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A week before Mother’s Day, my eight-year-old son, Leo, passed away at school. Everyone told me it couldn’t have been prevented, and I tried to accept that. But that same afternoon, Leo’s bright red Spider-Man backpack vanished—an unsolved mystery that gnawed at me.
His teacher, Ms. Miller, insisted she didn’t know where it was. The headmaster, Ms. Clark, claimed the staff had searched the building. Even the police officer seemed uncomfortable when I asked again.
“Chloe,” he said quietly, “I understand your need for answers, but things sometimes get lost during chaotic moments.”
I stared at him. “My son collapsed in class, and the one item he brought daily went missing. That is different from merely continue reading …
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