The Tree That Stood Alone

Chapter 8

After the knock I here on the other side people running around until finally a woman comes to the door with a baby in her arms. Her hair is shoulder length and black, she has glasses on, she has on jeans, and a pale blue button up shirt. " Hi, are you lost? Are you the babysitter i called who was supposed to be here an hour ago? if so we are going to have some problems." Her face turns into a frown and she looks like she means business.

" No I'm not your babysitter, sorry. I'm actually here to see a Kyle Charles. He knew my mom and I.........." I decide not to say any more than I already have. I feel Ethan put his hand on my shoulder. I'm pretty sure he has no idea what to do.

"What about the guy behind you? Is he here to see my husband as well?" She is talking about Ethan. I didn't want to go in there without him, but I knew she wouldn't let him come in with me if he didn't need to talk her husband. 

"No I am the only one here to see your husband, Mr. Charles. He just tagged along with me." She smiled at this. 

Then she turned and said"Well then you both come in and I will go get Kyle." I look over at Ethan and he just shrugs his shoulders. We both walk into the apartment and see a little boy and a little girl coloring at the kitchen counter. They both stare at us as we walk into the apartment, and I watch Mrs. Charles walk around the corner towards what I'm guessing is the bedroom. The little boy walks right up to us and stares at us.

"Hey, are you my babysitter? Or are you here to 'strike a deal' with my Daddy?" I shiver when he says Daddy I try to smile and be like a normal person the best I can right now.

"No, I'm not your babysitter and I just need to talk with your dad about something." Then the girl turns around and looks very curiously at me as if she knew something. How long is Mrs. Charles going to take.

The little girl then says "Are you the girl who lost her mommy because of Daddy? I heard Mommy and Daddy talking about it." These whole entire two sentences give me shivers. Would this man really kill Mom on purpose and get away with it? Then Mrs. Charles and my dad come out. I try to smile but it's a bit difficult. He is all smiles, but looks some what troubled. There is only one reason why he would be troubled, he knows who I am.