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Impending dread and horror surges over you for a moment before sizzling down as the memory faded in.
You sit in the cabin of a ferris wheel overlooking a large expanse of land built up for childhood wonder and dreams, a sea of lights as far as it could reach, expanding all the way to the coast. You can see yourself in the reflection of the window, smiling, next to you a small girl and across on the other bench a man reaching about middle aged. Your daughter excitedly pointed out things here or there that entertained her curiosity and wonder when she pointed out something new and odd asking you what it was. You aren’t sure but from the distance it looks like a large explosion had erupted at the pier along the coast line. Your husband also looked out the window but now with a strained expression before declaring “We need to go.” Trying to console him went by in a blur. You can hear him muttering, having a distant conversation with the ride operator who just stood, looking away and also completely distracted. Eventually the Ferris wheel slowly started to turn one by one. “This isn't going fast enough, we're going to climb.” he declared before busting open the door and used a scarf out of his bag of holding to help his daughter hold on to him more securely and started climbing down. “William!” You screamed at him, “Are you mad?!?!?” You yelled absolutely terrified and in his attempt to be encouraging replied “It's all in the name my dear.” But he never stopped his descent.
Terrified and carefully following your husband's movements down, the 3 of you reached the ground faster than what the ride operator was moving. Some people were confused but your husband led the two of you through the crowds back to the City hall. It wasn’t easy with the distance and thickening crowds, especially after tremors shook the entire carnival began to wreck with tremors and more people wanting to leave.
Fear kept your adrenaline going to have the strength to push through the crowd making sure your daughter was safe and she wasn't pushed out of your arms.
Just when you were almost there, your husband stopped for a moment and grabbed you by your shoulders so you looked at him. Pulling something out of his pocket, he pulled out the compass, keyring still attached and the keys gently dangling from the bottom of the compass. With some effort he pried off the ring and snapped off one of the keys pressing both into your hand. “Take Adaline and go. I'll make a distraction to make sure you two can make it.” “But what about you-” your words choked out dry from your throat but he gave you a quick kiss, and kissed your daughter on the head. “Don't worry about me, I have the keys. Take the compass, as long as you have that, we will always know how to find each other.”
Before you could answer, he spun the two of you around and shoved you deeper into the crowd. Once fairly deep into the community building, the last glimpse of him you saw was him turning around and decking the first person near him across the face. The staggered individual knocked some other people over while their company retaliated back at him, making a crowd fight in front of the entrance.
It indeed slowed the crowd but not enough as people still pushed through towards the large room full of teleport pods. People still shoved back and the one moment of hesitating for your husband caused the next person to shove into you caused your daughter to get ripped from your arms. Turning to your daughter you barely could make her out through the sea of people and disappearing quickly. Reaching out for her and pushing through the crowd, someone grabs your wrist and pulls you forward.
A teenager wearing a striped uniform pushed you forward and into a very tight chamber cramped with other people. “Wait! Please, my daughter! She's right there!” You scream through the people but the teenager continues to pile more people in after you. “Yes ma'am, everyone is in a hurry.”
Looking around yourself as the glass chamber pods closed, you looked at the people around you, a pod meant for 5 people had now well over 12 people crammed in too tight as one last shock made breathing impossible. With how many people being teleported out, the possibility for malfunctions could be fatal yet there was nothing you could do. Just watch as the employee pressed the button. The chaos left behind. As the warm glow of a rising sun of a vast desert stretches before you. Absolutely petrified in a state of shock, you fainted.
This memory was significant to the owner because it was the last day they were happy and the last time they saw both their husband and their child.
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