Chapter 19The next afternoon, Abi felt motivated to open a box of Becky's belongings stored in the office closet. Among the tiny pieces of clothing were several notebooks she used to pour out her heart through poetry right after Becky was abducted. She had tried to purge the heartache through writing and framed several of the poems she thought exemplified her feelings. Looking through Becky's items always made her emotional and opened wounds that had never healed, but she couldn't help it. Her hopes were too high at that moment. She closed the box quickly and tucked it away again. Her cell phone rang just as she was readying to leave the shop in Lindsay's care.
“Sorry I made you wait for this.” She was becoming accustomed to hearing Det. Britto's voice. “That dunce of an attorney finally
