" Did someone hurt Brownie? " she asked him, still sitting on my lap.

" Claire honey, this is not the perfect moment to ask questions. " Cari told her.

" No Mrs Cari, it's totally okay. We can explain to Mrs Claire what has happened, if that's okay with you of course. " he said.

Explaining to Claire what happened to me at the accident right at that moment, was perfect. She is just a baby and won't understand much but it won't be bad for her to know. It's not something that I hide and it's not something that Claire shouldn't know. It happened and now I'm here.

" Mr Hunter is right baby. " I turned to look at Cari.

" Shan, you don't have to. " Cari became worried, I could understand it by the tone of her voice.

" Do you want me to tell you what happened? " I looked at Claire and she immediately nodded.

" Well, when I was a little girl- "

" Like me? " she asked me.

" I was a little older than you. "

" How old were you? "

" I was 9 years old. "

                                  FLASHBACK
                           9-year-old Shannon

I am so bored. I can't do this homework, it's difficult and I'm 9 years old. Why do they make us solve such difficult math problems?

I left my bedroom and went downstairs. I heard screaming voices from the kitchen. Mom and dad are fighting again?

" No, that's your fault!!! " dad screamed to my mom.

" It's always my fault!! " Mom turned her back to him.

" Don't you dare turn your back to me! " he screamed, grabbing mom by the shoulders.

" Dad! " I stopped him.

They both turned and looked at me.

" Hey, honey why don't you go upstairs? " dad said coming to me.

" No, don't touch me! " I screamed, running at the door. I got out of the house, crossing the rode running.

" Shannon!!! " I heard Casey screaming from the balcony.

It was too late.

I felt the heavy metal of the front of the moving car on my chest, I feel like my lungs are crushed. I laid down on the ground, my head hit hard on the road.

" Shannon!!! " Casey hysterically screamed again coming to me. I see her, it's just blurry. I can't breath, there's no air.

" What the hell?! " the driver said. "  Shit! " he hissed and turned the engine back on. I could hear him mumbling and cussing, he then turned around and drove away.

" She is not fucking breathing!!! Dad!! " Casey screamed once again and then everything went black.

                           END OF FLASHBACK

" Did they find the bad man that hurt you? " Claire asked me. Her expressions had changed, she was clearly sad.

" That's why we are here. To find the bad man. " I explained once again to the little girl.

" I do not like it when you are hurt Brownie. When you are hurt, I am sad. And mommy is sad too. She do not like it when you are hurt too. " Claire melt my heart once again.

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