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Emberr’s Pages (continued)                                                                                                                                        Gabby’s Pages





            no longer with them…                                                FIFTEEN YEARS LATER

            Addley thought they were just sleeping.  She had no idea of the     Addley moved into the same lighthouse that her aunt and uncle had
            truth, but one look at Jordan’s face told her everything.  She burst   lived in many years ago. That was in the year 1955.  Addley’s hus-                                                  Gabby’s Photo Selection:
            into tears. Jordan grabbed her hand and they left. The next two     band’s name was Deven. He was twenty five years old. Addley was
            months went by as a blur. Some sleeping and some eating, but most-  twenty three, and they had six kids. Deven’s first wife had passed                                                     ROCKY SHORE
            ly tears were shed…                                                 away three years earlier. Deven’s first born was named Mia, who                                                        “I like this photo because it’s unique and pretty.  And I
                                                                                was thirteen. His second born was named Leo, who was ten and                                                           chose this photo because it’s like an old photo.”
            But then was the funeral. Keira’s first birthday had passed and Ad-  his third was named Caylus, who was nine.  Addley’s first born was
            dley and Jordan knew that their parents had a big plan for the party.  named Olive, who was five, and then she had twin baby identical

            At the funeral the ground was wet not only from the rain but also   girls, Kassie and Ausia.
            the tears.                                                          One night while Deven was away on business, Addley was trying to
                                                                                sleep.  She heard screams coming from the kids’ room upstairs. She
                                                                                ran upstairs, burst through the door and saw Mia holding Kassie
            THREE YEARS LATER                                                   and Ausia.  Leo, Caylus and Olive were pointing at a blueish figure
                                                                                in the middle of the room. The kids were curled up in a ball in the
            Addley, now eight years old, Jordan twelve and Keira four, they     corner shaking.
            moved into a lighthouse with their aunt and uncle, after they lost
            their grandma and grandpa to a terrible fire. Their aunt and un-    The figure turned around and looked at Addley, then stopped and
            cle refused to talk about their parents, but Jordan and Addley told   went up to her. She put her hand to the side of Addley’s face, them
            Keira all about their parents.  Sometimes they cried, sometimes they  another figure appeared and hugged her.  Then Addley said…
            laughed…                                                            Mom…Dad.

            The lighthouse they lived in was called Sheringham Lighthouse and
            it was built right above the place where Mr. and Mrs. Jones bodies
            were found after the crash.  You would think that the kids would    THE END
            remember a place where they lost their parents, but they chose to
            block that from their memory…




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