Karen walked through the through the aisles of Babies R Us, looking at toys for her sister's diaper wreath. She really wasn't sure what to put on it, as Sarah seemed to already have everything. Rattles, spoons, cuddly elephants: You name it, she had it. Karen sighed, beginning to think her quest was utterly hopeless.
Then there was a tugging on her shirt. She looked down and saw a little brown-haired girl in a blue dress gazing up at her. Karen guessed shs was probably five or six years old.
"Hi there, sweetie," she said, her motherly instincts kicking in, "where's your mommy?" She looked around but saw no one anywhere near her.
"You need to be careful," the little girl told her seriously. "Bad things are coming."
Karen laughed nervously.
"What...what do you mean?"
The little girl didn't answer, but looked at the shelf Karen had been browsing.
"I'd get the Pooh Bear plush," she said thoughtfully before walking away.
Karen tried to follow her with her eyes, to see that the girl was real and maybe had been playing a trick on her. That she was just some michievous little girl. But the little girl in the blue dress disappeared without a trace, just as the others had.
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