You jolted up quickly. The first thing you did was run all over the house, searching for him. You called out his name as loud as you could. But nothing responded, except for you echo, ringing back and forth in the house.
It was the first time that you felt that the house was so big. With no one beside you.
You could not wait any longer. You quickly trotted outside of the house. Then all of a sudden, you jerked to a stop. You forced yourself to calm down.
Maybe... he was just trying to give me a surprise?
You chuckled at the thought. It will be your birthday next week, after all. So you waited patiently, went back to the bed, and fell back