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Gone without a trace

Author: Black ink.
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-07 13:42:27

MICHELLE’S POV.

I tried calling the number back but the call never went through. It was like the number never existed.

“Pick up… please pick up,” I whispered as I stared at my phone.

Nothing.

My heart wouldn’t stop racing. My hands were cold. And I kept checking the door, the windows, every sound making me flinch. I didn’t sleep at all. I just sat on the bed, hugging my knees, waiting for morning.

The moment the sky started to lighten, I rushed out of the house.

I didn’t even wait for breakfast.

The hospital was quiet when I arrived — why wouldn't it be? It was just a few minutes past seven.

I ran through the hallway, my footsteps echoing loudly. Nurses stared at me as I flew past them. I didn’t stop. I only had one thing on my mind — My mother.

I pushed open the door to her room and rushed in. Immediately my jaw dropped. My mother was gone.

The sheets were neatly arranged. The machines were gone. The room looked like no one had used the place in a while.

My brows furrowed in cu
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  • MARRIED TO MY EX FIANCE'S STEP BROTHER    When mercy dies.

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