A DOG BARKED, a distant siren wailed, and she noticed the sound of heavy breathing. It was near. Was it her own?

Another movement, a fleeting glimpse of a figure in a hooded jacket, and he was suddenly upon her. The echo of a scream, the flash of a long blade, and then the blood. So much blood.

The end came quickly. There was no pain this time, and no tears, as there had been the first time. She lay on the ground, perfectly still and quiet, peacefully thinking her final thoughts as the world got darker and darker, and finally disappeared, leaving only the void. The last byte in Mia's memory file contained the comforting sound of her mother's voice.

"Roses love sunshine, violets love dew
Angels in heaven know I love you.
Know I love you, dear, know I love you.
Angels in heaven, know I love you..."

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