I look at my watch. We’ve been inside for 31 minutes.
Below it: 10 06 2023 . The day they vanished.
Date: 10 June 2023 Time: 16:57 (GMT+2) Operator: Dr. Aris Thorne, Field Psychologist loossers 10 06 2023 16-572217-45 Min
“What the hell does that mean?” Lena whispers.
Lena stumbles. Her eyes go wide and white. She’s not scared. She’s understanding something, and that understanding is wiping her clean. I look at my watch
Lena grabs my arm. “We’re leaving. Now.”
And from the earpiece, very faint, a voice that sounds like every voicemail you never returned: The day they vanished
The van’s air conditioning broke down two exits ago. Sweat pastes my shirt to the vinyl seat. Beside me, Detective Lena Nkosi scrolls through a tablet, her thumb hovering over a single photograph.
Date: 10 June 2023 Time: 17:45