12 years. That's how long Sabrina Allen had been missing. Officials say that she was taken from her home in Texas at the age of four, and was held captive by her own mother. Her mother then fled to Mexico where they remained in hiding for 12 years.
There is something truly haunting about this story. To be kidnapped in any situation is just horrible, but to have the offender be your own mother? I can't even imagine the psychological anguish that this teen is feeling. Her mother would make her go through extensive changes to ensure their anonymity. Different hair colors. Different hair cuts. Different styles. Constantly running from a force that she couldn't see, and the only person she could trust is the person that has been lying to her for her entire life. This is the definition of true terror.
Yet, beneath the dark and desolate blanket of this story, lies a silver lining. Even though 12 years of this girl's life has been squandered, her strength has overcome her pain, her perseverance has overcome her victimization, and her will to survive has overcome her captor. She will be reunited with her father, and although she may suffer some trauma, above all, she is a survivor.
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