The school called. “Your daughter hasn’t been pick…

she asked.

“Seen who?”

“She’s been here all day,” the woman said. “She had a normal day. She went to class, school ended at 3:30, and no one came. We called the emergency contacts. We called your number. We called again. We called the secondary number. We called the father’s number, and it went straight to voicemail. It’s after 6:30, Ms. Hail.”

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