S. C. A. R. S

Chapter 3

ISABELLA'S POV
Its been one week in Granny Nora's place and my birthday is tomorrow. Mum had gone to work. She found a petty auto-shop where she is working as s cashier. Granny Nora had gone grocery shopping and I was left alone. Mum had told me I could go out to play. I got out of home and started walking towards a forest. The forest had a path, a beautiful path, I walked along the path but l got to a junction and didn't know where to go and how I would return home, but I remembered the story my mum always told me before I went to bed. It was the story of Hansel and Gretel, so I picked up some pebbles and dropped them along the path. My journey come to an end when I saw a very beautiful lake. The water of  the lake was shinning as the sun's rays shone on it.
I sat at the edge of the lake admiring the shinning water and thinking of the reason my dad always beat us up. I was snapped out if my thoughts by the sound of the moving bushes and a shadow came closer. I trembled in fear as a voice said "Hello" I opened my eyes slowly and they revealed a young boy about my age.

"What are you doing here? " how said stretching his arm towards me. I looked at him in shock. Why would he be talking to me?
" I ran away from home " he said running around in circles and I just sat there starring at him but in a split second  a man came and pulled the boy away
" No! I'm not going anywhere with you! You can't do stuff like this to me! " I sat there not moving a muscle and amazed at what I saw. I got up from that spot after the man has taken the boy and I headed home. The path I took looked really looked strange and then I remembered the pebbles I dropped along the path. I checked for the pebbles and finally got home.

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Its my birthday today and mum has a day off work. Granny Nora and mum prepared my favourite meal.
"Spaghetti and meatball! " I screamed as I entered the kitchen" Happy birthday my sweetie " she said inviting me to hug here. I gladly ran up to her and did the pleasure of returning the hug.
My came into the kitchen holding a box " Happy birthday Bella! " she said handing me the box. I took the boy and jumped up to hug her. I opened the box at that instant and saw a teddy bear holding a heart that read 'Mummy loves you, so don't cry'. It was a small gift but it was worth more than anything cause mum gave it to me. My birthday was like any other day of the week, but there was a difference. My dad wasn't there, he wasn't there to beat me, insult me and call me names and I was a little happy for that. It was afternoon and everywhere was quite quiet so I went outside hoping I could go back to that lake but when I opened the door I saw a man and mum talking. She looked really happy beside him, laughing and giggling. He didn't look anything like my dad so I shut the door and went back into the house...xxx