He opened his eyes and found himself in the arms of his mother, except
that she looked different. Her blue sari was drenched in red, even though she
didn't look wounded. Her eyes were swollen and red. The road he was lying on
had, amongst broken glass, puddles of red. When he put his hands to his face,
they came back to his lap red. Sirens were heard in the background, and as he
craned his neck towards the sound, he saw a man, also covered in red, immobile,
face down on the road. Men climbed out of the now-silent van and hurried to
him, their white clothes getting stained in all the red. He finally spoke.
"Mommy, where are they taking daddy?" The mother wiped her eyes and
hugged her child, sobbing.
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