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A Story Of A Short Story

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The knock at the door startled Dana. She set the Bible she was reading aside, stood, and approached the door. “Mrs. Destiny?” A mans voice sounded. The woman opened the door. An aged man stood before her, with an envelop in his hands. “I’m afraid...” he sighs “We are... truly sorry for your loss. Mr. Bryan was a good solider, always there when you needed him.” He placed his hand on her shoulder, and handed Destiny the envelope. She stood there, the morning sun beating down on her. The wife’s hands shook as she struggled to open the letter. It had been hours after the anonymous man had given her her husbands death notification. She would now be a widow. Destiny wept for many hours, and realized her children were still sleeping. She would have to tell them. She kneeled to the ground, her hands gripping the carpet viciously, as she wept and turned to the Lord for answers. The day following, the unexpected happed yet again. In an mostly uninhabited area of land in the scorching Arizona temperatures lay two houses. One, belonged to a wed couple- Destiny and Bryan. The other, A young couple with an infant. They lived countless miles from any city. Disaster struck in the form of a sandstorm. After digging their way from the basement ruins, the family looked upon what was left of their house. Dana, what Bryan used to call his wife, made sure her children were okay. “Nick, Haley,” Destiny said studying her neighbors house remains, “stay here and check the car.” Dana walked over to Joyce and Bobs house. She saw they were all okay, and walked a short distance back to her own children. Nick steps towards her, “The car won’t start, the engines ruined from the storm.” She looked back over to her neighbors as they approached. “Our vehicles are useless. We can’t stay here, not with Grey.” Grey began to cry as Joyce cradled him. Dana quietly asked the Lord for aid as she marched to what was once her house. She scummed the remains for anything useful. A similar book, her Bible caught her eye. She picked it up amazed, and thanked her savior. Hours later, they found themselves heading towards a city. Haley tap her mother on the shoulder. “I have this bottle of water with me.” Without thinking he took it, and gave

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