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er 13: Summ

ching across empty parking lots. Inside the quiet building, Sam Wilson sat at his desk, sorti

startl

confident posture replaced by something hes

air. "Summer school doesn't start

of her backpack. "It's Chris.

forward.

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r 14: The Va

been a master of deflectio

cements, Chris's social media went dark. His mother told Maya he'd taken a construction j

nto the Wild* left on Maya's doorste

s from our encounters

before. After his dad left. Just... vanished for a wee

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only one who ever

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r 15: The Se

el volunteering at the community garden, and-after six missed calls-Ty

, they pieced tog

awing $800 from an ATM ("Said

thbound on Highway 22 ("Would've st

d his jaw. "He