As soon as I opened the door there she was her happy face greeted me at the door. She clapped her hands and, jumped up and down with excitement, "Mommy, Mommy, you're home. Yaa...!"
             Tired and grouchy, I looked at her and spoke in a grumbled tone, "Yea, So what. Move out of my way."
             Curious and confused, Tangi tugged on my jeans, "But Mom, I wanna play."
             "Tangilene, LEAVE ME ALONE! GO AWAY! I don't want to be bothered with you right now!'
             Tangi is a kid that would have normally gotten the hint and would have come back for my attention later. I turned on the TV and plopped my over-worked body on the couch. I jumped up with a start when I heard the door opened. Gerald, my brother-n-law, walked in the door. I looked at the clock; it was 5:00 PM, and I knew then that I'd dozed off. Still in a daze, I mentally shook myself back into reality. I notice something was different, and my eyes circled the house.
             Where is Tangi? She must be taking a nap, I thought to myself as I strolled towards her room. My senses told me something was wrong but, in denial, I proceeded towards her room. I knew that I was going to see her sleeping. I arrived to her room and to my surprise she wasn't there. I could feel my body temperature rise. I tried not to alarm Gerald as I rushed into all the rooms in the house. She was nowhere to be found! My heart was thudding and my armpits were damp. Then, I panicked and went into hysterics, "Gerald have you seen Tangi!" He looked at me in shock and immediately rushed out the back door and called her name repeatedly.
             I darted out the front door and looked in both directions, searching all of the places she could have gone. I searched the basement, my yard and my neighbor's yard. She was nowhere to be found. I dropped to my knees and called my baby's name. Tears poured from my eyes all kinds of thoughts, guilt and emotions surged through my mind. "What have I done? I did
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