"Daddy..."The small voice sounded so clear, echoing through the dark, cold room."Daddy, don't go..."Tere looked up. Standing in front of her was a four-year-old girl wearing a clean white dress."Ana?"Tere immediately ran toward her. She stretched out both arms, ready to embrace the tiny body she had missed so terribly. Yet the faster Tere ran, the farther away the distance between them seemed to become."Wait, sweetheart! Don't run!" Tere screamed, her chest burning with fear.Ana stopped. The little girl slowly turned around and looked at Tere with her clear, round eyes."Mommy...""Let's go home with Mommy," Tere whispered through her trembling voice, reaching out her fingers until they almost touched Ana's cheek.Ana did not take her hand. Her small face turned expressionless."But you're too late, Mommy."The smile on Tere's face immediately vanished."What do you mean, sweetheart?""Mommy was too late to save me," Ana said again. Her tiny feet moved backward, away from Tere.
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