an only imagine the confusion and questions swirling in your mind, and I hope this letter will shed light on the shadows that have lingered over our lives.

Before I met your father, I was with a very dangerous man who would continue to haunt my life. I thought leaving him was my escape but he never truly let me go.

Right after I gave birth to you, he threatened our lives.

So I decided your life was worth more even if it meant I could not be a part of it.

The decision to distance myself physically from you and your father was the hardest I have ever made. I was just in desperate need to keep you safe.

Please know that leaving you was never about abandoning you but about protecting you from a threat too real to ignore.

I wanted to show you that I never stopped thinking about you. Every day I wished I could hold you, hug you, and be there for your first day at school and all your milestones.

But somehow days became months and months became years.

I have kept all your photos, clothes and more. These things have been my treasure. Every snapshot, every item, was a way to hold you close when I couldn’t be there.

To end it off she got into the meaning behind the inheritance she left me.

The notebook you found alongside this letter is my story, written in the hope that one day I could share it with you, to help you understand.

It’s a tale of fear, love, and sacrifice, the journey of a mother who loved her son so much that she chose to endure the pain of separation rather than expose him to danger.

The money I left for you, $125,000, is a part of me too.

It’s not just a sum of funds; it’s the embodiment of my love and hopes for your future.

Use it to build the life you dream free from the shadows that once cast over us.

With all my love and eternal hope,

Reading her letter, I felt like the void I had been living with was finally healed. It was good to know that my mother did not abandon me but left to keep me safe. I love that I have parts of her to keep and carry with me forever.

Continue reading or click here to read this true story about a mother who disappeared after her hair salon appointment.

Vikas Awasthi, the husband of Anu Awasthi, is urging the public to help find his missing wife.

Anu was reportedly last seen on Thursday when her husband dropped her off at a Walmart on Tampa Road near Forest Lakes Boulevard for a hair appointment.

The concerned husband said that when he returned to pick her up, he found out Anu had never made it into the salon.

Vikas called 911, and then broke the news to his two sons, Rohan and Varun, who live in New York.

The brothers flew to Tampa on Friday morning.

Anu was caught on the security cameras of both CVS and Walmart, but she vanished from the camera view leaving no clues of where she could have gone.

No one has heard from or seen her since then. Her youngest son Rohan said he tried locating his mother through the “Find my iPhone” feature, but Anu had left her phone at home.

What Is the Family Doing to Try to Find Anu?
Although the disappearance of Anu has completely shaken her family, they are in awe of how many community members have come together to help them find her.

Laurie Tomlinson, who lives across the Awasthi family, said she was amazed at the number of people who gathered to help in the search.

Tomlinson did not waste time; as soon as she heard about the incident, she was ready to help however she could.

Tomlinson took the responsibility of getting people together and organizing a search for Anu.

The neighbor expressed how worried she was about Anu being out there alone, especially in this heat.

“It is brutally hot out here, and if she has been out in the elements, you know it is quite dangerous,” she stated.

The Awasthi family also revealed that Anu had been diagnosed with depression after losing her father.

She had recently come from his burial in India. Vikas said the loss hit his wife hard as she shared a very close relationship with her father.

But Vikas also could not bare the thought of losing his wife of 27 years.

“She means everything to me. She’s home. She’s family,” he said.

Rohan confessed how positively surprised he was at the amount of support they had received from people.

He did not believe that his mother’s disappearance would touch so many.

Community members held a vigil near the Walmart where Anu disappeared and handed out missing person’s fliers.

There have been posters of Anu’s disappearance pasted on different establishments. The family has also shared the news on social media, urging anyone with information to come forward.

The eldest brother, Varun, expressed, “We are very worried about our mom. “She is not in the best mental health.

We really miss her. We hope she is OK, and we just want to do everything we can to find her.”

While the family patiently waits for Anu to return home, her husband has frequently checked her credit card, but nothing has come through since Thursday.

Anyone who has seen Anu on Thursday or might have useful information to help bring her home is urged to contact Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office at 727-582-6200 or call 911. We wish for Anu’s safe return home and reunion with her children and husband.