Incident

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Sean's POV
So today, me and Signe are looking at a Daycare for Tig to go to when we're really busy. She won't be going there everyday but on those days where me and Signe will be very busy and need someone to look after Tig.

Signe had strapped Tig into her car seat and we got in our seats and went on our way.
We arrived and I carried Tig inside. It was beautiful! Very colourful! We met the staff and the manager showed us where Tig would be staying. Tig looked around curiously. We brought her over to a sand box which she instantly got hooked on. We watched her play while talking to the manager.

"So what days will Tig be coming here?" She asked us.
"Well we don't really have a particular day. It's just when we're really busy with our work and Tig needs to be entertained so she's not bored." I say.
She nods.
"Well just bring her whenever you need to." She says.
We thank her and carried on watching Tig playing. Me and Signe decided it would be best if we left Tig here so she could get use to it. But Tig knew what was going on and didn't let go of Signe's hand when we tried to leave.
"You don't want to stay here Tig with all the toys?" I asked her.
She shakes her head.
"Go home." She says.
"We'll pick you up in a few hours, ok?" I say.
She shakes her head again and reaches up for Signe to pick her up. She does and holds her close.
"Look at all the toys Tig. They look fun to play with don't they?" She says to her.
"No...go home now." She says.
"You don't want to stay here and play whilst me and Mummy are working?" I asked her.
"Don't leave Tig." She says as she starts to cry.
"Awh, baby girl." I said and stroked her hair.
Signe kisses her cheek and snuggles her.
"Ok...you can come home with us." I say and kissed her head.
We said goodbye to the manager and went to the car. I strapped Tig in and was about to get in the car when I realised Tig didn't have Woolly with her. I searched the car but he wasn't there. I closed the car door and went up to Signe who was talking on the phone to somebody. She looks at me when she realises the confusion on my face.
"What's up babe?" She asked me.
"Where Woolly?" I asked.
She shrugs her shoulders and looked through her bag to see if she might've placed him in there. She shakes her head. That's when the manager comes out.
"Thank God I got you in time. Tig left her teddy behind." She says, handing me Woolly.
"Oh my god! Thank you so much! Tig would've been heartbroken if we couldn't find him." I say.
"No problem! I'll see you soon!" She says and walks back inside.
It was now 3:00 and was the time when parents came to pick there kids up so we decided to leave. I was about to ask Signe if she was ready to leave when horror struck her face.
"SEAN!" She shouts.
I follow her gaze and saw that the car was slowly started to move backwards. And the worst thing was....Tig was inside by herself. I started to run towards the car but it was parked on a hill which made the whole situation worst. The speed of the car started to go faster to the point it was speeding away from me. I couldn't see Tig's reaction. My heart pounded against my chest. My little girl was inside that car. Parents saw what was happening and started to help me. I was in pure panic by now and was screaming Tig's name. I looked further down the hill to see the edge of a cliff which had a huge lake at the bottom. I prayed to god in my head that the car would stop. I hear Signe scream with terror behind me as she ran after me. Kids were screaming, adults were shouting and I felt like my whole world was gonna end today. Then when I see him.










Mark! He was running beside the car. He was running at the same speed and he jumped on the side of the car. He fights to get the front door open and makes it in. He presses on the break, making the tyres screech and smoke began to form. He swerved the car to see if it would help, but the car kept going. The car was getting closer to the edge and I lost all hope. I was gonna lose my baby girl and best friend in one day. I then saw the car near the edge but it had crashed into a tree. But this tree looked unsteady. We all ran towards it and I saw Mark going into the back to unstrap Tig from her car seat. I hear the tree cracking as it was starting to break apart and go straight into the river. Mark grabs Tig and attempted to open the door. But it was jammed due to the tree. We all pitched in and tried to get them both out. The tree was cracking quickly and both the tree and the car was gonna go down in any minute. We had no choice but to smash the front window. A man had gotten into his boot and gotten out a shovel. He tells Mark to take cover and smashes the glass. All of a sudden, the tree goes crashing down which caused the back of the car to slowly follow it. Mark pushes Tig out and I grab her. She was in tears, with cuts, with Woolly close to her chest. I reached my hand out for Mark and he grabs it. Everybody else grabbed onto his other arm and we all tried our best to pull him out. Suddenly, the car fell off the cliff, almost dragging Mark with it but we all managed to get him out and he fell to the floor. I crouched down.
"Mark! Are you okay?" I asked him.
He nods.
"Yeah! I'm fine. Is Tig okay?" He asked.
I looked at her. She was shaking with fear. I cuddled her close.
"It's over baby...you're alright!" I say.
"Thank you so much Mark!"
"You're welcome! I'm just glad I got here in time!" He sees.
"Sean?" I hear Signe shout.
I turn and she ran straight into my arms. She sobs when she sees Tig and takes her into her arms.
"Baby girl!" She says.
We all hugged. Signe kisses Tig over and over again which made Tig smile.
"We're sorry about your car." A woman said.
"Screw the car. As long as my baby is ok." I say.
Everybody cheered and clapped. Thank you so much Mark!

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