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Bring Him Back

August 13, 2020 4 Comments

By Brian Taylor

He’d been at his computer for almost twenty-four hours, checking local news sites for updates about the little boy who had gone missing yesterday.

The child was just two. A baby, he thought, and the comments showed that the boy was loved. They prayed for his safe return.

He was fascinated. His life was boring now, and clicking links helped. Foolishly, he chose a video of the mother being interviewed.

She tried to speak. His speakers replayed her wails: “Please find my baby and bring him back!”

“Yes…please,” he sobbed, as he turned toward the dead child on his couch.

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  1. derekmcmillan1951 says

    August 13, 2020 at 8:34 am

    This is an unusual story told very well.

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  2. Cassandra Hamilton says

    August 13, 2020 at 3:12 pm

    Shocking ending.

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  3. Rita Riebel-Mitchell says

    August 13, 2020 at 3:14 pm

    Sad and dark. Good story with a twist that I somewhat expected but was still surprising.
    A minor distraction for me was that 24 hours is a long time to be checking local news sites. News stories aren’t updated often enough to keep the MC constantly finding new information. He would have to be reading the same stories over and over.
    Other than that, it’s well done.
    Congrats.

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  4. AFREEN AND JOSHNA says

    August 14, 2020 at 11:22 am

    I am indeed flabbergasted. An amazing ending. Well-written. Short and precise

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