2011
Alice Pierce was running through the dirt and grass, trying to flag down a car that was passing by. She and her grandmother, Sarah, were going on a trip into town for groceries, but their car broke down. Now, either someone had to pick them up and take them to the nearest gas station, or they would have to go on foot.
"Stop!" Alice screamed, but the cars just passed by. Either they didn't see the six year old girl, or they didn't care. "Someone, please help!" Just as Alice was about to run into the street, a hand grabbed her by the back of the shirt. Looking up, the little girl saw the one who stopped her was her grandmother.
"Why won't they stop?" Alice asked, beginning to cry.
"There's some people you can't change." Sarah said, wiping the tears from her granddaughter's face. "Besides, it's a waste of energy."
"But-" Alice was about to say, but Sarah interrupted her.
"Alice, when I was your age, my mother taught me a prayer." Sarah continued. "Just accept the things you can't change, have the courage to change the things you can, and have the wisdom to know the difference."
"I don't get it." Alice said, confused.
"You will someday." Sarah promised, kissing the top of Alice's head. "Don't worry, the car can be fixed. We just need a phone." Sarah stood up and looked around, spotting a convenience store in the distance.
"There!" Sarah pointed. Alice grinned.
"Race ya!" Alice yelled, taking off, while her grandmother cry out, but gave chase soon after.
When Alice received news that her grandmother died, she was devastated. Sarah was one of the only ones who was relatively happen in her life, as her parents had recently been arguing, and Nica seemed like she was missing something in her life. Then it came as a shock when it appeared that her Aunt Nica killed her parents, and possibly her grandmother as well. Alice believed that if she hadn't played hide and seek, she could have stopped her aunt, and saved her parents…