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months before. She wasn’ t sure where they went but thought they’ d left in a hurry because of the condition of the house when she moved in.
Grammy and I were devastated. We looked for your mom everywhere we could think of. The local police tried to find them but there was no trace of them. We would still be looking for her to this day if Bob hadn’ t contacted us."
Mr. Newman rubbed his beard and said, " Sarah Jean, this is going to be hard for you to hear. We all thought it would be better for you not to know this, but now we know you need to be told the truth instead of keeping it a secret."
The local police tried to find them but there was no trace of them. We would still be looking for her to this day if …
He took a deep breath and went on. " Your dad wasn’ t a good man, Sarah. He was a gambler. He was gone most nights, and
when he was home he didn’ t treat your mom very well. As far as we know he didn’ t hurt your mom physically, but he was very controlling and he liked to intimidate her. He’ d be real sweet to her, then turn on a dime and cut her down just to make her feel worthless.
Your mom spent quite a few evenings with us while he was out. She told us how much she missed her parents, but Jim wouldn’ t let her talk to them anymore. He got into
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