She vanished without a word.
No note, no goodbye—just gone.
My best friend, Samantha, had always been the steady one. The calm in the chaos. A devoted mom, a supportive wife, a woman who once told me she couldn’t go a single night without kissing her son goodnight.
So when she disappeared overnight, I didn’t believe it. I couldn’t. Not her.
But the truth that unraveled in the weeks after changed everything I thought I knew—not just about her, but about what people are capable of hiding behind closed doors.
