Mommy (Prequel to Ruby's Diary)

4. Funeral

It was the day of Goldilocks' funeral. No one knows how she died. The other kids at the park that day had disappeared. I have never seen them again since the incident. Did I kill them too?

I stood next to my best friend Anna. She was my only friend. The only one who didn't tease me. And she didn't know it was me who did all of this. I think it's better if I don't tell her.

I was starting to feel a certain way. Like, how good it felt hurting her. From what seemed like something so terrible that scared me, seems to be something I love now. I am not scared of it anymore. I am not ashamed of what I did. And no one will ever find out, which makes the thought all the more comforting.

I looked around at everyone dressed in black and they all looked sad and cried for Goldilocks. Wondering what happened, not being able to figure it all out.

I didn't feel a thing.