She Never Deleted Anything

ok. one more. just one.

i know. sorry. but look.

screenshot of a text conversation

yes. i found more. from 2003. 2007. 2011. 2015.

every winter. for over 20 years.

ok. this one is from 2009.

screenshot of a text message from 2009

keep reading.

screenshot of a longer text exchange

yeah. i think… i think Lowri is Ada's daughter. like, her actual daughter. and R — R is the mum. they lived on a farm somewhere. and Ada visited every winter for… Maya, for twenty years. she never told us.

i know.

are you ok?

wales. i think. ada always said she went to walk in the hills.

she was not alone.

maya. ada kept photos.

in her camera roll. lots of photos.

of the farm. of the fields. of a woman.

and of a girl.

are you sure?

a photo from Ada's camera roll — a young woman in a field

maya?

are you there?

i know.

i think she is still at the farm.

…i don't know.

i won't delete anything.

ada never did.