My Son Brought Home a One-Eyed Ginger Cat Because He Said They Matched – What We Discovered Under That Cat’s Collar Two Days Later Brought Us to Our Knees

afternoon, my shift ended early because the diner’s freezer broke. When I got home, I found Jeffrey’s backpack on the porch.

No Jeffrey.

My stomach tightened.

I found Jeffrey’s backpack on the porch.

Then I saw my son slipping through Mr. Walter’s side gate.

“Jeffrey,” I whispered.

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I crossed the yard. Mr. Walter’s garage door was half open, and voices continue reading …