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dot com Now want to hear a scary story? First
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thing in the morning. Every morning Grace went to see
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her son, she'd plant to kiss and hold his chin
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and remind him how much she loved him. Sometimes she'd
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sing to him or tell him a story. Mommy's here,
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she would say, even though he couldn't hear her. She
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had moved with Paul across the country into a tiny
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apartment she didn't like. They'd only dated a few weeks,
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but he tore her away from everyone she knew for
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a number of reasons. Most of the people she'd loved
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throughout her life had disappeared. Only a few months after
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they'd settled into the new place. Paul disappeared too, and
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Grace was alone to grieve a relationship that never was.
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She worked long hours to barely cover the rent and
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ached for connection. Calls back home went unreturned, and the
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dark blanket of loneliness grew heavier with each day spent
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on her own. She couldn't blame them for ignoring her,
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after all. She disappeared several weeks after Paul had gone.
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The apartment began to rock back and forth like a
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great ship riding the waves of the storm. Grace stumbled
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to the toilet just in time, wretching into the bowl
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and finally calming the waters. Never in her life had
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she dealt with nausea like this, and she began to
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suspect what she assumed would be impossible. Yet the test
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confirmed it. She was pregnant. By some wild chance, Paul
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had left something behind, after all, so Grace did everything
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to prepare both herself and her home for the impending arrival.
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She'd give this child the life she'd never had and
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fill their days with love. He arrived that winter right
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on schedule, and the birth was quick and easy. Grace
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and Christopher spent their first two years learning and growing
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and loving together. She did everything to show that he
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could trust her and love her and she would never disappear.
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But that's a promise he couldn't make. In return, a
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short bout of illness escalated rapidly, and the poor boy
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lost his life without ever setting foot in the hospital.
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Grace begged him to open his eyes, or to smile anything.
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The boy was gone, but she wasn't ready to let
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him go. Grace tucked him into bed, kissing his cold forehead,
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and hurried to the library. She immersed herself in ancient
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rituals and texts, visiting occult shops across the city and
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reading handwritten notes and translations. She studied black magic and
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witchcraft along the way. Those she spoke with warned the
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possible dangers ahead, but Grace wouldn't listen. With only a
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few days of his passing, she'd located one of the
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last remaining copies of a long forgotten book of dark
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magic and worked through every page. Some were illegible, while
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others were scribbled with updates and additional notes. Finally, she
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found a conjuring spell that seemed to offer what she desired.
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Grace could never explain how she did it, but somehow
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it worked. She guided Christopher's faint, lost soul back to
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his body. His eyes opened, and he smiled. The mother
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and son embraced and danced and laughed and ran and played.
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Grace overwhelmed and nearly giddy. Could she simply pretend it
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never happened? And could the rules of the underworld really
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be so plain? The boy didn't seem to remember anything,
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and she preferred it that way. She wanted him to
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live the carefree life a child deserves, without the weight
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of the world on his shoulders. Each night, they fell asleep,
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cuddled together in bed as Grace read aloud from his
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favorite book. She was so happy, so content here in
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her home was an angel on earth. But on their
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fourth day together, Grace stepped from the bedroom to begin
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the coffee and returned to wake her son. She found
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the room stale, nearly rancid. Plugging her nose, she rushed
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to the window. Inhaling the fresh air from outside. The
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noise caused Christopher to wake, and he sat up with
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a loud smile. Without even trying, Grace displayed one to match.
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They'd start their day with a walk in the park.
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Hand in hand, they wandered in the winter sun. Each
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time they came upon a group of children, Grace would
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introduce her son and ask if they wanted to play,
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but every time the kids politely declined with wide eyes.
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As they continued their stroll, they came upon a bench,
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Grace lifted Christopher to sit next to her and looked
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at him in the sunlight. His face was pale, almost
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completely without color, and beginning to sink. His nose was
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running heavily. She removed his scarf, wiping the dribble away,
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but the skin of his upper lip began to pull
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away too. Christopher winced in pain, but held still. She
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looked around. Why was everyone staring? They'd better get home
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for lunch. He sat like such a good boy while
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she made a large pot of noodles, but didn't have
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an appetite when it came time to eat. As she
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drew him a bath, he began to vomit, heaving red
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and brown and green and black into the toilet bowl.
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Grace covered her mouth. She didn't want to scream. Finally,
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he stopped and fell to the floor with exhaustion. She
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picked him up, hushing his cries, and put him in
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the bath, returning with a cloth to wash his face.
