He Texted “I’m So Sorry, Mom”… Then Vanished. Ten Minutes Later, a Call Revealed the Truth

My nineteen-year-old son, Tom, sent a message that didn’t fit him at all:

“I’m so sorry, Mom.”

Then his phone went dark.

I tried to talk myself down. He was technically an adult now. Maybe it was a misunderstanding. Maybe his battery died. Maybe it was nothing.