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.

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

to inquire separately with the taxi drivers, describing their mother’s appearance.

George’s car in the afternoon,

George? Which car

driver glanced around. “He’s not here; he might have

have his contact

that, the taxi driver pointed at a gray Toyota and said. “That car belongs to our

over to

driver found George’s home landline number

and explained the

answered the call was George himself, and after a brief pause, he said, “Yes, there was

was she doing

asked her the same thing. The train station has been out of service for several years. I said, ‘What are you going

did she say?”

just

the phone, Abel said to Emmeline, “Let’s

that when she got married to her

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, the most

been glorious, but since the cancellation of passenger services several years ago, it had become overgrown and desolate. The only active route was the

no lights on

them ran from one end to the other, yet there was no sign of their

sobbing loudly, “Mom! Where are you, Mom?!”

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