unny day filled with laughter co
ver the crashing waves. Her little daughter, Claire, had been all smiles earlier, wearing her pink birthday dress a
ected him to anymore-Clara kept her smile on. She didn't want
the beach. That's when she
e music, the crashing waves-they all seemed t
me the
p scream that mad
from her hand, hitting t
en she
ground near the
ward, her feet moving befo
r might-ran to her daughter. The sand around her wa
in her arms and quickly rushed to the
at, started the car, and sp
from the two-storey building but why? Claire was a sweet, in
daughter. The car seat was soaked wit
d," Clar
her husband's number, but he never picked-not even once
ng on the drive and then s
ire's tiny body to her chest. Her arms ached, but she
ne help!" she cried,
laire down, her hands trembling. Blood was everywhere on the
" Clara managed to say as
ait here," one o
sed against the wall. Her heart thudded so loud she could barely hear anything else. Her ha
n for the worse. Everything felt surreal and if it weren't for the blood
Clara quickly rushed to him, demandin
nk right now. I've ordered it already, but it's going to take some time to get here. Your daughter is in very criti
head. "Yes, my husband's
ht now for a blo
her phone and di
ans
alled
l no
ers were slippery with sweat and dried blood as she hit redial aga
n snapped from
. It was one of his girlfriends.
hoarse. "Let me speak to Ken.
voices and then, in a mocking tone, the woman called out, "Ho
eld her
ough, cold and clear
lau
call
fingers frozen around it. The
from her eyes as the stinging pang of betrayal and helple
s had stopped attending to her. Little Claire
ears at the sight of her daughter in such a helples
lot of blood. We need a donor urgently. Her blood type is ra
laire, her poor daughter, didn't deserve this. She sa
bed. "Mummy's her
st, watching her only child in such a pitiful state, unable to do a
he began gasping for breath. She became
d, gently squeezing h
faint and weak, as she wa
tears as Claire squeezed her hand,
felt it had stopped and suddenly, she felt Claire's hold on her begin to loosen. The loud beeping sound from he