I Found the Note in My Daughter’s Backpack and It Changed Everything

It was a note, written in shaky handwriting that wasn’t Emma’s.

I read the words slowly, my eyes widening with each sentence.

“If you don’t… everyone will know,” it said.

My heart raced as I tried to process what I was reading.

I glanced toward the living room where the quiet hum of the TV mingled with Emma’s subdued presence.

I folded the note carefully and slipped it back into the backpack, my mind racing with questions.

What was this about?

And why hadn’t Emma told me?