Hi sweetheart, it's Susan. Please call me back when you get a chance. Something really terrible happened today and I'm scared.
Our sweet Amber was walking home from school like she always does and was talking to a girl she knew from school. The girl was standing on the side closest to the street when a van pulled up and a "scary man," as Amber described him, pulled up and grabbed the other girl. Amber screamed and screamed and then when nobody came she took whatever miraculous blessing of a chance she had and ran. I assume the man just didn't want to cause a scene so he drove off. Amber came running into the kitchen where I was washing dishes. She had smudged tear stains on her face and was sobbing so hard she couldn't speak for at least five minutes. I held our little six year old in my arms until her breathing slowed and she told me the story. I was horrified. I called the police instantly and they said they'd do everything they could to find the girl.
She cried for about an hour after that, the poor girl. She didn't know what else to do, she was so terrified. I'm sure I'll never let her walk home without an adult again. She's asleep on the couch now as I'm writing you. Please call me when you can, we need you. I love you.
April 10, 1998
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