“Ma’am, with the note he left, we can’t start a search,” the officer said.“But he’s missing!” I protested, feeling a lump rise in my throat. “What if something happened to him?” The officer shook his head. “I’m sorry, but adults have the right to disappear if they want to. There’s nothing we can do.” I left the station feeling helpless and alone. I returned home to our cozy suburban house, now filled with an eerie emptiness. I gathered the children in the living room. “Kids, I need to tell you something,” I began, my voice shaking. “Daddy is… he’s gone away for a while.”
ADVERTISEMENT