“Come, let’s go home.” Chrissie held Samuel’s hand tightly; she didn’t want to let him go.
Two days later and another child went missing for two days, and just like before, the child returned having no idea what all the fuss was about. The police suggested a couple of the mums accompany the driver each day, and to have a head count as the children got on and off the bus, but still more boys went missing. The children’s names were ticked off as they got on the bus, but at the other end the children were gone, and always on the way home. Six children in all—all boys—went missing for two days and returned not knowing anything about it. We have been unable to find out why or where they went. And then, just as suddenly, it all stopped.
The three women sat in silence for a while thinking about
