Holding the bunny at her side, she grabbed her friend’s hand, guiding him and herself out to the exit where the sirens were already wailing.
Walking out into an early morning, she saw fire trucks, police and ambulance. Working hard at their jobs; shocked to see her. But the only thing she noticed was his hand, along with the rest of him, fading into the sunlight. She raised her hand at the sky, like their very own goodbye. A man in red and yellow swooped her up in his arms and ran from her collapsing home straight to medical, sitting her on the end for attention. A woman scanned her for injuries and spoke words of unknown. The little girl looked straight at the woman with an expressionless face.
“I did it.” Then she smiled and giggled, looking at her stuffed bunny, lifting it to her face and hugging it like a very cheerful child. The woman, speechless.