Steven

Steven Hyde's eyes flew open. He was now awake. He knew something had happened to his daughter. He fumbled on his nightstand and then realized he didn't have a desk lamp because he hadn't wanted one. And he didn't have the money to buy one because he didn't have a job. His hand found the empty cigarette box and knocked it between the bed and the nightstand onto the floor.

I'll worry about that later, he thought.

Sometimes it seemed his wife didn't even care about his daughter, him or anyone. She was beautiful but vain and he hoped his daughter wouldn't grow up to become the same although she didn't think she would.

He got out of bed and crossed his dark unlit bedroom fumbling along the wall until he found the light switch. He flipped it on and the room was flooded with light. For a moment Steven was blinded by the light then got used to it. He took off his robe and put on his fleece jacket over the t shirt and pants he usually wore to bed.

It then hit him that he had to go back and clean up the bathroom and then write a note to Lily's friend Ashley explaining where he'd gone.

He made his journey down the hall where the bathroom was still lit.