Chapter 6: Mateo’s Hidden Message

Chapter 6: Mateo’s Hidden Message
Rosa found Mateo sitting alone in the garden.
He was holding a folded piece of paper.
"What's that?"
The boy hesitated.
Then handed it to her.
Inside was a child's handwriting.
Three sentences.
"I didn't leave."
"Daddy locked the door."
"Please help me."
Rosa stopped breathing.
The handwriting wasn't Mateo's.
It was older.
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A child had written it years ago.
And she was still alive.