I Heard a Young Woman on the Street Singing the Same Song My Daughter Sang Before Going Missing 17 Years Ago, So I Went Closer
It was an ordinary evening, one of those quiet walks home from work where my thoughts were too full of bills and too empty of joy. I was tired, distracted, counting the hours until another lonely night passed. But then, as I turned the corner into the town square, a sound stopped me cold. A…