“Mom had gone inside to put away a camera.” Wanna bet that was after taking the picture of the strange looking “dog” lurking near the back yard? Situational Awareness failure!
I sure hope not.
There was a disconnect of sorts no doubt. With abductions these days, I wouldn’t leave my young kid out at all. I go in, they go in. I don’t care how long it was.
These (few moments) are code for ten minutes in my universal translator.