What Once I Was
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TW mention of abuse and murder of a child
When 5 year old Naomi disappeared from her bedroom, her parents were the picture of grief and loss as their faces were plastered across numerous media outlets.
With no evidence, no body and limited resources the case soon became cold.
On Naomi's 20th birthday a surprise phone call threatens to shake her parent's world. A woman claiming to be the missing child has reached out. Is it truly her? Or simply a cruel prank?
Soon buried family secrets begin to surface leaving no-one safe from prying eyes.
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