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Death In The Short Story Kingdom Come By Autumn Spyksma
In the short story “Kingdom Come,” author Autumn Spyksma showcases the story of a little girl finding out that death isn't so scary after all. It begins when Rita, the main character, gets in a car crash and is transported to a world of her own in her mind as she is in a coma. In this world she meets a deer, named Henry, who is actually her little brother who passed away of a brain tumor. Henry tries to lead Rita to the kingdom but one night on their journey she is stolen by the Masked Man. A ghost like lion comes out and scares the Masked Man away, and Henry and Rita continue their way to the Kingdom. Once they get to the gates Rita wakes up from her coma and screams her mom’s name before she dies and is declared brain dead. Rita then gets
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