Find Happiness This Time
Struggling to mask my panic, I tried to keep the conversation going, giving the officers time to trace the call.
"Can I hear my parents' voices? Just to know they're okay," I pleaded.
The kidnapper spat out a curse. "You're so damn needy."
After a brief silence, I heard my parents' voices.
"Wendy," my mother said weakly, "finding you again was our greatest blessing. We have no regrets in this life. Don't take risks for us. Keep yourself safe. That's all we ask. I want you to know that your father and I love you more than you know. We've always wanted to make up for lost time, but we didn't know how…"
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