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“Mommy?” Sarah called. “Mommy, where are you?”
Sarah ran through the entire field. Tired, legs aching. Her chest rose and fell as she ran through the meadow.
“Mommy!” She yelled. “Mommy, please! I’m scared!”
Something laid in the grass. Sarah stopped in her tracks to look at the figure. It was black, like a shadow. But that was all she could see in the quiet night. She inched closer, the figure coming into eyesight. “Mommy…? Is that you…?” She whispered.
A dead man rested in the grass. His black wavy hair tangled up in a mess. His amber eyes colorless and grey staring up at the sky. Dried blood ran down the corner of his mouth, matting his hair.
“Daddy…?” Sarah whispered. “Daddy, why are you here? You’re supposed to be at a business meeting.” She kneeled down and shook him. “Daddy, why are you sleeping? You should be sleeping in bed.” She shook him harder, but he didn’t move a muscle. “Daddy! Wake up!”
“Sarah?” Someone said from a distance. “Sarah!”
Sarah stood up on her little feet. “Mommy!” She screamed.
A light from a lantern shined far away. “Sarah! Where are you?” Isabella yelled.
“Mommy! I’m here!”
The light got closer and closer until a figure formed. Her fair hair shined like fire, her green eyes glowing in the dim light. She wore a black dress with a black lacy tie that flowed down to her pale, white feet.
“Sarah? What are you doing out here?” Isabella kneeled down to Sarah’s level.
“Mommy, I found daddy. He’s sleeping.”
Isabella chuckled. “What do you mean? Daddy’s on a business trip.”
Little Sarah shook her head. “No. He’s here.”
Isabella gazed down at the body lying in the grass. Her eyes widened with shock and she stood up. “Jackson? Oh my god.” She placed her hand over her mouth. “How…? When did you…?”
Sarah walked over to her mother, not noticing the bitter tears that fell from Isabella’s eyes. “Daddy’s sleeping. I can’t wake him up.”
Her mother stared down in horror. “Your daddy’s not sleeping.” She crashed to the ground, gasping for air. “Your daddy’s dead.”
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