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She dipped it into the warm water and began to
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wipe away the vomit. She had barely made contact with
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his cheek when a lar chunk of skin slipped off
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and plopped into the water, instantly turning the entire bath read.
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Now she couldn't help but scream. She slammed the bathroom
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door behind her as her child gurgled and wailed with
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a trembling voice. She called back inside to her son,
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promising that she'd be right back. She hurried to her
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room and took a box from under her bed, placing
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the giant rotting book from inside it on to her covers.
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She flipped to the page she had bookmarked and read
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everything to herself again and again. Finally, she realized what
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she had misunderstood. Grace had never brought her son back
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to life. She had simply brought his soul back to
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his body. She returned to the bathroom and wrapped what
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was left of her child in a towel, carrying him
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back to his room, and she continued loving him and
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comforting him as his body swelled and leaked and decayed,
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taking with him everything but the bones. She only hoped
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he didn't feel it much. Grace pored over the book
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again and studied several others. She returned to the shops
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and the library and experts, but nobody had any answers.
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Before she was willing to do anything for her son
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to be alive. Now she'd do anything to let him rest.
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Weeping into disguise, she begged the powers above to collect
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his soul, but it was too late. Grace had cheated death,
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and her punishment was to keep what she stole. Weeks later,
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she gathered his bones and placed them into his old
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basinet in the corner of her room. She tuck them
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into the blanket along with a toy, and made sure
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he was most comfortable. Sometimes at night she could hear
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the bones knocking against each other, and she knew that
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he hadn't disappeared. First thing in the morning, every morning
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Grace went to see her son. She'd planned to kiss
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and hold his chin and remind him how much she
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loved him. Mommy's here, she would say, even though he
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couldn't hear her, for he was only bones. Mommy's here,
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told by Shannon Lee Webber.
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Thank you for joining us around the fire. For more
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information or to make a donation, please visit random actnetwork
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dot com Now want to hear a scary story? First
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thing in the morning. Every morning Grace went to see
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00:00:35.840 --> 00:00:39.359
her son, she'd plant to kiss and hold his chin
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00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:43.679
and remind him how much she loved him. Sometimes she'd
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sing to him or tell him a story. Mommy's here,
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she would say, even though he couldn't hear her. She
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had moved with Paul across the country into a tiny
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apartment she didn't like. They'd only dated a few weeks,
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but he tore her away from everyone she knew for
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a number of reasons. Most of the people she'd loved
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throughout her life had disappeared. Only a few months after
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they'd settled into the new place. Paul disappeared too, and
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Grace was alone to grieve a relationship that never was.
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She worked long hours to barely cover the rent and
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ached for connection. Calls back home went unreturned, and the
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dark blanket of loneliness grew heavier with each day spent
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on her own. She couldn't blame them for ignoring her,
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after all. She disappeared several weeks after Paul had gone.
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The apartment began to rock back and forth like a
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great ship riding the waves of the storm. Grace stumbled
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to the toilet just in time, wretching into the bowl
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and finally calming the waters. Never in her life had
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she dealt with nausea like this, and she began to
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suspect what she assumed would be impossible. Yet the test
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confirmed it. She was pregnant. By some wild chance, Paul
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had left something behind, after all, so Grace did everything
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to prepare both herself and her home for the impending arrival.
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She'd give this child the life she'd never had and
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fill their days with love. He arrived that winter right
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on schedule, and the birth was quick and easy. Grace
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and Christopher spent their first two years learning and growing
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and loving together. She did everything to show that he
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could trust her and love her and she would never disappear.
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But that's a promise he couldn't make. In return, a
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short bout of illness escalated rapidly, and the poor boy
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lost his life without ever setting foot in the hospital.
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Grace begged him to open his eyes, or to smile anything.
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The boy was gone, but she wasn't ready to let
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him go. Grace tucked him into bed, kissing his cold forehead,
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and hurried to the library. She immersed herself in ancient
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rituals and texts, visiting occult shops across the city and
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reading handwritten notes and translations. She studied black magic and
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witchcraft along the way. Those she spoke with warned the
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possible dangers ahead, but Grace wouldn't listen. With only a
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few days of his passing, she'd located one of the
48
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last remaining copies of a long forgotten book of dark
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00:04:13.520 --> 00:04:20.360
magic and worked through every page. Some were illegible, while
50
00:04:20.399 --> 00:04:26.040
others were scribbled with updates and additional notes. Finally, she
51
00:04:26.199 --> 00:04:30.160
found a conjuring spell that seemed to offer what she desired.
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Grace could never explain how she did it, but somehow
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00:04:38.000 --> 00:04:44.399
it worked. She guided Christopher's faint, lost soul back to
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his body. His eyes opened, and he smiled. The mother
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and son embraced and danced and laughed and ran and played.
