Silent Abduction

Clara said bluntly, "Kaelen, Mia is missing."

The man on the other end, Kaelen, sounded completely shocked. "How could she just disappear?"

"She was outside with Martha, watering the plants and playing with the bubble machine. Martha said she only looked away for a moment, and then Mia was gone," she said.

Clara's voice trembled with tears, her hands gripping the steering wheel tighter and tighter