Mary Katherine Smart is the younger sister of Elizabeth. Mary shared the same room as Elizabeth when she got taken; they actually shared the same bed! Mary witnessed the kidnapping on that dark night and was waken up by a nudge. When she opened her eyes she saw Mitchell standing there with a “gun”, it was actually a knife but Mary thought it was a gun, taken her older sister. Mary didn’t move an inch and just laid there and watched it happen, but Elizabeth never blamed Mary because she was only eight years old and her world was crumbling down. Reporter: Hi Mary Smart, I am so sorry to hear about your sister's kidnapping. But in an effort to find her I would like to ask you some questions. Is that ok? Mary: Yes, I guess. Reporter: OK, let's get started. First, let’s start easy. …show more content…
Reporter: Ok now, this next question is not to make you feel bad, but I got to ask. Why did you wait 4 hours before telling your parents Liz was taken? Mary: I was so scared. I didn’t know if the mean person was out of my house yet. I didn’t know if he came with someone else and if they were waiting for me. I was too afraid to get up and walk down the hall. I was frozen in time. Reporter: That’s understandable, it had to be the worst time in your life. Mary: I thought it was, but the actual worst time is right now. Not knowing where Liz is and always wondering whether she is dead or alive, that’s the worst. I can’t sleep anymore, because my bed is empty without her. I can’t be happy because Liz is not with me. When that mean man took my sister, my world crumbled and the place I thought was the safest, became the place I didn’t want to be. Reporter: I’m so sorry to hear this. It breaks my heart. But thanks so much for answering my questions, because you know the first 48 hours are the most important. Mary: That’s what my parents told me. Reporter: Is there anything else you want to
Many things that happen in this world are scary and totally out of our control. Child abduction is a horrifying and life changing event that has terrified many children, parents and love ones. Child abduction is every parent's worst nightmare. It could happen in the grocery store, yard or even your child's school. The horrifying truth is that child abduction could happen almost anywhere in the world. However, the most crucial part about their whole experience can be once they’re rescued and brought back to their loved ones. Many survivors tend to feel unsafe and in most cases, and just can’t be the same person.
He just turned and left without a word. I touched Lennie’s grave. The rough touch of the wood deflecting to my fingers. I walked back to the ranch. Everyone was asleep. I wanted to run away tomorrow but I couldn’t let this chance pass up. It also prevented any chance of Candy following me. I tiptoed out of the room and went straight to the woods. I made sure to mix myself in with the shadows of the trees. I saw the river and It felt like I did it...until I felt something grab me by my neck. I quickly got flipped over and pushed to the ground.
Stolen, written by Lucy Christopher, is a letter written by an abducted girl to her captor. This book is about a girl that is stolen and is taken to the middle of nowhere, and doesn’t know what to do. The setting takes place in Australia in the middle of a dessert. The setting affects the character because she has nowhere to go. Everywhere she looks all she sees is sand and the sky. I know this because Gemma states, “There was nothing to hide the moon.”
David’s rehab center on 32nd. So they sent her off to that facility. The whole family agreed that would be great, so she would be able to gain her mobility back. It's February now and after doing all of the therapy my grandmother would be coming home Friday, February the 12th, wow this felt like the worse was coming to an end and she was coming home tomorrow morning. But God had other plans, we had got a call that Friday morning at 3:45 am saying that heart had stopped and that it was unknown how long she had been down, they said it took them ten minutes to get a pulse started and they battled for an hour to stabilize her heartbeat. This was it. She’s gone. But we have to keep the faith when we arrived at the hospital she had only been stable for about five minutes. This to us already was tragic news they had her on a ventilator, which is also known as life support. We knew that at this point in time the lady that was holding the family together was now holding on to her life. The doctors told us that the worst case scenario she could be brain dead, they ran the test and finally found out why her heart stopped. My grandmother had had a pulmonary embolism which is a condition when one or more arteries in the lungs are blocked by a blood clot. This embolism caused her heart to stop. The cooled her body temperature all the way down to 30 degrees Fahrenheit to protect her brain. When they did the CAT scan they revealed that she was, in fact, brain dead and without the machine she wouldn’t
The snow curled in my hair and rushed against my rose red cheeks. My heart pounded and my stomach glitched up and down like a pixel. The lift dodged by a big old yellow sign reading: “The Sweet Express.” The words willowed in my mind over and over again. As if it was digging into my brain and placing itself in the category labeled fear.
