TWENTY-THREE

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Anya's Point of View

"Wake up, Mommy! Wake up!" I heard the little voice said. I slowly opened and squinted when the light hits my face. I rubbed my bleary eyes and looked around me.

"Where am I?" I asked the girl in front of me, who was smiling widely.

"Who are you?" I asked her once more. She did not answer my questions. Instead, she bends down a little and kissed me on the cheek. I smiled, the sweetness and the beauty of this child.

"I love you, Mommy," she said and giggled. Mommy? Why did he call me Mommy? She stood up and started walking away from me. I panicked and tried to reach her put, but I couldn't. Something was pulling me.

"W-wait!" I called her, but she suddenly disappeared.

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