In My Desperate Time

Right after Penelope disappears, Mom calls the police.

Because it is a disappearance of an infant, she doesn't have to wait for 24 hours to report it.

I also look anxiously at Frank, waiting for his reply.

No matter what the news is, it is better than nothing.

Frank shakes his head and sighs, "No news from the police. They said that they would keep tracking the case. If there's any news, they will call us."

No news.

I slump in my chair, dejected and worried sick. My eyes are empty as I look ahead.

Penelope has been missing for almost 24 hours, and we hear nothing of her.

I don't even know if she is taken away by a child trafficker, or someone with some ulterior motive.

Regardless of who it is, Penelope is in danger now.

Or to put it more negatively, I don't know if she's alive.

What should I do?

What in the world should I do?

understand that tears are the most useless thing

there won't be so many troubles in

My mind doesn't stop wandering

must be exhausted after the long

go

misery will add to the guilt in

I can't keep my eyes

How can I sleep?

close them, Penelope's cute appearance comes

I fail to protect such a

questioning myself as

from the illness, she is

the hell

blanket,

time, I want a warm embrace and someone reliable by

I have already lost Frances, so I can

don't know

that, I live my life in

overwrought, but I

...

I run to the police station every day. All I

what I get is disappointment again and again, leaving me in

Penelope has become a taboo subject in my family. As long