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Short story


 * The drive home was long and thoughtful. The Serotta was about 20 miles from St. Petersburg Florida. Hannah was driving. Damian was in the passenger seat thinking about how upset their daughter is. The 2 little children were asleep and Bre was softly crying. They pulled into their house and it was in the early evening. Everyone exited the car and walked inside the home in silence. Bre took the children upstairs, and that's the last Hannah saw them that night.** Hannah and Damian decided to talk about this situation. "What are we going to do?" Hannah asked feeling so guilty and upset. "I think we should track down her mother. The girl has to meet her," Damian said assuringly. **All night long they were talking to an investigater gathering all the information they had to find Rose. They gave the date, place and name. The investigator found out that a Rose green checked in the sea chest hotel the same day as the little girl was found. This lady was about 19, very beautiful but poorly dressed. This seemed about right. "We only have one record of her living anywhere the last place she stayed at was a apartment on Summer Avenue about 5 miles from your house. It was late in the night and the parents quickly left** "This is the apartment. Why don't you go inside and ask for a Rose Green," Damian declared. Hannah did what was asked and disappeared inside the office of the apartment.**Hannah enters the car several minutes later. "They said she was evicted around 2 weeks ago," Hannah said looking really depressed. They drove around the area for an hour looking for the slightest evidence of her existence. That's when they see a young lady sitting against a building all alone. They drove over to her and Damian rolls down his window. "We want you to see your daughter," he says smiling. Rose quickly got up and changed her expression from sad to excited. On the car ride home she was asking many questions about Bre and looked so withdrawn. They pulled up into the driveway and all walked in.** "Bre there's someone we want you to meet," Damian says loud enough that Bre comes running down.** "Mom?" Bre asked looking slighly angry at how horrible her mother looked. Her mother talked to her, and she found out her mother has done drugs and been homeless.