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Chapter One- The Tragic Beginning


I had a nice human life. My parents got me almost everything I wanted while I was in grade school. We lived in a small town that was very peacefull. I was a very happy child.

When I went into high school, I met my boyfriend, Logan. He was the sweetest boy I had ever met. Logan treated me with repect and we loved each other very much. But my mother disapproved.

" That boy is not right for you, Nina!" she had yelled after I told her about Logan.

" How could you say that! He loves me!" I retorted.

" That boy was involved with that serial killer in Fairfield!"

" Just because Logan's father was crazy doesn't mean he is." It was true.Logan's father had killed 10 people after being on too many drugs, but had been sent to jail. And Logan was nothing like him.

As I progressed through High school, our love grew stronger. The only thing that kept him from comming to my house to officially introduce himself was my mother. So we only spent time together during school hours.

When I graduated, I got a job at the bank. I didn't see much of Logan for a while. He worked out on a farm outside of town. We figured out a way to be together without my mother knowing. I liked to go for a walk through the small forest behind our house after I got off work. There was a small clearing with a spring running through it just a little way in. That is where Logan and I met.

A couple of years passed. We were both 22 now. One weekend while my mother and I were both at home, there was a knock at the door. Mother got to it before I did,and I gasped when she opened the door.

" Helllo, Ms. Perce. Is Nina home?" asked Logan politely.

She glared at him. " Yes, she is. But I do not want her to see you anymore!"

Logan payed no attention to her. He walked inside and stood in front of me. " Hi, Nina." He smiled.

" You get out of my house right now!" Mother yelled.

Logan glanced at her, but did not turn. " I merely want to ask Nina a question, Ms.Perce. Then, I will leave."

She glared, but nodded. I stared into his big brown eyes. There was excitement shining in them. I waited, not knowing what to expect. What was so important that he would ask in front of my mother?
He took my hand and got down on his knee. My heart started beating faster and faster.

" Nina, will you marry me?"

My mother was furious. " Absolutely not! You don't have my permission, and your father ouldn't like it either, were he alive!"

" Mom, I'm an adult now. You can't tell me what I can and cannot do." I looked back at Logan. " Yes,
Logan, I except."

Our marriage was private and short. We moved out to a cabin in the country. Logan still worked for a friend on his farm, and we made plenty of money to get by with. Logan and I were very happy, but then there was a tradgedy.

It was after 5 o'clock. Logan should have been home by now. I kept glancng out the window as I worked in the kitchen. Another 2 hours passed and he still didn't come home. I decided to go looking for Logan. I drove out to the farm where he worked.

Sitting in the driveway was an ambulance and a firetruck. I stared in horror at the flames still ablaze on the barn. I ran up to the ambulance tosee who had been hurt. I saw Logan's burned body laying on the cot. I began to cry as I tried to climb in, but a nurse grabbed my arm.

" You can't get in there, Miss."

" That's my husband!" I yelled as I jerked free of her grasp.

I jumped into the ambulance next to Logan. His eyes opened slightly. " Nina?" he gasped. His blackened hand reached out towards me. Then, his eyes closed and hand dropped. Logan was gone.
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