Unforgettable Moment by Adeeb Shukri

    The blankets of sparkling stars were shining in the endless dark sky as the apple of my heart, James and I with our sweet little Grace were sitting on the grass in our backyard. The breeze that night was amazingly calming. Out of the blue, I heard a smashing sound and a scream of a woman from Grace's room. It was more shocking to find out that both, my husband and my child disappeared. 

    After I was able to calm myself down, I hurriedly rushed to Grace's room just to discover pieces of broken mirrors were scattering everywhere and the lifeless bodies of my husband and Grace. James' neck was like being sliced by one of the mirror pieces. I was startled by the devastating scene and could not believe my eyes.

    Out of sudden, everything became blurry and I passed out. When I opened my eyes, I was on my bed. For just a moment, I thought everything was just a dream but then a child's scream caught me off guard. I opened the curtain and the bloody crescent moon was shining in the sky. I knew something was not right. I quickly went to Grace's room and she was in pain, grasping for air because an unknown entity was choking her,

    Without thinking twice, I grabbed the broom stick and tried to hit the entity but it was futile since he was too strong. Out of my consciousness, he lifted me in the air with his muscular hands and slammed me to the mirror. I groaned in pain. James! That moment, all the pain was gone and my heart was shattered into pieces when I discovered it was James.

    "I have put up with this child for so long but why can't you love me and only me in this world?" He looked sad for a moment then his face changed. He snickered just like every villain in the movies we have seen. 

    "You already knew my secret, now you must die!"

    He dashed towards me with a knife in his right hand. I could not think of anything except to save myself. I grabbed the mirror piece and sliced his throat before he could lay his hand on me. Trembling, I sat with blood all over me contemplating about what had just occurred. What happened to our beautiful, small family? I despised the fate more than anything else and I would never forget that moment until my last breath.