“Don’t be afraid, sweetie. See, just like you, Parker here has parents that aren’t very nice to him and don’t treat him very well. Because I care about him and want him to have a better life, I decided to bring him here to my home and take care of him. He’s still adjusting, that’s all.”, explained Ms. Wilson.
“I just want to go home”, complained Sadie. “I love my parents, just sometimes I act a little disrespectful or ungrateful and I have to be punished. It’s not even my dad, he loves me, I promise.”
“They don’t care about you though, honey. If they did, they wouldn’t hurt you like that. I care about you, and I’m going to give you a better life here, okay?”
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Her previous marriage ended after she and her husband found out that she is not able to give birth to kids of her own. Her selfish ex-husband wanted kids of the same blood and she could not give that to him, so he left. Sadie just reminds her of something she can’t have and of her past lover so it makes her angry. She takes this anger out on Sadie.
When the detectives finally arrived Mr. Smith was overjoyed.
“Please find my little girl,” Mr.Smith pleaded to the detectives, his voice laced with pain.
“Of course, we will do everything in our power to find your daughter and bring her home safely,” explained Clay to the parents, staring into two pairs of eyes, one filled with worry and fear, the other with deception.
Now, first we just need some information from you,” said Julia.
“Where did you see your daughter last?” Asked Clay. Mrs. Smith shuddered at the sound of this question. Sadie was not her daughter, she reminded herself while unclenching the fist she instinctively made at the mention of Sadie.
“After I dropped her off at school yesterday,” answered Mr. Smith.
“I see, now did you pick her up after school?”
“No, she is supposed to ride the bus because my wife and I both work until 6:oo.”
“Is it possible she could be at any of her friends houses?” Added