Rochelle noticed from the side that something was amiss and immediately asked, "What's wrong, Sammy?"
Samantha stared at her in a daze before opening her mouth in a near-mechanical manner and repeated what Alan told her. "Matt...is gone."
Although Rochelle could tell that something had happened, it came as a huge shock when she heard Samantha say that and she still could not believe her ears.
Her eyes widened slightly. "How... We just talked to Matt last night! When… When did he disappear?"
"Dr. Sherwood didn't know either... Matt was gone by the time he called the boy up for breakfast this morning."
"Could he have run out all by himself to play?" Rochelle guessed.
