𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇𝙎 𝘾𝙍𝙔

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✔︎ - 𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡 4, 1994

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✔︎ - 𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡 4, 1994

Karla sighed and knocked on the doors. Pearl was watching tv.

"Daddy! There's someone at the door", said pearl. "Wait no, let them knock", said lisa. "I have to go check", said michael. "Fine", said lisa. Michael came out of the room and made his way towards the door. He opened it and there stood a glowing karla. Michael smiled.

"It's mommy", said michael.

Pearl stood up and ran to her mother.

Karla picked up pearl and kissed her cheek.

"I brought her some mcdonald's, I don't trust your cooking", said karla and gave pearl a bag.

"I'm so crushed", said michael and put his hand on his chest.

Lisa came out of the room and fixed her robe.

"Lisa", said karla.

"Karla", said lisa.

"Look, mommy brought me mcdonald's!", exclaimed pearl.

Lisa looked down at pearl and smiled.

"I remembered that she's sick so I can't take her to spend the day with me, see you tomorrow baby, give me a kiss", said karla.

Pearl pecked karla's cheek.

"I love you mommy", said pearl.

"I love you too baby, make sure to be in bed by eight", said karla.

Pearl nodded.

Lisa walked away and went to the room.

"Bye karla....I love you", said michael.

"Bye michael", said karla and walked away.

Michael closed the door.

"Daddy, can you put papa martin's I have a dream speech?", asked pearl.

"Of course, just sit down and eat", said michael.

Pearl sat on the couch.

- 𝙆𝘼𝙍𝙇𝘼
8 𝙥𝙢

Karla rummaged through her purse and walked out of her car.

"I can't find my house key", said karla and sighed.

James earl ray saw a pair of keys on the ground and picked them up.

"Are they these?", asked James.

Karla looked at them and took them.

"Thank you", said karla.

James stepped out of the shadow and smiled.

Karla stepped back.

"No....not you- I thought you were in jail", said karla.

"I escaped, just for tonight", said James.

Karla leant against the wall and closed her eyes.

"Please go", whispered karla.

"Remember? Just like your daddy", said James.

Karla was shaking.

James grabbed karla's wrist.

"I said do you remember!", exclaimed James.

"Let me go!", exclaimed karla.

James sniffed karla's hair.

Karla started crying.

James put the gun against her temple.

"Please let me go", cried karla.

"I promise you that tonight you'll reunite with your daddy", said James.

"Help!", exclaimed karla.

James covered karla's mouth with his hand.

"Do you wanna know why I killed daddy? Because I didn't like his ideas, they were a waste of time", said James.

Karla tried to escape from his grip but couldn't.

"Any last words miss.....jackson?", asked James and laughed.

"That husband of yours.....first marrying you then elvis presley's daughter....hm such a shame", said James.

"Please let me go, I have a daughter, I don't want her to grow up without me", cried karla.

"Aw, well you should've thought about that before having a baby", said James.

"I hope you go to hell as soon as you die", said karla.

James shot karla in her chest making her heart stop instantly. Karla fell to the ground immediately. James put his gun away and looked around. He ran away.

- 𝙉𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙇𝘼𝙉𝘿
8:15 𝙥𝙢

Pearl knocked on the door. Michael stood up from the bed and opened the door. Pearl ran inside the room and climbed to bed. Lisa laughed. Pearl got under the covers and layed down.

"What are you watching?", asked pearl.

"Just the news", replied lisa.

Michael sat down and looked at the tv.

The newsreporter sighed and held the mic.

"We are very devastated to hear that one of martin luther king jr's daughters was shot outside their home around eight pm, karla king was shot by the same man who killed martin, James earl ray, may she and her father reunite in heaven", said the newsreporter.

Michael stood up.

"Michael", said lisa.

Pearl started crying.

"No no no, it's okay", said lisa and hugged pearl.

Michael grabbed his lyric sheets and teared them apart. He started crying and threw more stuff across the room. He sat down and kept crying.

Lisa stood up and hugged michael.

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