They first arrived at the community garden, searching every nook and cranny, but there was no sign of Kimberly.

Abel recalled what Maxwell had said, that he had already searched the entire community, so they headed straight to the intersection outside the community.

This place was always bustling with unlicensed taxis and people coming in and out of the community, all essentially under their noses.

“What was Aunt Kimberly wearing today?”

“In the morning, she had on a coffee-colored half-sleeved shirt and black pants. I don’t know if she changed in the afternoon.”

“Okay, I got it.”

“It’s all my fault; I should have stayed at home.”

“Don’t blame yourself. Aunt Kimberly is suffering from an illness. It’s not your fault.”

“But if I had stayed at home, Mom wouldn’t have gone out.”

“Can you guarantee that? She might have gone out to buy groceries or visit a neighbor. Would you have followed her every step of the way?”

“But, Abel, I’m so scared.”

“It’s going to be alright, I promise. Trust me!” Abel pressed her little hand against his lips.

both sides of the community gate were lined with unlicensed taxis under

instructed Emmeline, and they began to inquire separately with the taxi drivers, describing their

questioning several drivers, one of them said, “There was indeed a lady matching that description. She took George’s car in the afternoon, and she wanted to ride in mine, but my car already had a passenger, so she took the next one, George’s

George? Which car

around. “He’s not here; he might have

have his contact

pointed at a gray Toyota and said.

to

home landline number

called and explained

brief pause, he said, “Yes, there was such a lady. It was around 5 p.m.,

train station? What was she

train station has been out of service for several years. I said, ‘What are

did she

she was just going there to

phone, Abel said to Emmeline, “Let’s go to Altney Steel

there. Her mother had once said that when she got married to her father, they were

said she wore a pure white wedding dress with two shiny braids, and when the train stopped at the Altney Steel station platform, and the doors opened, she stood in front of Maxwell,

cancellation of passenger services several years ago, it had become overgrown and

lights on the platform.

stretched for about a mile from end to end, and the two of them ran from one end to the other, yet there

despair on the platform, sobbing loudly, “Mom!

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