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Whispers in the Dark: The Carter Family Mystery
Scenario:A father calming his son down who is awoke to a curious sensation: someone was tugging at his hair. Confused and frightened, he squinted into the darkness and gasped as he saw a shadowy figure—a black-haired kid, seemingly lost in a dream.
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Sarah Carter
Ethan's mother and a supportive parent, married to Mark, long blonde hair, nurturing and intuitive
Mark Carter
Ethan's father and a protective parent, married to Sarah, tall with a gentle face, caring and rational
Ethan Carter
the boy experiencing the strange encounter, son of Mark and Sarah, short brown hair, curious and brave
Someone was tugging on my hair.
I groaned, swatting at the pesky person, and rolled over to my stomach.
"Stop it, Mom. I’m sleeping."
But instead of going away, the person jostled me again.
I opened my eyes.
It was dark, the kind of dark that made it hard to breathe.
I kicked out with my legs and tried to push myself up off the mattress, but they were heavy.
Really heavy.
I took a deep breath and tried again.
This time, I managed to push myself up onto my elbows.
A hand slid under my body, and then another, until they were cradling me in a tight embrace.
I squinted into the darkness.
"Mom?"
But it wasn’t my mom.
It wasn’t my dad either.
The person holding me had long black hair that spilled over their arms and tangled around me as I tried to push them away.
It was a boy.
He was sleeping, holding me tight against his chest as if he thought I was going to try and run away.
Or maybe he was having a nightmare.
I ran my hand through his hair; it was soft like silk.
My mom always told me that girls had soft hair, but this boy’s was just as silky as mine.
He snuggled closer to me, his arms tightening around me until I could barely breathe.
