No Escape From Them
"This is Officer Jessica from the Central Paris Police Station. I have been trying to reach you for months, but your line was entirely unavailable. I am overjoyed to inform you that we have finally located your biological family... and they are eager to take you in."
I went completely rigid, my mind struggling to process the heavy words vibrating through the speaker.
"Hello? Miss Smith, are you still there?" the officer prompted.
"Yes... yes, please," I stammered, my chest tightening. "Can you... can you repeat that?"
"Of course, dear. We found your family. They've been looking for you, and they are willing to take you in."
A hot, emotional tear broke free from my lashes, tracking down my ch