"Mae, I'm scared!"
"Don't worry Jack, everything will be okay," Mae, Jack's older sister, cooed.
"And why should I trust you? You made me sneak out when Mama told us not to, and you're the town prankster! You always lie to me, you always get me in trouble, why should you care about me now?!" Jack's big brown eyes welled up with tears.
"Ju-just hold on, you'll be fine!" Her eyes widened in horror when the already thin ice below Jack shattered. "No! Jack!" She tried to dive in, but the hole was too small. Her brother always was bone-thin.
The Sandman watched sadly as Mae refused to go to sleep. Sandy knew why. He was there. He had watched as the pale boy plunged through the frozen pond into the frigid cold water below. He had watched as the heartbroken girl collapsed next to the hole, never moving, even as the snowstorms that frequented Burgess passed. Even as her panicked parents found her.
Even as it was her time to go, she would not rest. She ignored the tempting dreamsand, which gave her a chance to finally give up all her worries. She died with her eyes wide open.
Hi guys... I know, kinda short, and I know I should be working on Eternal Sleep, but my muse (Juniper) won't let the words come out! And my head's been thinking about this nonstop ever since the idea came to me!
Well... R&R! And please use constructive criticism, don't just beg me for more, tell me whether you like it or not, and why.
