Prologue

"Nooooo!" sobbed Melanie, tears streaming down her face mixing with the rain that had been falling hard and steady for hours.

"Melanie, hush." Her mother held her close, comforting her. "Sarah isn't gone at all. She will always live in your heart."

Melanie just whimpered, letting her mother lead her to the car. She got in and they silently drove away.