Adam felt like his heart was about to shatter into pieces. “She’s alive? She left me on purpose?” he broke down sobbing. The officers exchanged a somber, sympathetic look. The second officer spoke next, “We can call a friend to stay with you if you’d like. For privacy and confidentiality reasons, we can’t share any more details about Clara.”
They repeated the same simple facts over and over until Adam finally processed them: Clara was safe. She didn’t want any further contact with him. They couldn’t tell him anything else. The words hit him like a punch to the chest, stealing his breath and leaving him trapped in a stunned silence he couldn’t comprehend. Why him? Why wouldn’t she even talk to him?
