t stand the deep h

ughters could pull him from h

night. He would arrive at

his wife"s murder. He barel

ed in hi

ever.That was when they lo

all unhappy house at th

ung to each other

the memori

the only way they f

live

ardly spoke tw

ng about something.

girls never failed

their father"s

his room, the girls

flowed the too small

e mess of broken dishes

hands on before

f now?" Seventeen ye

ou

elf about it. Bark m

ump tomorrow and sea

" Twenty-four year-

and turned to face he

e always made do befo

end of the world."

s sake. "Remember wha

with

face like daybreak.

like a game to her

"And we have her joyf

fine. We just hav

mom"s motto.

ful things in the wo

felt with the heart.

rls spoke the

iggled

believed that." She

er to whisper. The

as if it deserved

eed in the same low

st never

et"s go to bed,

ied the single half-b

o Allie could see to

overs, Hella blew out

floor beside the be

the bl

in town had e

e tiny house was wire

nough money to spare

ella whispered into

Allie nodded her head

Hella soon drifted

ing room ticked off

and the facet conti

ew sound pulled Allie

ard it

finger nails b

he shuddered as the s

heard a groaning sound

raping at their wind

ort, except for one f

Allie opened her mou

her dry throat. An in

frozen - feeling te

has once been quoted

r is fear itself- na

ich paralyzes efforts

n in her bed, Allie f

terror that held her

, and unjustified. Th

ly on a bad dream tha

feel that somethin

bly w

what"s

s sleepy voice break

mehow, Hella had sens

ns and

lie whispered. "I he

just feels wrong.

ms around Allie"s tr

safe. I would die befor

to softly sing a s

re. But tonight she

r sister"s arms, All

mbl