And all that time, he had been alive.
I asked Hannah how long she had known him.
“About two and a half years,” she admitted.Track Pregnancy
“Did he tell you about me?”
“He said you stopped speaking after an argument.”
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I looked down at the letter.
“Did he know I’d reported him missing?”
She hesitated before answering.
“Yes. But I didn’t learn the whole story until much later.”
I took a deep breath.
“Give me your phone. I want to hear his voice.”
Hannah handed it to me.
Lucas answered on the third ring.
“Hello? Hannah?”
“Lucas,” I said, my voice trembling. “It’s Mom.”Track Pregnancy
Silence filled the line.
Then I heard him whisper, “Mom?”
“Are you safe?”
“Yes.”
“Then come here this afternoon. I need to hear what happened from you. I’m not going to send you away.”
His voice cracked.
