A Dream or a Warning?

The officer raised an eyebrow. “How did he tell you if he’s not home?”

“I saw him in a dream,” the girl whispered. “He said he went far away… lying under the floor.”

Though skeptical at first, the police sensed the girl’s desperate sincerity. They decided to investigate. “We’ll check it out—just in case,” one officer said.

Arrival and Doubt

At the house, the officers met the mother, a neat but nervous woman in her forties. The girl clung to her teddy bear, silently pointing to a spot under the new laminate floor.

“Where is your husband?” the police asked.

“On a business trip,” she answered quickly. “Somewhere in Serbia or Slovenia. He travels a lot.”

“Can you