Tell Me I'm Pretty

Like Mothers Like Daughter.

~Penelope~

Munching on the chips her mom gave her, she sat in front of the telly with large eyes. Mommy said she could watch t.v while she and mom were away. Once the remote touched her little hand, she'd been smiling every since. She went to FearNet on demand and watched every horror movie that was provided on the list. She rewind parts or watch it over.

She would always find herself laughing every time a death was caused. Ideas were sparked and her little smile got bigger. She paused her movie and hopped down from the bed. she grabbed her blanket and left out the apartment. Dragging the red blanket down the hall to her other neighbors apartment, she sucked on her thumb with a thought so lucid tacked in her little mind.

She kicked the door as hard as she could with her sneakers and waited for them to answer. The door swung open. Jim, their oldest son, stood at the door with only pants and socks on. He wasn't really cute, he was very nerdy and sometimes he watched Penelope. She liked playing with him.

"Penny," he looked shocked to see her.

"Hi," she said with a large smile.

He stared at her with a confused expression.

"Aren't you supposed to be sleep, it's way passed your bed time."

"Mommy and mom said I could stay up until they got back."

"When do they get back?"

She shrugged, being honest.

"Well, what are you doing here?"

"I want to play."

He smiled.

"Fine, let's play."

He took her hand and closed they door behind him. She pulled him along to her apartment and closed the door. She. locked it behind them. He took one look at the t.v and frowned.

"What is this?"

"Repo! The Genetic Opera."

He shuddered.

"Why are you watching this? Aren't you like four?"

"I'm five! And mom said I could!"

He eyed her weirdly.

"Whoa, wow OK. What do you want to play?"

She turned the t.v off and went to stand next to the lamp beside the bed. She held her blanket tightly in one hand and held the plug of the lamp.

"Let's play, can you see in the dark."

The lights with out. Because of her rare condition, she was able to see much clearly then usual. Her little secret. She saw him looking around smiling. He was feeling the air for her.

"Penny, where are you?"

She stood in front of him and giggled.

"I can hear you, sweetie!" he chuckled.

She ran into the kitchen and came back. She started humming a tune from Repo! The Genetic Opera.

She opened her mouth to sing.

"Reeee-po maannnnn. Reeee-po maannnnn." she sung.

The smile disappeared from Jim's face.

She backed up from him and he stood to follow the sound of her voice. She sung the song with all her little heart.

Then she stopped.

He listened, he strained his eyes and his ears to hear her.

"Penny," he whispered.

She circled him until she was staring at his back.

She raised the glistening blade high above her head and drove it into his back. He screamed and fell to the floor. She dragged the knife down, ripping open his back. He swung around and he gripped her little face in his hand. He shoved her away making her stumble and fall down. She gasped, hurting her back, she began to cry.

She jumped to her feet and launched at him. Little sharp teeth bared.

~Raven~

Coming home, she was shocked to see the lights off. Knowing her daughter, she would be up and running amok. She froze and looked around, trying to adjust her eyes. Vye stood next to her, she knew without speaking that something was very wrong.

The house reeked.

It was a familiar smell, a smell she knew so Well she didn't need sight to prove it.

"Blood," Vye barely whispered.

Raven dropped the food she bought and into the room.

"Penel-"

She tripped over something soft yet hard.

"Mommy!"

The lights came on, Vye looking at the body on the floor. Raven looked too.

A skinny, pimple face boy with raggedy brown hair.

She stared with wide eyes at his ripped back. Tiny hand prints were all over him.

"J-Jim?"

"Rave," Vye said in a small voice. She was looking behind her.

Raven looked behind her. Her baby girl, bloody and small. A huge smile on her little face. She was holding a spinal core nearly taller then her. Rave stood up.

"Penny?"

"For you Mommy!!" she squealed with glee.

Rave took the spin and stared at it. She looked at Vye, who was looking a Pen. She had a sparkle in her eyes. Rave looked at her daughter.

She looked at the spin.

She felt special.

She smiled.

Only pretty people get gifts this special.

She hugged Pen.

"It's beautiful sweetie! I love it!"