This Mom’s Story Proves You Should Never Hand Your Phone to a Stranger (3 of 3)

Mark suggested they lock down their social media, stop posting photos of the kids entirely. Emma agreed. But the deeper fear — that the woman might still be out there, camera in hand — refused to fade.

The picture from that day still sits in Emma’s phone, buried deep in her gallery. She hasn’t looked at it since. The kids remember the ice cream, the giggles, the golden light.

Emma remembers the message. And the feeling that somewhere, someone else still has their faces saved forever.