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I remembered the days when Matthew was little, when he would run around my yard, laughing his head off, asking me to tell him stories about when I was young back home. Now that smile was gone, and in its place was a frightening silence, as if my grandson had locked his soul away. The police also arrived at the hospital with their notebooks and questions.
A young, serious-looking officer sat next to me. “Ma’am, could you tell us when you last had contact with Mr. Daniel?”
“It’s been two weeks,” I said with a trembling voice. “I called him. I sent him messages.
I did everything, but nothing. Daniel would never do something like this. He always called me at least once a week.”
The officer jotted down notes, nodding, and then turned to ask the doctor about Matthew’s condition.
They spoke in low voices. The victim shows no life-threatening injuries, but he’s in a state of severe post-traumatic shock. Hearing those words, I felt as if a stone was crushing my chest.
Post-traumatic shock. What did Matthew have to go through to end up like this? I wanted to demand answers, but the officer just took notes and told me, “We’re opening a missing person case.
Could you come with us to the precinct to give a full statement?”
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