The day Tangi dissapeared
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 fe
"What have I done? I didn't mean it, Oh God, please bring back my child, help me find her. Relief rushed through my body as if ice was running through my veins! The thoughts of her being dead quickly disappeared and the thoughts of getting another chance to hold her and touch her came storming through. I covered my right hand across my quivering lips. I tried not to alarm Gerald as I rushed into all the rooms in the house. You never know what you got until it's almost gone for good. The adrenaline pumped through my head. I darted out the front door and looked in both directions, searching all of the places she could have gone. And as precious as Tangi is, I know I will never disappoint her again. Suddenly, there was a jolt in the back of my head that sounded like a parachute catching air. She was nowhere to be found! My heart was thudding and my armpits were damp. My mind wanted to believe that she was OK and just hiding but reality wouldn't let that be true. It was one of those horrible moments when automatic recall clicks in and a piece of information pops up like a flash card. Finally, an officer came to the door and asked me questions about Tangilene and at that point the investigation began. An image of a two-year-old that was stoned to death and a little girl beaten and tortured, both bodies lying motionless.
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