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"if the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them."
Friday, November 1st. Baltimore, Maryland
Saige Cartier | 15
"Bye Mrs. Whitfield. Thanks again for the ride home!" I told one of my dance teammates' mom while getting out of the car.
"Don't mention it baby. Say hello to your parents for me"
"Of course" I replied with a smile.
I grabbed my dance bag and water bottle before walking up to the front door of my two story house. I felt the chilly November breeze hit my face before I began to dig into my dance bag in search for my house keys.
"Ugh" I mumbled to myself when I felt the realization that I left my house keys on the dresser in my room.
I started to knock on the door but was caught off guard when the front door began to open on the first knock. I noticed that the door was already slightly open and the lock was messed up like someone had broken in.
I slowly began to walk into my house with a confused look on my face as I noticed the muddy footprints that followed into the hallway where me, my parents and my sister Siyah bedroom's were.
I knocked first before entering Siyah's room and began to panic when I couldn't find my sister.
"Siyah" I lowly called out.
After I called her name for a second time, I heard a thump noise coming from the closet. I took small footsteps before yanking the closet door open, revealing my younger sister curled up in a ball trembling with one arm up to cover her face.
"Please don't hurt me! Please." Siyah yelled with both eyes still shut in pure terror.
"Siyah it's me! Saige!" I replied.
Siyah's eyes shot open noticing a bit of relief filling her body once she saw me standing in front of her.
"Saige someone broke in! I think something happened to mama and daddy!" Siyah yelled falling into her sisters arms.
"What?! What happened?!" I replied with confusion.
"I was laying down watching tv, when I heard a glass break and then I heard them both screaming until two gunshots went off and then it stopped"
