After a tough divorce, I hadn’t seen my son, Justin, in years. So when my ex-wife finally agreed to send him to visit me, I was over the moon. I pictured us having the best time together and even went all out preparing his favorite snacks for when he arrived. I waited at the airport, heart racing, watching passengers pour out of the plane. But Justin wasn’t there. At first, I figured maybe he was delayed — bathroom break, maybe? But as time ticked by, the crowd thinned, and still no sign of him. Starting to panic, I approached a flight attendant and asked if there had been a boy named Justin on the flight. Her answer hit me like a ton of bricks: “No, there wasn’t.” I immediately called my ex-wife, trying to stay calm. She picked up, and when I told her Justin hadn’t arrived, her response made my blood run cold: “What are you talking about?! I handed him over to the flight attendant myself. Are you saying… our son is missing?” See less
Arlene and her son, Justin, were at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia. The seven-year-old was about to board a flight to Orland, Florida, where his father, Pierce, awaited …
After a tough divorce, I hadn’t seen my son, Justin, in years. So when my ex-wife finally agreed to send him to visit me, I was over the moon. I pictured us having the best time together and even went all out preparing his favorite snacks for when he arrived. I waited at the airport, heart racing, watching passengers pour out of the plane. But Justin wasn’t there. At first, I figured maybe he was delayed — bathroom break, maybe? But as time ticked by, the crowd thinned, and still no sign of him. Starting to panic, I approached a flight attendant and asked if there had been a boy named Justin on the flight. Her answer hit me like a ton of bricks: “No, there wasn’t.” I immediately called my ex-wife, trying to stay calm. She picked up, and when I told her Justin hadn’t arrived, her response made my blood run cold: “What are you talking about?! I handed him over to the flight attendant myself. Are you saying… our son is missing?” See less Read More
