I want to take the ears off, but I can't. I hop and when I hop, I never get off the ground. - Sander Cohen

August 28th 1958

About 4 months before rapture falls.

"I heard that they are dangerous!" Amy told Lizzy in an unconvinced tone.

"I didn't say there weren't. I just said they were cool!" mutter Lizzy looking at the ground and shifting from side to side.

"Sure!" said Jamie give Lizzy a lopsided grin. Lizzy stuck her tongue out at him. The were sitting on the steps outside of school. They were waiting for there parents to pick them up. The preschool teacher had already looked up and head home. "She still mad at that painting you drew of her!" Jamie had said after she left. They had be out there for 20 minutes before Amy's mom arrive.

"Mommy." yelled Amy running up to Mrs Hill and throwing her arms around her leg. Mrs Hill looked down at her daughter and smiled. She picked her daughter and started to headed home.

"Bye Lizzy! Bye Jamie!" Amy called over her mother shoulder.

"Bye!" They called back to her. Mrs Hill walked for about two blocks before talking to her daughter.

"Did you like school!" Mrs Hill asked Amy.

"Yes!" said Amy stuck her thumb in her mouth.

"Did you make any friends!" asked Mrs Hill shifting Amy in her arms.

"Yes!" said Amy. So they arrived at public biosphere, and Mrs Hill put a rapture coin into the machine next to the biosphere. The biosphere doors rattle open and Mrs Hill step into the sub. It didn't take long to get home. The Hills where not rich people. There house was a small room. Where they eat, sleep and in Amy's cause played. Amy started to play with some dolls that where is she small toy box. Mrs Hill went to her private stash of Adam. Mrs Hill was on her 3rd needle when she remember the time. Her husband would be home soon. Mrs Hill rushed to clean up the needles and hide them under the Amy's picture books on coffee table. She quickly started on dinner. Soon she hear the door swing open and squeal from Amy.

"Daddy!" Amy ran forward into her daddy's open arms.

" Hi my princess how your first day!" asked Mr. Hill.

"I made some new friends!" Amy told him proudly.

"Well that good." He smiled lifting her up onto his hip. "How is my lovely wife doing!" he grinned walk over to Mrs. Hill

and pecking her on the cheek.

"I am fine!" Mrs Hill grumbled still high off the Adam. She whipped around and head to the small kitchen set in the back of the room. She pulled the fish out of the small refrigerate. (Which was the cheapest food in rapture.) She chopped the head of the small fish in one swift chop. Mr Hill signed turning his back on his wife and carrying his daughter to the other side of the room. Amy's small bed was intersected smugly into the corner of the room. At the foot of the bed was a wooden toy box that Mr. Hill had bought at the black market. Well in fact most of all of Amy's toy were bought at the black market.

"Look!" Mr Hill reach into the toy box and pulled out a Doll. This Doll was Amy favorite toy for the previous owners had take care of it. The doll had somewhat not tangled black hair and a little stained red dress.

"It's Ruby!" Amy laughed reached out for her doll.

"Oh No!" yelled Mr. Hill as he put the doll just out of reached. "Mrs. Ruby is going to play tag with Mrs. Amy" he exclaimed. Amy knowing this game hurried to her feet.

"Mrs Ruby can't catch me!" she laughed before turning and running. Mr. Hill looked up from her chopping to see the pair have fun. This made her upset. How dare they have fun as she slaved away making dinner. Maybe she want to play tag with Amy. She looked at the knife in her hand. It wouldn't take long to stab Amy. Then she could over power her husband then... WHAT WAS SHE THINK! She shook her head slightly. What made her think this terrible thoughts. Mrs Hill need to get away from these terrible thoughts. Mrs Hill made her way to a bathroom to splash water on to her face,

"Come on!" said Mrs. Hill pulling Amy onto his lap. "Time to learned." he said reach of the pile of children's books a the coffee table,

"But dad I don't want to learn." Amy pouted.

"I know honey, but..." he was distracted when he found the needle that Mrs Hill had hidden earlier. "Honey how about you head to bed early." Amy open her mouth the argue, but was stopped when she her eyes fell abound the needle in his hand.

"Yes, Daddy!" She rushed off to her side of the room. Mrs Hill emerged from the bathroom to see Amy vanish under the covers.

"What wrong Josh!" Mrs Hill asked see the expression on her husband face.

"This!" He held up the needle for her to see. There was pregnant pause between them. Then Mrs Hill spook up.

"Honey I .."

"No I sick of the excuses. Josh growled at his wife. "Lila you're addicted to Adam!"

"I not addicted to Adam!" Lila raised her voice at her husband. "I could stop whenever I wanted to!" "How about NOW! Before It destroy this family." Lila look shocked at the suggestion that she tear this family apart. In her mind she was keep it together.

"I going to finish dinner!" Lila turned her back on her husband and walked to the kitchen side of the room. Josh sighed running his hand through his hair. The conversation was clearly over, soft sobbing pulled his attention to little bump under the covers. AMY! He walked over to her small bed and pulled back the covers to see her tear stain face.

"Oh Honey!" Josh pulled her into a Hug. Times like these he wished he had a bigger house. Then he could send her to her room and she would be trapped here overhearing their conversation.

"Daddy I am scared." whimper Amy.

"Shh.. it will be OK!" he began to rub her back.

"Daddy... will you read me a book."

"Yes... what book?" he didn't need to ask he knew what book she would go for. Amy got off his lap and return with Peter pan held tightly in her hands. Mr Hill took the book from her hands and turned to the first page. "All children, except one grow up."

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From - Time