The Seeing

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It was just after two o’clock in the morning when the little girl sat upright in bed, eyes wide and staring, and began to scream.

Ellie Groves, the child’s baby-sitter, scrambled from the big chair where she had been dozing in front of the flickering, sign-off pattern of the television set.

As the sharp screams from the bedroom subsided into a series of desperate sobs, Ellie stumbled across the shadowed living room, calling the child’s name in a voice that revealed her own fear and confusion.

Jessica Mallory, four years and five months old, sat erect on her narrow bed in a tangle of sheets and blankets, an expression of tension and dread on her pale face. A thin, whimpering sound came from her throat and tears filled her staring eyes.

“Jessica! Jessica, what is it?” Ellie said, sitting beside the child and pulling her into her arms.

“They are dead! They’re both dead! My mommy and daddy are dead!”

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