353 ECHOES OF SILENCE

Aiden and Caden had just returned home. Their whole weight rested on their toes as they tiptoed in a bid not to wake anyone. They had planned on sneaking in and acting as if nothing happened, and it was all working well until they got to the door. "I can't open the door," Aiden said, calling out to Caden, who was behind him holding his clothes. He had held on to the cloth since they entered the compound, following each footstep that Aiden took. It would be right to say he was trembling; maybe that's why he could not hear Aiden's call. "Caden, Caden, Caden!" Aiden has to shrug off Caden before he comes back to reality. I can't open the door! Aiden was already frustrated at the door, and his brother was not helping with his absentmindedness. Caden, who staggered a little from his brother's shrug, was still trying to balance himself when he heard Aiden. "What? Try it well," Caden said, obviously unaware of the situation. "I have been trying to open it, but it seems it's locked from the