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Nikki's Cry

My baby sister, Nikki, splashed in the ocean water and screamed, “Missy! come play with me!”
It was the first time my sister ever came to the beach with me, Marissa, and my family. (My sister called me ‘Missy’ because she couldn’t pronounce ‘Marissa’) It was getting late so we were going to leave the beach soon. She was so happy here, so when my mom said it was time to leave, Nikki started bawling her eyes out.
As I was trying to buckle her up in her car seat, she whined, “Missy, tell mommy that we can stay!” I just whispered, “We’ll be back before you know it, Nik,” and with that, I closed the door and sat next to my mom in the passenger seat of her car.

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