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eating despite the cold

of a

nd went to the drawer to search for my phone. I'm

35

sed a

this nightmare? They stopped

shivered at the vivid memory of

still still as

ing ca

ging in my head, as if

cries of a new born baby as they all burned

g I can never forget for the rest of my life. Not just

k and headed downstairs to the kitch

chatting and laughing. It almost seems like

knew b

rst and came ov

tes late man. We have

him, heading to the refrige

mile blocked me

to wish your favorite t

to get some water into

rabbed a bottle of water from th

ard?" Micah the oldest

y. It's one of his very

an opportunity to te

can in the waste bin and went to sit

in return and li

nado. Again" He said in a casual time, moving the finger in circular mo

cused and he

ed gifts on the counter, and smi

arted it before

ll box I had on

h murmured, clap

ones I had for the past 18 years since I lost mine. I owed them m

on...l

ing the gifts and

m, the late queen had designed

urnished the room the other

d Micah had bought a giant

y....they could feel a little bette

from Jason and placed it on a rack

birthda

own box from Jason and went to

babies was placed on top....and like always, I star

had been take

taring at the beautiful woman with

th my parents when

g more amazed a

nger wrapped tightly in her fist as

iful baby I'd ever seen, with b

so tightly. with streng

e and her two big brothers, Micah and

at I wanted a littl

had been

py at the arriva

besides her hospital bed to be the best big

d been all smil

le box on the rack and turned to s

es, but I smiled at him and shook m

ink Mel would have h

n as

g".Jacob said and T

ir... because who wouldn't wan

air...and I felt a gentle breeze

ow

and lied down on the be

the room was suddenly filled with

moved his arms navigating th

l whenever these boys

n bette

h a distant lo

in such a way that the fire didn't touch or harm the flower then he passed i

breat

hing to half of the

righter in the glob

ng together to form s

have been r

ered and Ja

cou

would have

ance to find out anything

we were all joking and laughing in the queen's car, w

y everythin

s, the king who was carrying Melody car

no body had a chance

their father a

rents and wo

ys were all standing

t's

icah, als

e guides are saying

The blue gu

imed with

lue g

elody's sp

ince her death...whic

asleep...till a new baby is born into

was no n

st woke up an

ah

the hope i

s already b

wake..tha

ed...I turned to look at him..and his ey

er Melody