RUBY

Luther insisted on taking me to the police station. I complied, without telling my mother. The entire way, neither of us spoke. The scenery outside the car window passed quickly, and the night seemed eerie.

Officer Dante saw me enter the police office and greeted me. He's been handling my father's disappearance until now, and now that the results are like this, how am I supposed to deal with it?

"W-where is my father?" I asked, my voice trembling.

Officer Dante took a deep breath, glanced ...