28/03/2025
I HEARD A YOUNG WOMAN ON THE STREET SINGING THE SAME SONG MY DAUGHTER USED TO SING BEFORE SHE WENT MISSING 17 YEARS AGO, SO I WENT CLOSER. I was walking home from work when I suddenly heard THAT song. I stumbled in surprise — a young woman was singing. Hearing those words, memories surged through my mind like a storm. How does that girl know this song? It's not one you hear often. I slowly turned toward her. My heart was racing. With legs that felt like they could barely move, I approached her and locked my gaze on her, while she, unaware of my presence, sang the song with her eyes closed and a smile on her face. She had dark hair and delicate features. Oh goodness, my daughter, Lily, used to smile just like that, and the dimple in her cheek was just like my wife Cynthia's. I thought that my daughter would probably look the same. She had disappeared 17 years ago at the age of five, but the pain of losing her never went away. Then it hit me like a bolt of electricity. WHAT IF THIS IS MY DAUGHTER? I felt sweat trickling down my entire body. I shouldn't do anything I might regret later, I thought. Of course, the girl looks similar to Lily, but she might not be her, so don't start hoping in vain, I told myself. The girl finished the song and thanked her small audience. Then her eyes met mine.⬇️