Tari the wight

**Mr. Cobreenia:** “My little girl would have never gone on this trip if I had asked her to. My Tari was sweet and kind, she loves to take care of others.”

**Police Officer:** “**Mr. Cobreenia please try to stay calm. We will do everything we can but we need more information. Now please just start from the beginning”**.

**Mr. Cobreenia:** “Your right I’m sorry, let me explain. Tari never liked people, let alone leave the house in Augury. But after losing her dog and her best friend she was slowly fading away. I told her we were taking a family trip to the ski resort on the mountain.”

**Police Officer:** “**Very good Mr. Cobreenia now what happened next? How did your daughter feel about the trip?**”

**Mr. Cobreenia:** “Tari knew that I really wanted her to go, so she said yes right away. But after we packed our stuff to leave, I noticed the sadness in her eyes. She cared about her friend like she was her own child. She packed what was needed for the and we left. I failed her, I’M HER FATHER AND I FAILED TO KEEP HER SAFE I!”

**Police Officer:** “**I understand your pain Mr. Cobreenia but getting all worked up on won’t help us find her. Please we all want to see her safe at home. What happened once you got to the ski resort.**”

**Mr. Cobreenia:** “I’m sorry, I’m sorry we umm,  the drive to the mountain was quiet. She had her music on the whole time. After we got out Tari went to find where we rented our skis. we got our ski’s waited in line to get on the lift that takes you to the top of the mountain.”

**Police Officer:** “**And the lift is where it all started. Take your time Mr. Cobreenia. I know this won’t be easy for you.**”

**Mr. Cobreenia:** “We umm, we got on the lift and it umm, it started to head up the mountain. I asked her if she was okay but she never answered. She just smiled but I know my daughter that was not a real smile. We were about 150 feet up when the lift started to shake. Then the loud click of a belt snapping.”

**Police Officer:** “**Go on Mr. Cobreenia take your time.**”

**Mr. Cobreenia:** “I grabbed her hand as she screamed. I held on to her praying we would get to the top before she fell. I remember her cries, the fear in her eyes, her begging me to save her. I remember when she looked down as her skies fell off her feet and vanished. The people behind us yell for help as well. The way she looked at me when she started to slip from my hands.”

**Police Officer:** “**I know you must be feeling very shaken but try to hold out just a little longer. Please what happened after Mr. Cobreenia.**”

**Mr. Cobreenia:** “Her eyes, she looked scared but also calm, like she was telling me it was okay. Like she knew I tried my best to save her. After she slipped from my hands, I watched as my little girl fell, her disappearing in the trees. I remember hearing the screams of the people behind us, The sound of tree branches breaking from below, and……..and the thud.”

**Police Officer:** “**And after you got off the lift Mr. Cobreenia what happened?”**

**Mr. Cobreenia:** “The people around me called the police, I was taken to the hospital to get checked over. Then came here to file the report with the police.

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That was about 40 years ago Ms.Foster. The only thing the police and the R3VIVE workers found at the spot where my daughter Tari fell was the tree branches that broke, her blood on the ice, and one of her shoes. They looked for her for twenty years after that but found nothing, they labeled her dead not long after. But I refuse to believe she’s gone, they didn’t find a body, and every time I asked for more info the police and R3VIVE were quick to make me seem crazy. I know it sounds crazy but the last time I went back to the mountain, I could have sworn I saw her, but not as herself? I’m sorry it may have just been me hoping but I know my Tari and what I saw or think I saw was not my baby girl at least I think.”