Ebonie Baxter thought it was just another attempt to reach her missing son. Little did she know, the person who would answer her call would change her life forever.
It was a regular day, but something was amiss for Ebonie Baxter, a mother of five and a social media personality known for sharing her family's ups and downs.
Her eldest son, Cyrus Baxter, hadn't returned home the night before, and as any mother would, she began to worry. She dialed his number, expecting to hear his voice or even get sent to voicemail, but instead, a stranger answered—a voice that would deliver news no parent ever wants to hear.

As the phone rang, Ebonie’s heart pounded in her chest.
When the call connected, the voice on the other end wasn’t that of her son, but rather that of a medical examiner. "Is this the mother of Cyrus Baxter?" the voice asked, and in that moment, time seemed to stop.
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