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Sunday, March 1, 2026

When a Child Disapears

 

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under the ice
This is not a photo of a person under ice, although it sure looks like it.




Tim, good to see you. Such a pretty girl...How old did you say? 
Father, not sure who she is, what her name is, twelve years old.
Do they know yet what happened?  
They?  You mean the detectives?
Who else would I mean?  Yes, the detectives.  Them.
They don't know. Some kid found her in the creek, under the ice.
She....Vicky? The girl in the ice?... That's her name, right?--Vicky, and must have floated downstream...
       Then the ice froze over her...Vicky, yeah that's her name...her folks had waited for so long...
How are Ken and Sheila--Vicky's parents, right? holding up?
Okay, I guess. Can't look at them.  We're taking food in for the family.
  The church always takes fried chicken and peach pie. For her, what's her name again? Vicky? That's the name, right?
I wonder if or when they'll ever figure out...find out what I did? God, I hope not.  I didn't mean to...the car swerved..Vicky... just appeared and...
You must, you have to tell them what happened.
      She was so scared...at the end...Vicky was crying
 She was scared before that...you could have saved her...Vicky would still be alive.
       Father Paul, I wasn't thinking...
      
 Time to own up, Tim...Time to give Ken and Sheila peace. Vicky. Time for you confess. Time for you seek forgiveness.
       Scared...so scared.  I am so scared.
So was she, Tim. So was she.
  

Nothing nothing is more horrible and evil than what happens to some other Vicky, a little girl playing one moment then dead the next. We must be aware, speak out, react when we see something strange. Poor babies.

This was posted in 2020, so this might be remembered. There have been so many Amber Alerts lately.



 

 

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13 comments:

  1. messymimiFebruary 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM

    It's so sad, and so horrible. You wrote this very well.

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  2. MadSnapper n BeauMarch 1, 2026 at 1:48 AM

    very sad, and I do not remember this but have seen so many things like this recently. I agree about people needing to speak out. I keep praying someone will say something that will give closure to finding Guthrie

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  3. Martha Jane OrlandoMarch 1, 2026 at 10:30 AM

    Oh, what a tragic story, Susan, but you kept me hanging on every word!

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  4. Liz A.March 1, 2026 at 1:58 PM

    A terrible story. And I'm sure it's happened too many times.

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    1. Susan KaneMarch 1, 2026 at 2:54 PM

      The one that inspired this story was one where the father of a student was a police detective. There was a girl murdered and he was the 2nd police on the site.

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  5. RiverMarch 1, 2026 at 4:17 PM

    I'm reminded of a current disappearance here in South Australia, a small boy aged 4 has disappeared from his homestead out in the bush, the outback, searches are still ongoing and it's been a couple of months now.

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  6. yayaMarch 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM

    So, so sad. This hit me in the heart! Many families just want closure and to know what happened. I can't imagine keeping that kind of secret.

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  7. jack69March 2, 2026 at 7:32 AM

    This one is written well, of course. But it is hard to comprehend, BUT it can happen for sure. I wonder often about confession? OUCH
    Thanks for making us think.
    Love from out here.

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  8. mimmylynnMarch 2, 2026 at 9:10 AM

    Oh my God. What a tragic story.

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  9. Sandra CoxMarch 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM

    Heart wrenching.

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