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Talia Dream: A Short Story

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Their gone aren't they" her words pierce my emotions vigorously, I raise my head to her heavy eyes she mumbles “I know” tears scourge her empty expression incautiously. I pull her to my chest my arms tight around her fragile body hoping she wouldn't break and leave me with nothing but shards of pain cutting every part of pain i knew. I tug harder not able to unknow the fear taking over deep inside. Her little fingers attach to my back. my heart balls up choking me carelessly as the tears running down my face plea for mercy. I lay on the flour with the only thing I have left my little sister staring into my eyes as we-we both hope this was just a nightmare but the pain inside was nothing but real. I scream were no one can hear me somewhere where …show more content…

My eyes fade into the silence.”breny” “breny” ‘wake up” i open my eyes hey who is this adorable little girl” “breny stop” she giggles i grin now now we don't want someone precious like you to starve do we no she smiles i jump up and carry her to the kitchen and set her on the counter grab the milk and put it on the stove as i stare at her stirring the coco into the pot my inside was crying but the outside was lost she looked up at me and smiled aw breny she hugged me whispering were strong i know we are breny she smiles into my glassy eyes warm tears slide down my cheeks her soft fingers wiping them its okay you can cry we all cry she turns off the stove then fills cups setting them beside us and holds me on her tiny but welcoming shoulder as the floods escaping my eyes stain her shirt. I love you breny, i love you to i sniff and pick up my head meeting her eyes i don't want you to think about mom and dad,i don't want to lose you to the past i don't want you to have to feel any pain i want you to be happy that's what mom and dad would want” “okay” breny i don't wanna lose you” i held out my pinky and she linked hers i promise you won't lose me and she repeated my words i promise you won't lose me either she smiled …show more content…

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