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Grace overwhelmed and nearly giddy. Could she simply pretend it
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never happened? And could the rules of the underworld really
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be so plain? The boy didn't seem to remember anything,
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and she preferred it that way. She wanted him to
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live the carefree life a child deserves, without the weight
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of the world on his shoulders. Each night, they fell asleep,
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cuddled together in bed as Grace read aloud from his
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favorite book. She was so happy, so content here in
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her home was an angel on earth. But on their
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00:05:47.399 --> 00:05:50.920
fourth day together, Grace stepped from the bedroom to begin
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the coffee and returned to wake her son. She found
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00:05:55.279 --> 00:06:00.879
the room stale, nearly rancid. Plugging her nose, she rushed
68
00:06:00.920 --> 00:06:05.120
to the window. Inhaling the fresh air from outside. The
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00:06:05.199 --> 00:06:08.000
noise caused Christopher to wake, and he sat up with
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a loud smile. Without even trying, Grace displayed one to match.
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They'd start their day with a walk in the park.
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Hand in hand, they wandered in the winter sun. Each
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time they came upon a group of children, Grace would
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introduce her son and ask if they wanted to play,
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but every time the kids politely declined with wide eyes.
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As they continued their stroll, they came upon a bench,
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Grace lifted Christopher to sit next to her and looked
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00:06:42.920 --> 00:06:47.959
at him in the sunlight. His face was pale, almost
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00:06:48.000 --> 00:06:55.000
completely without color, and beginning to sink. His nose was
80
00:06:55.120 --> 00:07:00.240
running heavily. She removed his scarf, wiping the dribble away,
81
00:07:01.120 --> 00:07:03.839
but the skin of his upper lip began to pull
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00:07:03.879 --> 00:07:09.720
away too. Christopher winced in pain, but held still. She
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looked around. Why was everyone staring? They'd better get home
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for lunch. He sat like such a good boy while
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she made a large pot of noodles, but didn't have
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an appetite when it came time to eat. As she
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drew him a bath, he began to vomit, heaving red
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00:07:30.920 --> 00:07:34.800
and brown and green and black into the toilet bowl.
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Grace covered her mouth. She didn't want to scream. Finally,
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he stopped and fell to the floor with exhaustion. She
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picked him up, hushing his cries, and put him in
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the bath, returning with a cloth to wash his face.
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She dipped it into the warm water and began to
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wipe away the vomit. She had barely made contact with
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his cheek when a lar chunk of skin slipped off
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and plopped into the water, instantly turning the entire bath read.
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Now she couldn't help but scream. She slammed the bathroom
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door behind her as her child gurgled and wailed with
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a trembling voice. She called back inside to her son,
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promising that she'd be right back. She hurried to her
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00:08:24.360 --> 00:08:26.759
room and took a box from under her bed, placing
102
00:08:26.800 --> 00:08:30.199
the giant rotting book from inside it on to her covers.
103
00:08:30.959 --> 00:08:34.080
She flipped to the page she had bookmarked and read
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00:08:34.320 --> 00:08:40.759
everything to herself again and again. Finally, she realized what
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00:08:40.879 --> 00:08:46.360
she had misunderstood. Grace had never brought her son back
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00:08:46.399 --> 00:08:51.840
to life. She had simply brought his soul back to
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his body. She returned to the bathroom and wrapped what
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00:08:57.000 --> 00:09:01.159
was left of her child in a towel, carrying him
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back to his room, and she continued loving him and
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comforting him as his body swelled and leaked and decayed,
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taking with him everything but the bones. She only hoped
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he didn't feel it much. Grace pored over the book
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again and studied several others. She returned to the shops
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and the library and experts, but nobody had any answers.
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Before she was willing to do anything for her son
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to be alive. Now she'd do anything to let him rest.
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Weeping into disguise, she begged the powers above to collect
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his soul, but it was too late. Grace had cheated death,
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and her punishment was to keep what she stole. Weeks later,
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she gathered his bones and placed them into his old
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basinet in the corner of her room. She tuck them
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into the blanket along with a toy, and made sure
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he was most comfortable. Sometimes at night she could hear
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the bones knocking against each other, and she knew that
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he hadn't disappeared. First thing in the morning, every morning
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Grace went to see her son. She'd planned to kiss
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and hold his chin and remind him how much she
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loved him. Mommy's here, she would say, even though he
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couldn't hear her, for he was only bones. Mommy's here,
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told by Shannon Lee Webber.
