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Beneath the pristine laminate floor, wrapped in layers of plastic and old blankets, was the body of a man. The officers recoiled in horror, the grim discovery quickly shifting the atmosphere from disbelief to chilling reality. The girl’s innocent dream was a haunting premonition of a hidden tragedy.
The mother, witnessing the scene unfold, collapsed into a chair, her face pale with shock. “This can’t be… he left us,” she stammered, tears beginning to stream down her cheeks. “He just left one day and never came back.”
