Emily froze. Could it really be? Her mind flashed back to childhood days filled with simple joys—playing with her pet tortoise, Tubby. Tubby had been her faithful companion, a steady presence in Emily’s otherwise chaotic young life.
But one day, about 27 years back, Tubby had simply vanished. Despite the frantic search, no one had any idea where he had gone, and eventually, Emily’s parents had given up, assuming he had wandered off and gotten lost.