A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

After what felt like ages, everyone realized that Mavis had nailed every single shot. The crowd couldn't help but burst into excitement.

"No way, that was amazing!"

"Holy cow, she hit every target!"

"Is she even human?"

"She's a real sharpshooter! I can't believe a girl's this good!"

"I've never seen a girl this incredible. She's definitely a first!"

"She's so awesome!"

"She's incredible. I think I've got a crush on her!"

"And she's gorgeous, too, but on top of that, she can shoot like a pro."

Mavis looked at the range owner and grinned, "I got them all. So, what do I win?"

She handed the BB gun back to the owner, who glanced at her with a complicated expression. Still, Mavis had drawn a crowd to his booth, so he was in a pretty good mood overall. After all, it's not like someone comes along and aces the game every day. So when it came time to hand out the prize, he was generous. He reached behind the counter and pulled out a huge teddy bear. “This giant bear's the grand prize. Congratulations, sweetheart!"

the bear, stunned. She hadn't expected it to be so massive. It

dazed, suddenly unsure what to do next. How was she supposed to keep playing games or walk around

the eye of a little girl nearby. The girl was staring

the bear, then

some courage, asked, "Excuse me,

course. Do you

girl nodded eagerly,

obvious that she

it to you?" Mavis

"My mom says I shouldn't just take things

down and said softly, "It's okay. I want you to have it. Honestly, it's too big for me to

glanced over at

came over. $exchanged

nodded her

you!" The little girl practically bounced up and down in excitement. "No

bear finally passed on, Mavis let

who'd witnessed everything, walked up beside her. "Didn't want

not that. I just didn't want to lug it around

"Are you