ed and turned around, but there was no one behind her.
That night, she was disturbed by a strange sound. It was now obvious that someone was inside the house. She woke Thomas up, and he confirmed there were noises coming from downstairs.
He grabbed the phone in one hand and his gun in the other. “We can’t call 911 for a ghost!” Sienna argued, but he still called 911. As they went to the kitchen, walking extremely slowly, they spotted a malnourished boy that burst into tears.
His face was covered in snot and it was obvious he was scared and hungry. But how did he end up in their home? “Hey there, it’s okay.
We won’t hurt you,” Thomas said with a gentle voice. “You’re hungry, right?” Sienna asked, grinning tenderly. “Hungry, yes,” the boy nodded.
“What’s your name?”
“Nikolai.”
Slowly, he explained that he and his mom came from a bad place and kept asking if they could help his mommy. At that moment, the police that Thomas had previously called arrived at their door. This scared the boy and he fled before they could catch him.
The following day, Sienna and Thomas went looking for Nikolai. They knew he couldn’t have gone far. As they were wandering around the neighborhood, they spotted an abandoned Victorian house.
Investigating further, Sienna found a boarded window and heard a woman’s plea for help from inside. She had her phone in her hand in a second to call the police. Soon after, other people gathered.
The authorities broke into the place and saw a woman in distress. In broken English, she said her name was Asya and explained that she came to the States for a better life for her and her son but ended up with a man who was a monster and kept her prisoner. They took her out, and soon after, Nikolai emerged from the basement.
“What about the man who did this?” Sienna asked. “We’ve already sent officers to arrest him at his job. Nikolai and Asya will be taken to a safe place.
It seems she came here from Russia as some kind of mail-order bride. The legality of her immigrant status is unknown at this point, but we’ll ensure they get the help they need,” the officers responded. It was an incredible experience.
A single photo led to a shocking discovery and helped two lives to be saved. “I believe the latest photo for the mantle deserves a special place,” Thomas told his wife, holding up a framed print of the now-infamous photo the couple had posted on social media. “It’s the best of the bunch,” Sienna quipped.
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