Chapter #3

"Mommy." Bridget said.

"Yes, dearest?"

"Why dos Daddy never here?" Bridget asked.

"Your Daddy is at work."

"Why dos Daddy always at wowk?"

"Daddy has to make money so he can buy you things" Tears came to Anastasia's eyes. She missed Atem so much. He was gon for 11 months. Anastasia was 7 months pregnate with Bridget 11 months ago.

"Wots your wowk Mommy?" Bridget looked at her mom.

"My job is to watch and protect you."

"Wots Daddy's wowk?"

"His job is to protect our country so you can live safe, dear. It's 10:02pm, dear. You need to be sleeping."

"Can you sing to me, Mommy?" Anastasia nodded.

"Hush, little baby, don't say a word.
Mama's onna buy you a mockingbird. And if that mockingbird won't sing, Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring. And if that diamond ring turns brass, Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass. And if that looking glass gets broke, Mama's gonna buy you a billy goat. And if that billy goat won't pull, Mama's gonna buy you a cart and bull. And if that cart and bull turn over, Mama's gonna buy you a dog named Rover." Her voice was so beautiful. Even the crikets outside hushed to listen to the angel-like voice. Bridgets eyes started to close. "And if that dog named Rover won't bark, Mama's gonna buy you a horse and cart. And if that horse and cart fall down, You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town," Bridget was peacefully sleeping.

Anastasia went to her room. The little phone next to the family portrate started to ring. Anastasia answered it.

"Hello?" She asked.

"Anastasia, it's Atem. I know I broke my promise, but there is a change in plans."

"What?" Anastasia was confused.

"I can't come home in a week. General said th-"

"You've been gone for almost a year, Atem! I miss you! I want you home! You said a week!"

"Ahhh!" Anastasia woke up Bridget.

"Hun, I'm sorry, but-" Atem was cut off.

"I can't take this anymore, Atem. I can't stay here anymore." Anastasia started to cry.

"No, wait. You're leaving me?" Atem had fear in his voice.

"I have no choice to Atem! You're never home! It'd be like 3 months until you call again!"

"Mommy!" Bridget yelled. Anastasia ignored her and cried harder.

"Please Anastasia. Please don't do this to me. I love you so much. Please don't leave me." Atem begged.

"How long will you be gone?" Anastasia asked.

Atem sighed, "Another month."

"Why that long?" Anastasia asked.

"I have things to do."

"What things, Atem?" Anastasia yelled again.

"Hun, you know I can't tell you. Please calm down. Please. I'll ask th-"

Anastasia hung up. She took a suit case out of her closet and put all of her things in it. The phone rang again. She answered it.

"What!" She screamed.

"Anastasia, why are you doing this to me? I don't make the rules here and I have to stay for another month. I want to be home with you and Bridget, but-"

"I'll come back when you quit the Navy." Anastaisa was about to hang up, but then she stopped. Something was happening to her.

Anastasia's eyes turned different colors per second. Showing her pictures of things she never seen. Then the pictures stopped. She blacked out. She fell to the ground.

"Anastasia?" Atem asked over the phone when her heard something fall. "Anastasia?" Atem asked again in worry. "Anastasia honey, answer me!" He started to panic. He hung up to get help.

2 hours later...

Anastasia woke up in a hospital bed. She started to cry. She missed Atem so much that she blacked out in depression. She started to unhook herself from the machines she was hooked up on. She had an bad headache. She walked outnthe the room she was in. Every light in the hospital started to flicker from her strong depression. Anastasia leaned on the wall for support to walk because of her bad headache.

Two nurses came down her hall to see she was out of bed. "Ma'am, you should be resting." One nurse said. The other one started to walk up to her to bring her back to bed, but everything went black. One light above Anastaisa flickered again. Both nurses gasped as they saw bloodly tear stains down Anastasia's cheeks and chin. Anastasia had wings. One black and one white. She was not in the gown she was in earlier. She had an long black ripped dress. The train of her dress was soaked with blood. From her bed to where she was now there was a bloodly trail. Then everything went back to normal, but the flickering lights. Anastasia continued walking. The nurses moved away to let Anastasia pass.

Anastasia went to the childrens part of the hospital. Every door she walked pass flew open. She went to the door that said 'Rm.#195'. She Went inside and picked up her daughter. She sanged as she walked out the room to outside, "Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Mama's onna buy you a mockingbird. And if that mockingbird won't sing, Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring. And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass." suddenly she dissapeared leaving white and black feathers on the ground. You could still here her singing through out the entire hospital . "And if that looking glass gets broke, Mama's gonna buy you a billy goat. And if that billy goat won't pull, Mama's gonna buy you a cart and bull." Then the singing dissapeard.

Doctors and nurses ran to the scene, but only found black and white feathers.