Looking back on the death of Larissa’s son, Zebedee Breeze, Lorraine examines Larissa’s response to the passing of her child. Lorraine says, “I never saw her cry that day or any other. She never mentioned her sons.” (Senior 311). This statement from Lorraine shows how even though Larissa was devastated by the news of her son’s passing, she had to keep going. Women in Larissa’s position did not have the luxury of stopping everything to grieve. While someone in Lorraine’s position could take time to grieve and recover from the loss of a loved one, Larissa was expected to keep working despite the grief she felt. One of the saddest things about Zebedee’s passing, was that Larissa had to leave him and was not able to stay with her family because she had to take care of other families. Not only did Larissa have the strength to move on and keep working after her son’s passing, Larissa and other women like her also had no choice but to leave their families in order to find a way to support them. As a child, Lorraine did not understand the strength Larissa must have had to leave her family to take care of someone else’s
Over the next few days, we took it easy. I went back to work. My mom was getting worse as each day went on with a few good days in between, of course. We ended up moving my niece Lexi’s birthday up a few days because we wanted to make sure my mom would be there for it. She, my mom, couldn’t talk as well anymore, but she made the effort to sing for her granddaughter. The day before my niece’s actual birthday, my mom passed away. Her wish had come true, too. She had wanted my dad to be the only one in the room when she went.
Stockholm Syndrome Found in Elizabeth Smart’s Kidnapping Case It has been found that Stockholm syndrome can be found in many cases of kidnapping or sex trafficking. It is usually found in women, men, and children who have been diagnosed with PTSD. Stockholm syndrome is found when the victim begins to have a sense of trust toward their captor and even possible affection for them. Many women, such as Elizabeth Smart, help raise awareness over traumatic experiences that they have been through.
Imagine being blind. Now imagine being kidnapped while being blind. Cheyenne has to endure a difficult situation that most normal people would just give up. Instead she stays hopeful and strong that she can make it. In the story Girl, Stolen the author teaches us that nothing is impossible, and you should never give up hope.
Thank you to Adam and Henry for supporting us throughout this unfortunate event. My mother and I sincerely appreciate everything you have done for us these past couple of days.
Tonight on a new episode of Sister Wives the Brown family sat down to talk about how their lives are now and answer a few questions. They sat down with Andrea Canning to talk about it all. One thing that everyone wonders is if there will be another season of Sister Wives. This was not discussed tonight, but after the show, Andrea went to Twitter and said, "Thank you #sisterwives and @realkodybrown and your entire family! Great getting to know you guys.
On the drive home from Scott’s birthday bash, the night’s events blitz my brain. What in the hell possessed me to bring up Elizabeth? Not that I regret it, I don’t. His secret festered inside me.
I remember exactly when my dad called my sister and me in the living room to tell us the news. My dad’s face was a face I had never seen before, looked as pale as ice and chocked like if he had seen a ghost. I could see there was something wrong but nothing could have prepared me for that kind of news. The words came out and I thought at first it was a joke. I asked him the question and already knew the answer. My sister started crying and my dad fell in tears too. I couldn’t cry, just wouldn’t come out, I was too stunned by the horrible news.
I don’t think that biology played a large piece in my thoughts, feelings, or actions after this event. I felt fine when I was coming home from school, so I wasn’t sick. I wasn’t in a fight or flight situation, I just wasn’t expecting to come home to bad news like this. When they told me I was not totally shocked because I knew she wasn’t doing that well, but I had still hoped she would be okay. I think that the thoughts, feelings, and actions were more important than biology for this.
With a slow dawn I remembered. Had I slipped or had he hit me with something? My tongue stuck to the roof of my mouth as I relived the figure advancing towards me. It was dark. The street light that shone from behind the man in the faceless thickset man in the grey hoody ensured anonymity. Now he was coming. How long had I been here? My head ached as I struggled to assess my surroundings.