Christine Diamond The Writer

Fitcher's Byrd - A Story of Abduction - By Christine Diamond ***Trigger warning: If you are sensitive to abduction, sex trafficking or rape please be advised this story contains those topics. Decide if you are in a good place before you read.*** A bright orange harvest sun began its descent behind the tree lined family neighborhood. Inside a small town suburban house in quiet Alabama sat a family of five; two docile parents and three very lively teenage girls. The dinner table was filled with a balanced meal of comfort food: chicken casserole, green beans and mashed potatoes with a crisp drink of fresh grape juice from the garden. The girls; Savannah, Kaylee and Madison, happily chatted away about their current crushes. The father and mother lightly listened in with soft smiles resting on their faces, not a shadow of worry to trouble them, at least for now. Mrs. Byrd was not usually home at this hour and was putting second helpings on her youngest daughter’s plate a bit r