I immediately told Neil about the shocking phone call but his reaction was completely unexpected. He turned pale and tried to convince me it was a deceptive computer generated scam while physically trying to block the door. He warned me that I would not like what I found at the school, which immediately shattered any remaining trust in our marriage.
I pushed past him and drove straight to the middle school with my hands gripping the steering wheel in total panic. Inside the office sat a thirteen year old girl who was taller and thinner but possessed the exact same eyes I had cried over for two years. I pulled her into a warm hug as she tearfully asked why I had never come to rescue her.
