A Cold Dark Place
“She hadn't been seen anywhere. Not at the school.
Not Java the Hut. Not the arcade on Main Street. Nowhere.
Just a day after it all started, Emily Kenyon dug into her own life and remembered how she'd barely given another mother's worry a second thought after a similar passage of time. She had worked missing persons before in Seattle and her own words echoed in her head like mantra that was meant to stall and placate."Sorry," she had once told a mother facing similar circumstances, "but your so...n's barely a missing person. He was only classified as a missing a few hours ago.""That's why I'm here," the mother had said. "You told me to go home yesterday."I realize that, but really, kids today, you know, they are different than we were"The woman shook her head, sending a spatter of tears across Emily's desk. Emily pretended not to notice.
"But my son isn't like that. He's an honor student""He'll turn up," she said, sending the woman away.The end of the story, Emily never forgot, was that he was a dead honor student.MoreLess
Not Java the Hut. Not the arcade on Main Street. Nowhere.
Just a day after it all started, Emily Kenyon dug into her own life and remembered how she'd barely given another mother's worry a second thought after a similar passage of time. She had worked missing persons before in Seattle and her own words echoed in her head like mantra that was meant to stall and placate."Sorry," she had once told a mother facing similar circumstances, "but your so...n's barely a missing person. He was only classified as a missing a few hours ago.""That's why I'm here," the mother had said. "You told me to go home yesterday."I realize that, but really, kids today, you know, they are different than we were"The woman shook her head, sending a spatter of tears across Emily's desk. Emily pretended not to notice.
"But my son isn't like that. He's an honor student""He'll turn up," she said, sending the woman away.The end of the story, Emily never forgot, was that he was a dead honor student.MoreLess
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