hey guys. it's been two years since i even looked at this story but i've decided to revisit it and hopefully pick it up again. i've added or taken things away so the few chapters i did post will be a little different but not much! hope you enjoy~
"Happy birthday Ann." A woman cooed as she tucked blankets around her child. She reached down and kissed her little girl's forehead. "I hope you had a wonderful day."
The little girl nodded her small head bobbing slightly. The woman stood up and grinned. Before she could leave the girl quickly grabbed her hand. The woman turned around, her brown eyes wide.
"Will Daddy be home soon?" The girl whispered. Her eyes stung and everything became blurry. The woman slowly sat back down, both hands now clasping the smaller ones.
"Oh, Annabel. He will be back by Christmas. You know that. He's got to fight to keep us safe. Now get some sleep." The woman stood up again walked toward the door.
Mally, their cat, ran down the hall. Before the woman closed the door she turned around and blew a kiss to the small girl. Her mother's eyes shone. Did she have stars in them?Annabel quickly grabbed the kiss and pressed it under her cheek. Her mum smiled slightly and closed the door.
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Soft things poked at Annabel's face. She pushed them away. They came back. Yawning she sat up to find Mally laying on her chest. The cat quickly sat up and scratched at the window. Annabel slowly walked and stood beside her, looking out the window. What she saw scared her.
Black clouds rose from houses and red flickered through their windows. She put her small hands against the glass but pulled them back quickly. It was hot. She stumbled backwards and fell. She quickly stood up and ran across the hall to her mum's room. She ran to the edge of the bed and shook the woman's shoulders. She groaned and her eyes fluttered open. Mally impatiently brushed between Annabel's ankles.
"Mommy you need to get up! Something bad is happening!"
Her mother looked confused. Why was she confused! Bad things were happening and she was just sitting there. Annabel started to cry. Slowly, she sat up her brown eyes flitting towards the window. They widened in fear. The woman shot from the bed and grabbed Annabel's hand. She picked the hazel eyed girl up, clutching her head to her chest. Annabel whimpered.
A loud bang echoed through the sky and shook the ground. Mally hissed and ran. The woman ran down the hall only to stumble over one of Annabel's toys. She fell dropping the girl to the ground. Her head connected with the side of a table with a smack. Annabel quickly crawled from her place on the floor to her mother's side. Blood leaked out of the side of her head, staining the floor. Smoke started to fill the small house making Annabel wheeze.
The girl shook her mother's shoulders for the second time that night. She flopped lifelessly.
"Mommy! Please! Get up!" Annabel wailed. Tears dripped down her face. Smoke and ash stung her eyes. Plates fell from their cabinets. Soft fur rubbed against her blood stained fingers. Mally bit them, urging the child out of the house. Annabel stood up quickly and stumbled again as the floor shook. She ran towards the front door and into the smoke filled air. She coughed violently but continued to run down the street. She ran and ran until she was deep in the woods next to her small town. She stood there watching all the things she loved burn to the ground.
Tears flowed freely down her face and she fell against a tree. She tucked her small knees against her chest as she waited for this nightmare to end.