After My Husband Left on a Business Trip, My Child Said We Shouldn’t Go Home. I Listened

years ago in Roswell. I don’t know if you remember, but you said to call if—”

“Mrs. Martinez,” he interrupted, and something in his tone made my breath catch. “Where are you right now?”

The question was too sharp, too immediate. “I… how do you—”

“Are you somewhere safe? Not at home?”

My heart started racing. “I’m at a hotel. Near the Perimeter. With my continue reading …