They Called My Dad a Dog Killer—Then His Truck Revealed the Truth

the ‘disappearances.’”

The room went still.

Jaden swallowed, voice shaking but firm. “I haven’t slept through the night in two years. I used to wake up with my hand on a gun because I didn’t know where I was. I used to panic in parking lots. I used to—”

He paused, eyes flicking to Mrs. Higgins like he was deciding whether she deserved his honesty.

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