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Jonathan thought he heard someone calling him. He turned around, scanning the crowd, but all he saw were unfamiliar faces.
“Everything okay, Mr. Lynn?”
“I thought I heard someone call out.”
“Really? I didn’t hear anything. Maybe you misheard.”
Jonathan turned back, brushing it off without a second thought.
Michael was frantic, his little face scrunched up as tears threatened to spill.
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sure he’d seen Jonathan. His heart raced with excitement and urgency, and he wanted nothing more than to rush over.
But the crowd ahead was thick with adults, their tall figures blocking his way. Being so small, he couldn’t keep up with their long strides, and before long, he was swallowed up by the sea of people.
Teresa had only turned away for a moment to grab a milkshake. In just those few seconds, when she turned back, Michael was gone.
“Michael!” she screamed, her voice cracking with panic. She frantically looked around, but there was no trace of him. The milkshake slipped from her hand, hitting the
ground with a splatter, completely forgotten..
Teresa’s face turned ghostly pale, drained of all color. A wave of fear and helplessness. unlike anything she’d ever felt washed over her. This unfamiliar city, teeming with strangers, felt suffocating in the dim light of evening. She stumbled forward, searching desperately for Michael.
“Excuse me, have you seen my son? He’s about three feet tall, fair–skinned, with a bright, sunny smile,” she asked every passerby, gesturing to describe Michael’s appearance. But no one had seen him.
Tears brimmed in Teresa’s eyes as she shakily pulled out her phone. She found at photo of Michael and showed it to one stranger after another, her voice trembling as she asked for help. But every response was the same–shaking heads and murmured apologies.
Teresa turned around, her gaze sweeping over the growing crowd behind her. All she saw were unfamiliar faces, one after another. She stood frozen in place, utterly lost. and overwhelmed.
Michael was all she had left. He was her whole world.
“Mom!” A soft, familiar voice suddenly called out.
Teresa froze, her heart skipping a beat. She stared ahead, her eyes locking onto a group of college students walking toward her, Michael’s tiny hand in theirs.
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“Mom!” Michael called again, his voice trembling with relief as he broke free and rant
into her arms.
In that moment, Teresa felt the full weight of her child in her embrace. Her precious. boy finally returned. The crushing fear and despair that had consumed her moments ago began to fade, replaced by overwhelming relief and gratitude.
She pulled out some cash from her wallet, pressing it into their hands despite their polite refusals. “Please, take this. It’s just a small token of my appreciation.”
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