Svetlana's Tragic Death

"Svetlana? Dead? No. It can't be." Six year old Ezra looks up at his mother as she shakes her head. "I can't lie to you. She's gone hun." Why did this have to happen Why? Why? Why? Why? WHY?!" Ezra cries as he heard the tragic news. "I'm sorry but you knew this would happen hunny. We warned you." Ezra's mom said holding him close to her chest. He sobbed for what seemed like hours without end until he cried himself to sleep. Ezra's mom carries him and tucks him into bed. "Hey Marry, how's Svetlana doing?" Travis, Ezra's uncle, asked. "Let's just say today was rough." "I'm sorry to hear that. What's wrong with Ezra? He looks beat." Marry looks down at her son as her brother points to the sleeping boy. "Svetlana, she um." Marry was about to finish her sentence when she was stopped by a sudden lump in her throat. Warm tears streamed out of her eyes and onto her read rosy cheeks. "Sorry sorry. I don't know what came over me." Marry gives a little laugh as she wipes her tears. Travis walks over to give her a hug and wraps Marry in a warm embrace. "She was my kids friend not mine. I have no idea why I'm crying." She hugs back as Travis says "It's ok to cry Marry. We've been friends with her father since junior high. We knew the Odelles way before Leo adopted Svetlana. " Travis to began to cry as he dug his head into his sister's shoulder as he remembered their dead friend. Svetlana's dad died two years before. "Svetlana is gone and she's not coming back." Marry sobbed as Travis stepped back to take it all in. "First her dad now her? She barley even had a life to live." "I know Travis. I know. It was hard to except at first but we both knew what was happening. We both knew the day she got sick." Marry raised her voice to grab her brothers attention. Ezra rustled in his sleep at the loud voice change. Marry holds Ezra's hand as she rubs it with her thumb. Ezra settles down and Travis turns to face the bedroom door. "This can't be happening. Svetlana was a daughter to me. This isn't fair." Travis raises his hand to his face to wipe his teary eyes. "Your right. This isn't fair. This is far from fair but you knew that taking Svetlana in after Leo passed was a risk." Marry said as she walked closer to her brother. "He said that the curse wouldn't get her. They weren't related. The curse wasn't supposed to go on. It should have ended with him." "Travis he said "might". The curse MIGHT stop with him if he adopted her. She MIGHT have a normal life. MIGHT MIGHT MIGHT. That's all this ever was. This was just a chance to get closure. To "save" someone from the impossible." Mary snapped. "Yes they weren't related but look at his parents and their parents. They weren't related but yet they all died!" "True but she wasn't supposed to leave until she turned twenty five. They all died at twenty five!" Travis yelled trying to justify Leo's actions. "Leo forgot what the consequences were! He forgot that if you interfere with the curse they die sooner! He thought that sense Svetlana wasn't his biological child she would live. THAT'S trying to interfere!" Marry cried harder at the thought of the deceased child. " She was only five! Five years old and died!" Travis turned to look at his sister. Marry stood in shock. They stood in silence for two minutes when Travis finally said "Marry I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled. I'm just really upset and-." Travis noticed that Marry was acting strange and possibly not even listening to his apology. "Marry? Hello? Marry will you answer me?!" Travis walked closer to Marry but she just stepped back. Marry opened her mouth and said " Travis, y-your nose is bleeding." Travis reached up to his nose and touched a stream of blood coming from his nostrils. "No, no, no. This can't be happening. Travis? " Marry looked Travis in the eyes. Travis breaths heavily. "This happened to Svetlana after Leo died." "It's begun." "Travis no. Don't say it. Maybe this is a coincidence? " Marry walked over to Ezra's night stand and grabbed a tissue from the tissue box. She went to Travis and put a tissue to his nose. Travis inhales as he says "The curse found it's new host."

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