A story for Halloween: 'Innocence Burned'
<p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="zombies">zombies</span>, <span word="princesses">princesses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="superheroes">superheroes</span> <span word="yell">yell</span> "<span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="treat">treat</span>!" <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span>, <span word="October">October</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="first">first</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="scary">scary</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="Caty">Caty</span> <span word="Weaver">Weaver</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="horror">horror</span> <span word="story">story</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="Innocence">Innocence</span> <span word="Burned">Burned</span>." <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Cruise">Cruise</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="raining">raining</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="raining">raining</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sephul">Sephul</span> <span word="County">County</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="gray">gray</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="ash">ash</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="ash">ash</span>-<span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="dome">dome</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="prairie">prairie</span> <span word="land">land</span>.</p><p><span word="Carrie">Carrie</span> <span word="Thead">Thead</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="Caleb">Caleb</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sons">sons</span>, <span word="Sam">Sam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Stuart">Stuart</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruins">ruins</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chapel">chapel</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventeen">seventeen</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="leaned">leaned</span> <span word="sideways">sideways</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="angle">angle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dizzy">dizzy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="bothered">bothered</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="there">there</span> – <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hollow">hollow</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="Carrie">Carrie</span> <span word="shivered">shivered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="faster">faster</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blackened">blackened</span> <span word="ruins">ruins</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chapel">chapel</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sucked">sucked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="survived">survived</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="beam">beam</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="horror">horror</span>.</p>
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