AN: Sorry for the long, long, long wait but I kind of just stopped writing for a while. Good thing Math is boring this year or I wouldn't have this chapter :-D. Anyway, while I wasn't writing I was thinking. Thinking about what to do with the story and I've finally decided. Hope you like the new chapter!
Chapter 10: A Life Lost
She awoke suddenly, feeling lighter than air. Shannon looked all around, but she saw nothing but light. A bright white light was shimmering all around her. Then she saw a dark figure, far in the distance. It seemed to be floating towards her. As it grew closer, its features became more visible. It was wearing a dark, dingy colored robe, its hood hiding its face. In its right hand she spied a large spear-like ax. She knew what it was.
When it was about a foot away from her it bent over her stomach. Using his scythe, he sliced into her fat tummy. She tried to kick and slap him away, but she couldn't move. She was frozen. After stuffing his bony hand inside, he removed what looked like a curled up doll. Placing the dead baby on the ground, he stabbed his scythe into its wrinkled head and walked away, leaving Shannon, still unable to move, slowly regaining consciousness.
AN: This chapter was so hard for me to write, but I decided it was an important chapter to the story.