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When officers finally brought her home, the reunion was not the simple happy ending people had dreamed of—it was raw, trembling, and laced with the weight of everything she had endured. Her family clung to her as if afraid she might disappear again, their relief battling with the shock of seeing how much she had changed. Behind closed doors, they now face the slow, fragile work of rebuilding trust, safety, and a sense of normal life.
