It’s been a few more weeks since Anthony took me to case the joint, as ink put it that day. I’ve been leaving the police so many notes but I don’t know if they’re actually seeing them, the last note I left brought us the closest we’ve been to escaping, but still not close enough.
Anthony has been going out a lot leaving Amelia and me with ink, ink doesn’t seem that bright so I’ve been trying to persuade him to take us out, but Anthony has his claws in that poor guy.
Today had just been like any normal day for the life we’re living now, as it was on the warmer side of days for it being nearly winter, I was in the garden with Amelia under the watchful eye of Anthony in the kitchen. Amelia can now sit up by herself so she was just playing with her toys on her blanket, while I lay down looking at the sky. The peaceful day was disrupted by a scream coming from the neighbours garden, I make sure Amelia was okay before getting up, Anthony quickly running after me, I managed to look over the fence of Tammy’s house where a young girl looked like she was about to puke. She turns her head to look at me where she points to the little shed at the end of her garden, Anthony jumps over the fence walking over to the shed taking a look in before looking up at me, I make sure Amelia was okay once again, this time it was me who jumped the fence, Anthony blocks my view of the shed but that doesn’t stop the smell that erupted from there, it literally smelt like death.
The young girl was still sat on the floor so I knew I had to ask her what was going on, I walk over knelling beside her asking what happened.
“We hadn’t saw our mum Tammy in awhile so I decided to check on her, I looked all around the house but I couldn’t find her” she starts beginning to cry, immediately I knew where this story was gonna go, I take a quick look to Anthony who walked into the shed “I came out here because she loves to work in her garden and I saw the shed open a little, as I opened the door I-I saw her laying there” she hysterically cries pointing towards the shed, I wrap my arms around her telling her she was gonna be okay, as someone walks from the house outside here.
“Anthony, what you doing here?” I hear johns voice ask from behind us, I turn to see him slowly taking steps closer “I just came to check on my mum, what’s that horrible smell?” He asks continuing to walk forward until he reaches the shed, he freezes but runs to the bush actually puking. I didn’t want to see this unfold anymore so I excuse myself, I take one more look over at Anthony who was rubbing Johns back. I jump the fence Amelia was still safely playing with her toys, I go over picking her up and walking through the house over to the door, but like always it was locked with no key in sight. I go to the window trying to open them but they were also locked with no key, this man is a horrible person, we can’t stay with him anymore. I hear the back door open immediately making me run up the stairs towards the bedroom, wanting to stay away from this dude, I close the bedroom door as I hear him calling my name from downstairs, I place Amelia safely down as he walks through the door.
“There you are” he starts closing the door behind him, but I still refuse to turn to look at him “it’s crazy what happened to Tammy, but it just goes to show you life is short, so you’ve got to spend it with the people you care about most” he smiles pulling me closer to him while looking down at Amelia, I should have kept my mouth shut but I was far too angry.
“Stop acting like you don’t know what happened to her! You’re the one that did this!” I shout, pushing him off me where he stood for a second completely shocked, he went to speak but I was quick to cut him off “this has gone too far! You need to stop hurting people that might stand in your way” I shout finishing my little rant, he stands there looking at the ground for a second, but before I knew it I’m grabbed and held down against the wall.
“I don’t like when people talk like that to me doll, it really angers me, I know Tammy kept putting weird stories in your head so much that you’re starting to believe them but , I’m not the bad guy” he starts, looking at me evilly in the eye while I look terrified back at him, I go to speak but he holds his finger to my lips “you don’t have to say anything doll, I’m not gonna be here today so ink will be here with you” he explains tucking a piece of hair behind my ear smiling, this guy is literally insane!
He sends me one more smile before turning on his heels and walking out the bedroom, I move from the wall falling backwards on the bed.
Is this just life now?
A few hours pass, when I hear talking coming from downstairs, I hadn’t gone down at all since they found Tammy, I had no clue whether they phoned the police or not. I slowly make my way out the bedroom heading towards the stairs, where the voices begin to get louder, I peep around where I could see the front door, Anthony was there talking with two police officers. I linger at the top of the stairs listening to what they were saying.