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missroseroseOne of the girls we hired here at the gallery appears to have gone missing.
Admittedly, this is hardly an unusual thing in Bisbee. This town is full of people who decide they need to go on last-minute spirit quests or retreats or nature hikes or what have you. Not to mention your usual run-of-the-mill flakes who just like to up and disappear at a moment's notice.
But none of that really seems to fit her. She seemed a solid, dependable sort, and on the days I worked with her she talked about how excited she was to be finding a place and starting her life here in Bisbee. She worked here for two weeks with no issues, and then apparently disappeared - our boss had tried to call her about scheduling for this week, and couldn't get her to call back.
She was also supposed to be working at the coffee shop, so I went down there to ask around. The girls there said that she'd shown up for one training shift, then disappeared from there as well. And they were surprised, because her references had all said she was a very dependable worker, too. (One of them said they'd heard a rumor that she was worried about someone stalking her, but didn't have any idea of the provenance or accuracy. And given the social pressures of the situation, I don't necessarily lend a whole lot of credence to it.)
I called the police and asked for a welfare check on her; they found her place locked up and no one apparently home. (Brian has a county radio that also has police frequencies; he says that they mentioned having done a welfare check at the same address on the 11th as well.) If no one's heard from her by tomorrow, apparently we can call and file a missing-persons report.
I don't know. It may just turn out to be a false alarm; maybe she has more Bisbee-flakiness than seemed apparent. But given that her new life here was precipitated by a divorce with a frankly-unstable-sounding ex (her words were "He was an interrogator for the Army for years; that should tell you all you need to know"), and that there was also a young kid involved, I'm having a hard time maintaining a sense of equanimity.
Admittedly, this is hardly an unusual thing in Bisbee. This town is full of people who decide they need to go on last-minute spirit quests or retreats or nature hikes or what have you. Not to mention your usual run-of-the-mill flakes who just like to up and disappear at a moment's notice.
But none of that really seems to fit her. She seemed a solid, dependable sort, and on the days I worked with her she talked about how excited she was to be finding a place and starting her life here in Bisbee. She worked here for two weeks with no issues, and then apparently disappeared - our boss had tried to call her about scheduling for this week, and couldn't get her to call back.
She was also supposed to be working at the coffee shop, so I went down there to ask around. The girls there said that she'd shown up for one training shift, then disappeared from there as well. And they were surprised, because her references had all said she was a very dependable worker, too. (One of them said they'd heard a rumor that she was worried about someone stalking her, but didn't have any idea of the provenance or accuracy. And given the social pressures of the situation, I don't necessarily lend a whole lot of credence to it.)
I called the police and asked for a welfare check on her; they found her place locked up and no one apparently home. (Brian has a county radio that also has police frequencies; he says that they mentioned having done a welfare check at the same address on the 11th as well.) If no one's heard from her by tomorrow, apparently we can call and file a missing-persons report.
I don't know. It may just turn out to be a false alarm; maybe she has more Bisbee-flakiness than seemed apparent. But given that her new life here was precipitated by a divorce with a frankly-unstable-sounding ex (her words were "He was an interrogator for the Army for years; that should tell you all you need to know"), and that there was also a young kid involved, I'm having a hard time maintaining a sense of equanimity.
