Tired and grouchy, I looked at her and spoke in a grumbled tone, "Yea, So what. Move out of my way."

Curious and confused, Tangi tugged on my jeans, "But Mom, I wanna play."

"Tangilene, LEAVE ME ALONE! GO AWAY! I don't want to be bothered with you right now!'

Tangi is a kid that would have normally gotten the hint and would have come back for my attention later. I turned on the TV and plopped my over-worked body on the couch. I jumped up with a start when I heard the door opened. Gerald, my brother-n-law, walked in the door. I looked at the clock; it was 5:00 PM, and I knew then that I'd dozed off. Still in a daze, I mentally shook myself back into reality. I notice something was different, and my eyes circled the house.

Where is Tangi? She must be taking a nap, I thought to myself as I strolled towards her room. My senses told me something was wrong but, in denial, I proceeded towards her room. I knew that I was going to see her sleeping. I arrived to her room and to my surprise she wasn't there. I could fe

I took a deep breath, calmed myself down and jumped to my feet. By that time, the whole neighborhood had gotten the news. There were about two dozen people scattered all over the block looking for her. I ran up a hill and screamed her name constantly as I looked over the area. Suddenly, there was a jolt in the back of my head that sounded like a parachute catching air. Flump...it opened up. It was one of those horrible moments when automatic recall clicks in and a piece of information pops up like a flash card. The adrenaline pumped through my head. I'd retrieved data from my memory bank. An image of a two-year-old that was stoned to death and a little girl beaten and tortured, both bodies lying motionless. Twenty minutes has passed, and like a lost frustrated parent I ran back down the hill and straight into the house.

At that moment, I realized that I needed her just as much as she needed me. Tangi is a gift from God; she is the world to me. She is what makes my life worth living for me, and without her in my life; life wouldn't have a purpose for me. I thanked god for keeping her safe until we found her. The lesson that I learned from this was all too valuable. You never know what you got until it's almost gone for good. And as precious as Tangi is, I know I will never disappoint her agai

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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)