Melody Henderson

HER

"Can you tie my shoelaces, please?"

She asked the young girl. The silence continued. the young girl smiles and approached Her and sang a rhyme while tying Her shoelaces.

"First make rabbit ears. Then pass the string through the opening.." The young girl rhymed as continued to tie Her shoelaces. She was watching the young girl curiously.

"A very happy and innocent moment. Don't you think? You wanted the truth to be innocent and happy. You're too peaceful to be true"

the young girl smiled and left home to enjoy the weekend picnic with her family.

"It didn't happen like that.. You know it too."

"Alina sister, can you tie my shoelaces, please?"

The young girl who was playing around with her phone didn't even bother to look at Her.

-"do it yourself."

"The young girl Alina didn't even care about Her before she left the house for the picnic."

***

"Sister, we're going to play in the garden with M?????"

".. All right. Be safe."

The two children looked at each other excitedly. Laughter was heard before they went to play in the garden. Children bring fun, happiness and peace. They are harmless angels. You must not kill them.

-"Who was She .."

Who was She? Who was She? Who was She? Who was She? Who was She? Who was She? Who was She?

"You didn't accept the truth"

"I don't want to play with her." younger brother Drew said. he was looking at Her angrily.

"Stay away from him.."

Deep silence is the answer to everything. People talk without speaking. The silently tells what people wants to say. What a pain..

"You never accepted me."

***

The young girl was listening to her parents' conversations. In a scary time of night, as the moonlight hit the window, her parents were talking about something serious. (?)

"No, we shouldn't kill Her."

"We shouldn't kill Her"

"Kill Her"

"SHE"

Static noise ruined conversation. Her parents suddenly turned to the young girl. Both adults had fearful expressions on their faces. They were dead.

"I know you know that"

"why didn't you stop us"

As both parents ran towards their daughter, the young girl screamed and started to run away.

"But she couldn't escape from me."

***

Mother Nellie did everything to escape her regret. Almost everything.

Nellie had always wanted a luxury vacation on the beach in a different country. What a pathetic request.

Tears flowed from her eyes as she gazed at her reflection in the lake, falling into the water. She suddenly saw HER in the reflection. SHE stood silently next to her, staring at her with HER dead eyes. It was the last thing she had to do to escape her regret.

Mother Nellie did not return home after that day.

***

What do you do when you hear that your mom and dad are planning to kill a child?