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\u201cAnd you mentioned the luggage?\u201d Moore prompted, her pen hovering.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYes,\u201d I said, a shiver racing down my spine. \u201cI saw the bags in the trunk when he opened it to get his jacket before we left home. I thought it was strange then, but I was tired. I didn\u2019t see any of my suitcases. Just his large duffel and Caleb\u2019s dinosaur backpack. I asked him where my blue bag was, and he told me he\u2019d tucked it under the seat for more room. I believed him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Moore sat back, the springs of her chair groaning. \u201cElena, men who snap on the side of the road don\u2019t usually curate the luggage before they leave the driveway.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI know,\u201d I breathed. \u201cIt\u2019s like he knew. He planned to abandon me there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe didn\u2019t just abandon you,\u201d Moore corrected, her voice dropping an octave. \u201cHe attempted to erase you. Abandonment is leaving someone behind. This? This looks like an extraction.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut he took Caleb,\u201d I argued, my heart hammering a frantic rhythm against my ribs. \u201cWhy take Caleb if he was just done with me? He could have left us both at a gas station.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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