303 Mother (3)

When they arrived home, no usual gentle voice greeted them. The only thing left was an eerie silence, as if foreshadowing the gloominess that soon would spread in the house. 

"Mom, we are home!" Dai Shenqiang jumped off of his brother's back and ran excitedly inside. However, due to how small their house was, it wasn't long for him to notice that the person he was looking for was nowhere to be found.

"Mom? Where are you?" Dai Shenqiang checked on the bathroom and their parent's room, but their mother was nowhere to be seen.

Meanwhile, Dai Zhiqiang sat on the sofa while trying to check for injuries on his body. He got a few scratches and swelling here and there. 

The most apparent scratch was on his forehead and on his knees. He probably wouldn't get scolded if he moved fast and treated it before his mother came home.