it was locked. Chris decided to break into the room. After a few hits the door broke revealing a messy room which wasn't like that in the morning. Steve wasn't anywhere he could be seen, so Chris looked for him in the closet, the toys box and behind the curtains but couldn't find him. He heard a quiet voice that sounded like Steve. It was coming from under the bed. He carefully approached and looked under the bed. Chris saw his son crouching and shivering, so he grabbed his hand and pulled him out from under the bed. He asked him what was wrong with him, but terrified Steve didn't even say a single word. Chris slept with his son trying to comfort him even though he had no idea what was going on.
The next morning he went to work exhausted, because he didn't sleep well last night. When he got to work, he noticed that he forgot his presentation that was supposed to be presented on the meeting at 1 o'clock. He drove back to his house and grabbed the CD in which he had his presentation, but as soon as he tried to open the door to head back to work he heard a sound of something breaking. He looked in the kitchen and found Steve with a bruised arm. He didn't ask him what happened, because he knew he will get the same response, silence.
He took Steve to the hospital to get him examined. The doctor told him that it's nothing serious. "It's just a normal bruise caused by the impact of falling down" the doctor said. Chris thought about it and wondered how Steve got the bruise even though there are no heights in the kitchen that he might have fallen from. He drove Steve to his school and then went back to work. Chris as a caring dad couldn't focus on his work while his son is going through such a horrible situation.
One night Chris heard screams from Steve's room. He rushed to see what's happening. He tried to open the door, but it was locked. Chris decided to break into the room. After a few hits the door broke revealing a messy room which wasn't like that in the morning. Steve wasn't anywhere he could be seen, so Chris looked for him in the closet, the toys box and behind the curtains but couldn't find him. He heard a quiet voice that sounded like Steve. It was coming from under the bed. He carefully approached and looked under the bed. Chris saw his son crouching and shivering, so he grabbed his hand and pulled him out from under the bed. He asked him what was wrong with him, but terrified Steve didn't even say a single word. Chris slept with his son trying to comfort him even though he had no idea what was going on.
The next morning he went to work exhausted, because he didn't sleep well last night. When he got to work, he noticed that he forgot his presentation that was supposed to be presented on the meeting at 1 o'clock. He drove back to his house and grabbed the CD in which he had his presentation, but as soon as he tried to open the door to head back to work he heard a sound of something breaking. He looked in the kitchen and found Steve with a bruised arm. He didn't ask him what happened, because he knew he will get the same response, silence.
He took Steve to the hospital to get him examined. The doctor told him that it's nothing serious. "It's just a normal bruise caused by the impact of falling down" the doctor said. Chris thought about it and wondered how Steve got the bruise even though there are no heights in the kitchen that he might have fallen from. He drove Steve to his school and then went back to work. Chris as a caring dad couldn't focus on his work while his son is going through such a horrible situation.