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and I drop.

The screaming and crying stops.
My mother cries next to me in a room full of light

like the one at the camp.
I'm in a bed with big railings.

I look over at my father and my brother Lual.
Men in white coats are there

I take a deep breath in,

but I can’t breath,
and I try to yell,

but nothing comes out.
Just clouds of vapor.

Then, I see a blue-gray plastic bag over my head.
I open my eyes, and I’m with Ganwar,

no death,

no bodies,
and still no mother.

SLEEP STORY II

(From Mama’s point of view)
I wake up with Kek.

There is a fire,
and guns,

and a plane.
I take Kek’s hand, and we run.

We run until I fall.

I tell Kek to run.
He refuses.

I tell him again.
He says his legs are sore.

Hide, hide in the trees, I say.
He runs, but he doesn't realize he's grabbing my dress.

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