A little girl smiles as she kicks her legs and soars higher and higher on her new swing. She's been on it almost all day, which is to be expected of something that just got set up. Over the sound of her feet kicking the ground and the crickets chirping, she hears her mom calling from inside. She slows the swing down and hops off.
She takes a few steps towards the house, a grin still plastered on her face. She stoops down and picks up a flower, watching as it withers in a few seconds, before dropping it back down to the ground. Her grin grew wider as she approached the house. She was going to hug Daddy when he got home from work and put her hand on Mommy's shoulder as she weeps at the loss of her husband.
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Short StoryA little girl wants to show her parents just how much she loves them.