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"Say goodnight to Mommy. And we'll go meet Ellen, okay?" Scarlett made the grabbing motion for me to pick her up. I lifted her into my arms. "Goodnight, Mommy!" Scarlett said. "Goodnight, Scar." I placed a kiss on her forehead. "Be good for Ellen, okay?" I gave her a tight hug. "I will, Mommy," she said as she hugged me back. And then in my ear she whispered, "Be careful of the snake." The now familiar chills ran down my spine. Why did she keep talking about snakes? "Scar, we talked about this. There is no snake. It was just a movie." "Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's not there, Mommy." She squeezed me once more and then jumped off my lap. "I'm ready to go!" "Okay, pumpkin." James lifted her up. "I'll be right back." "I should probably go find Sophie so I can say good
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