Tonraq held his newborn baby girl in his arms. Amazed as he watched her small chest rise and fall with each breath, he stroked her face with his finger. She snapped her eyes open at his touch, and made happy cooing sounds at her daddy as she squirmed in his arms. Tears fell from his eyes as he held her tightly to himself, overjoyed at the new life of his own flesh and blood.
Tonraq held his seventeen-year-old daughter in his arms. Distraught that her chest was no longer rising and falling, he cupped her face gently. She no longer opened her eyes, and no longer responded to his touch; much less say something to her dad. Tears fell from his eyes as he hugged her tightly, grieving at the lost life of his only child.