(Richard's pov)

I was excited to go home and see my precious Rose. Running inside, I called her name. But to my surprise, she didn't come to me.

'She must be upstairs asleep' I thought to myself.

I entered my room expecting to see her curled up under the covers, but to my dismay, there was only a letter and a single black rose.

I cried upon reading the letter. She's gone, my sweet Roselyn was gone.

Disregarding my surroundings, I failed to hear Sally walk into the room.

"Rosie left, didn't she?" Sally sniffled.

I hugged her tightly as the others joined in the room.

"Sally, I swear on my life, we will find her and bring her home"

With that we ran to the closest town and started our search.