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That night, I couldn\u2019t sleep.<\/p>\n

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The apartment was quiet, but in my mind I kept hearing it \u2014 that broken newborn cry, echoing in the dark like he was still calling out for me.<\/p>\n

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The Call<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two days later, the phone rang. It was\u00a0Detective Ruiz<\/strong>, one of the officers who had come to my house.<\/p>\n

\u201cMrs. Bennett,\u201d he said carefully, \u201cwe found something\u2026 about the baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

I braced myself. \u201cIs he okay?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s stable,\u201d the detective assured me. \u201cBut there\u2019s more. The hospital ran tests and identified the baby\u2019s mother. We thought you might want to know.\u201d<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t sure why they\u2019d think that. But then he said the name.<\/p>\n

And everything stopped.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mother\u2019s name is\u00a0Alyssa Morgan.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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That night, I couldn\u2019t sleep.   The apartment was quiet, but in my mind I kept hearing it \u2014 that broken newborn cry, echoing in the dark like he was still calling out for me. The Call Two days later, the phone rang. It was\u00a0Detective Ruiz, one of the officers who had come to my…<\/p>\n

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