The Message Scratched Beneath the Bedframe

A new tenant discovers a carved message hidden under his bed:

“If you’re reading this, I didn’t leave.”

The words lead police back to a ten-year-old missing person case. Re-examining the apartment uncovers the truth — the woman never moved away as believed. She was killed, hidden beneath the floor, and her final act was leaving a message no one thought to look for.

A reminder that sometimes the last witness is the place where it happened.