No Going Back

1500 Words

Dorothy was feeding Kylee on the couch Thursday afternoon when the breaking news alert flashed across the TV screen. BREAKING: Arrest Made in Baby Andrea Case Dorothy’s hands froze. The bottle slipped slightly and Kylee made a small sound of protest. Dorothy adjusted it automatically, her eyes locked on the screen. A reporter stood outside the police station. Behind her, officers were leading someone toward the building. Maya. Maya in handcuffs, her face pale and tear-streaked, her hair unwashed, wearing clothes that looked slept-in. She was crying, saying something Dorothy couldn’t hear as the officers guided her inside. “We’re getting word now that 19-year-old Maya Martinez has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of her newborn daughter, Andrea Martinez, who vanished

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