The article recounts Oluwaseun Babalola's rising concern over her sister, Massah KaiKai, who went missing while traveling from Sierra Leone to the US in 2018. Despite their close communication, a prolonged silence from KaiKai led Babalola and their mother to worry more deeply. Following weeks of unanswered calls and messages, their mother traveled to Sierra Leone to investigate. Babalola reflects on her emotional turmoil, feeling frozen about confronting the reality of her sister's disappearance, which added to the family's stress during this troubling time.
I think emotionally and mentally I was in a weird place and hoping I didn't have to go. I was scared to go. It would make it real.
We were calling, calling, but couldn't reach her, says Oluwaseun.
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