And everything became clear.
Bills. Debt notices. Final warnings.
“They were in serious trouble,” I said quietly.
At the back of the folder was a handwritten note—an account number, and a message:
Don’t touch anything else.
The next morning, I went to the bank.
When I gave them the account details, the woman frowned.
“Ma’am… this account is still active.”
My heart dropped.
That meant someone was still using it.
When I got home, the kids were waiting.
“The account… it’s still active,” I told them.
“I knew it,” Grace said. “They’re alive.”
Aaron shook his head, struggling. “There has to be another explanation.”
But there wasn’t.
The truth slowly settled over all of us.
“They left us,” Grace said, her voice hard.
I took a breath.
“If they’re alive… then we deserve answers.”
“How?” Aaron asked.
“We make them come to us.”
The next day, I returned to the bank and requested the account be closed.
“It will alert anyone using it,” the manager warned.
“Good,” I said.
Three days later, there was a knock at the door.
I opened it.
And there he was.
Older. Thinner. But unmistakably my son.
Laura stood behind him, nervous and quiet.
“So it’s true,” I said. “You’re alive.”
Behind me, all seven children stood in silence.
Aaron stepped forward. “Where were you? Why did you leave us?”
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