Teresa Matheny

So Tara, you know, when we got into Detroit, I text her and was like, we're here. And she's like, yay, you know. And so her plan was for the following day for us to meet Tara and our birth parents in Port Huron at a restaurant.

She said, oh, I can't get a hold of her. She won't answer.

She said, oh, I can't get a hold of her. She won't answer.

She said, oh, I can't get a hold of her. She won't answer.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So then we go back into panic mode. I'm a mess, you know, crying, don't know what to do. We had not slept. We were running on fumes.

So then we go back into panic mode. I'm a mess, you know, crying, don't know what to do. We had not slept. We were running on fumes.

So then we go back into panic mode. I'm a mess, you know, crying, don't know what to do. We had not slept. We were running on fumes.

Julie Falkenberry. And so that name stuck in my head. That night when we were at our Airbnb, I sent her a message. I was like, hey, just kind of fishing, you know, hey, you know, we're with Tara Lee, you know, we're here in Michigan or whatever. And she immediately, you know, sent me a message back and was like, can I call you? But I don't want to call you alone.

Julie Falkenberry. And so that name stuck in my head. That night when we were at our Airbnb, I sent her a message. I was like, hey, just kind of fishing, you know, hey, you know, we're with Tara Lee, you know, we're here in Michigan or whatever. And she immediately, you know, sent me a message back and was like, can I call you? But I don't want to call you alone.

Julie Falkenberry. And so that name stuck in my head. That night when we were at our Airbnb, I sent her a message. I was like, hey, just kind of fishing, you know, hey, you know, we're with Tara Lee, you know, we're here in Michigan or whatever. And she immediately, you know, sent me a message back and was like, can I call you? But I don't want to call you alone.

I want to have my friend Courtney on the phone.

I want to have my friend Courtney on the phone.

I want to have my friend Courtney on the phone.

I had to. I had to. I didn't know what was going on. I had to know. They call me. I am in the dining room pacing around the kitchen table. I'm on the phone with these two women.

I had to. I had to. I didn't know what was going on. I had to know. They call me. I am in the dining room pacing around the kitchen table. I'm on the phone with these two women.

I had to. I had to. I didn't know what was going on. I had to know. They call me. I am in the dining room pacing around the kitchen table. I'm on the phone with these two women.

She whispered to me and said, you know you still have a balance due to me.