Chapter 1 Prologue

Prologue?

THE CREEP😲

Damm it, why didn't I just remember to get the frosting when I was coming, and now the cake if half made and there's no frosting, how am I supposed to make a birthday cake for my child when there is no frosting.

Hitting my head i groaned out loud.

" Mum there's no problem, the cake is beautiful without any frosting, i don't like frostings any ways," my baby boy tried to make me feel better but I know deep down he was disappointed, the cake was not going to be ready in time for his fifth birthday tomorrow.

No!, I can't let my bundle of joy down, I shook my head and looked at the old clock hanging from the wall.

Nine fifteen it said.

It wasn't so late I can just buy it quickly and get back.

" Hold on baby, mummy is gonna get the blue frosting for you ok,? " I told hin noticing the sudden brighteness in his face.

I patted the huge curls on his head. Before going to get my purse from the living room where I threw it earlier.

I checked the purse and put my baby's cartoon before heading for the door.

I locked the door carefully after confirming all security devices where on. I left the house in a haste without properly checking my surroundings, not evening noticing the shadow that followed.

When she did, it was already too late.

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Chapter one

Leslie sat up groggily and sighed,

Mondays, lord did she dislikes Mondays.

But, a single mum's gotta do what a mum's gonna do.

She threw her legs out of the bed and shoved them harshly into her soft bunny slippers, she stumped her way to the bathroom to go about her morning business.

After taking care of herself she went to wake the little rascal. She got to his room and knocked. No one answered.

She knocked again,

Silence.

" Alex?" She called but no answer.

She opened the door and poked her head in to see no one in the room. She got in and closed the door behind her.

" Alex" she called again, this time she heard a gurgling sound from the bathroom, she opened the door to the bathroom but there was no one there,

She was about to move out of the room but something cut her eyes, something red.

She walked closer to the sink to see blood,

Blood

Just a drop though, nothing to worry about, but she turned again to the door to see drops of blood trailing to the shower.

" Alex,?" She called again

Badump, badump, badump

Her heart was going at sixty miles per hour.

She walked slowly and carefully following the blood trails to the shower, she could see the outline of a small body.

" Alex" her heart was in her mouth now.

She harshly threw the curtains aside only to see red hanging from the ceiling.

Alex had hung his red pj's in the bathroom.

Again

" ALEXXXX" She screamed, this boy would be the death of her,

She looked at the PJ again and noticed something.

What the.

" ALEX IF YOU DON'T GET HERE RIGHT NOW I WOULD SKIN YOU ALIVE" She screamed.

Alex ran into the room with a guilty face, his hands where covered in red substance.

Die.

" What did you do" she pointed at the cloth and then at his hand.

Alex smiled goofily showing his missing teeth.

" Umm, don't be mad" he started peeking at her, he held his hand and was twisting them.

" Uhu" she raised an eyebrow to stare at him.

" I saw this really cool tie and die pj's on YouTube and I tried to do mine and that happened " when he explained he raised his face and gave her his most pitiful face

She looked at him for a while then sighed, she didn't even know what to do to him at this time.

" Wash up and_ "

" Already done that" he said to he with an accusing expression, that was when she looked at him and saw that he was already in his uniform but his hands where red, she wandered how he wore his uniform with red hands.

" Oh, ok come have breakfast then" sh said and walked out living him behind.

" But what about _ " he held up his hands to show her his red hands.

Revenge time.

" I was not the one that asked you to do it" she said not looking back at him.

" But_"

" Your hands your problem" she interrupted again.

" But I can't go to school like this" he cried in agony pouting cutely, but unfortunately for him Leslie was not having any.

" Like I said, your hands, your problem" she laughed at his wronged face and headed to the kitchen.

"my reputation is ruined" he cried dramatically, Leslie laughed at him not minding him.

" Come on mum" he whines like a little girl, am sure he learnt that from his sissy classmates.

" Hey hey hey, your not going to change my mind with that whining of yours, put yourself together and man up" she commanded like a soldier, Alex dramatically clenched his hand, puffed out his chest and saluted

" Yes mum" he cried like a soldier, he stayed like that not moving until Leslie couldn't hold it any longer, she burst out laughter before motioning him to come closer so they could wash his hands.

The little rascal sure knows how to persuade his mother to do his bidding.

Leslie put the finishing touches around the house and drove off to his school, as they got closer to school Alex became increasingly quiet.

She stopped her car in the parking lot of the school, it was a really big school though. She turned to him and held his hands

" What's wrong?" She asked him quietly, Alex turned away from the imposing building and stared at his beautiful woman beside him with his gray eyes.

" Nothing" he said trying to smile but she was his mother after all

Leslie sighed and held his face between her palms, she kissed his forehead before looking at him with her equally grey ones.

" You know you can tell me anything, that is what am here for ok baby?" He nodded

" Ok, you can tell me when your ready, but I hope no one is treating you badly " she asked, he hesitated for a bit before shaking his head.

He was lying and she knew it.

She sighed again

" We would talk about it later ok? "

He nodded again before stretching to the door.

" What what what, not even a goodbye kiss for mummy" she pouted to show her disapproval.

Alex laughed and turned, he puckered his small round bow shaped lips and kissed his mother on her lips.

She smiled at him and waved him away, he got down from the car and watched his mother drive away.

He turned to the imposing building, he looked at it for a second before walking in with a sigh muttering

" Alright let's get another day over with".

Leslie drove away with a lot of things on her mind, Alex was not having a good time in school.

What could be the problem, she had to find out and eradicate any thing making her baby sad.

She stopped at a coffee shop and walked in not noticing the eyes following her all the way in.