mom Claire
my heart raced as I listened to the
silence praying that it hadn't been my
mind
it couldn't be Claire that's impossible
it had been nearly 20 years now mom is
that really you I swallowed there was
just no way whoever this is I want you
to know it's not funny mom
I swear it's me I've been trying to find
you and dad for so long please you need
to come pick me up who's that
I cut the receiver my whole body was
shaking it's her
give me that he stared at the receiver
for what felt like forever
can't be hello dad
Claire dad please you need to come and
get me I know what happened and I
forgive you
I really forgive you just let me come
home
Claire where are you it's dark there's
the diesel again I'm so scared dad David
moved the phone away from his ear and
placed it slowly on the landline dog
ending the call this only made the
not her it wasn't Claire it couldn't be
we buried her in the backyard 20 years
ago we'd made sure she was dead gone
that child had never done any good
and that's exactly what scared me the
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