“Mommy!” The six year old petite girl screamed at her parent as she was carried down the stone pathway towards the gate by to strange men.

“Teli! No! Please bring my baby back!” Her mom yelled giving futile attempts to break the hold another man had on her.

“Listen here! You have no right to take our child. I do not care what you found or believe. She is our daughter.” Her bound father’s words did not go unheard, but the men did not listen. Teli’s cries echoed.

“We will get our daughter back! I promise you if I have to hunt you all down myself!”

“Daddy!!” Teli’s voice was drowned out by the sound of the gun shots. She watched as his lifeless form was allowed to fall to the dusty ground. Tears streamed down the little girls face. She didn’t understand the gravity of the situation, but she knew it was bad. Death was something she had yet to comprehend.

“Trent! Please! Don’t do this! Just let us live in peace.” Her mother’s plea reached her ears, but the man’s reply was covered by his fatal shots.

Feelings filled the small six year old, Emotions that she couldn’t explain. It was like jumping into a pool of ice water naked. She felt as if all the joy in the world was ripped from her soul. It was as if she could never be happy again. She stared a little while at the still forms of her parents before they took her out of the gate.