Your family vanishes after saying “We’ll be right back with mint chip and rocky road,” and all the police give you is a shrug and an Amber Alert? Time to drop the spoon and pick up the trail.
Starting Paragraph:
It was supposed to be a ten-minute errand—fifteen, max, if the line at Creamy Dreams was long. But three hours later, the freezer was still empty, the sun had set, and my calls went straight to voicemail. The cops put out an Amber Alert like it was a Band-Aid for a severed artery and told me to “stay hopeful.” That was the moment I knew: if I wanted answers, I’d have to get off the couch, ditch the comfort hoodie, and start unraveling a trail no one else seemed willing to follow. Spoiler: this wasn’t about ice cream.
Three Questions to Deepen the Story and Engage the Reader:
- What secrets might the husband have kept hidden that could explain the sudden vanishing?
- Is the mother chasing a mystery—or being lured into a trap by someone who knew exactly what flavor bait to use?
- How far would you go to uncover the truth if the people you loved most were reduced to a cold case?