A Girl VANISHED After a Party

are boxes. Old furniture. A shovel leaning against the wall.

And in the far corner, beneath a sheet of plastic, lies something small and rectangular.

Margaret steps forward.

Her hands are steady now.

She pulls back the plastic.

It is a wooden box. Handcrafted. The lid carved with simple flowers.

She recognizes it instantly.

Emily makes it in shop class during continue reading …