Mai's P.O.V.
The room felt smaller. Tighter. Like the walls had started creeping inward the second those words left the officer's lips.
"We've found your family."
For a long, terrifying moment, the world was silent and then—
"What?" Becky's voice shattered the stillness, and before I could react, she was already in front of the officer. "Are you serious? Like, really serious? Because if this is some kind of mistake, I swear I'll—"
The officer's expression remained flat. "We've already contacted them. They're on their way as we speak. We need Mai and Liam to come with us to the station."
I could hear Becky's sharp inhale. I could see the pure joy blooming across her face. "Oh my god. Oh my god." She turned to Liam, then to me, her hands gripping my arms. "Do you hear that? They found them. Your parents. Liam's parents. They're coming."
Her excitement was suffocating. It pressed against me, thick and inescapable, while my own chest felt like it was caving in.
