When in Shadows

Chapter One

~age three~

"Baby I just want to give you a bath." My mother begged me.

"No." I was three, can you blame me though. At the age of three I hated the thing you called a tub.
"Kae-Kae get in the tub so mommy can give you a bath." my mom told three year old me.
At the age of three I was a very strange baby. Not like strange weirdo but like I seem to be to mature. I was going to say no again when there was a crash down the hall. That was weird. Only mommy and I lived here. I didn't have a daddy.
"Baby, mommy needs you to hide under the sink. Can you do that?" my mom asked nervously.
I nodded and crawled in the cupboard under the sink. "No bath mommy." I said smiling. She laughed and smiled before closing me in. As soon as she did the bathroom door was kicked open.
I heard my mom sigh and asked the intruder, "What are you doing here?"
It was a man. But it was someone I never heard before. "Just give me the kid Lauryn."
He wanted me? But why?
"No Jack I told it's not going to happen unless im dead."
Why would mommy want to die? I won't let anyone hurt my mommy. I opened the cupboard and looked at my mom. She's a beautiful lady. With her long sliver hair, big grey eyes, and what my grandma called a curvy body.
"Mister Jack my mommy can't die. She needs to give me a bath." I stand there and say. I wrinkle my nose though. I hate baths.
"Too late kid." Was all he said. I looked up at my mom. Her body stood still but her head slid forward and fell to the ground next to me. I stared at it. "Mommy." I didnt say anything else. I didn't do anything. I just stared at her.
One minute passed.
Then Two.
Then ten.
I still didn't say anything or moved. The man Jack stood behind me in the doorway that whole time. He only watched me. Then I finally spoke up.
"That wasn't very nice mister. Now who's gonna give me a bath?"
The man laughed. "Ha most start crying by this point."
"My mommy said my empathy won't develop until im ready. So I don't cry." I tell him. Slowly I walk towards the tub. Her body is leaning over it. I look over in the tub and smiled before turning to the Jack man. "Look my mommy made my bath before you killed her." I quickly got out of my monkey robe and got in. Her hand was in the tub and I started playing with her fingers.
"That's sick kid. You're gonna be coming with me, so im go pack your shit." He said with a look of awe and disgust. "Be out when I'm back."
He walked away from the doorway and that night night I took the first bath I liked.

That night I took a bath playing with my mother's dead fingers.

That night I took a bath in my mother's blood.

~present day~
Madness lies within reason.

"Fuck you Jack!" I stomped upstairs to my room and slammed the door.
"Dont slam my fucking doors Kaeylynn Samantha Reed!! We had a deal you broke it!!" he yelled at me.
Ugh I wish I could care. Sadly I dont. I rolled my eyes and made my way to my bed. I looked around and wondered how my life got so fucked up. Grabbing phone off the charger I went over to my closet and scanned over my closet. What to wear...hmm I'll work from the bottom and work my way up.
Lets see dark green spiked heels, army bandaged leggings, dark green FUCK IT crop top, army bra and panties and black bandana. Heading to the bathroom I wash up and shit before getting dressed. Putting on my mascara I quickly apply my eye liner with a wing tip. I put on some carmax on my lips and look at myself. With my waist length black and green hair and green eyes my outfit is complete. Being 4"11 I grown used to wearing five inch heels. Creamy complexion, pouty mouth, bright eyes, d cup breasts, curvy figure I can say im sexy and not lie.
Leaving the bathroom I grabbed my iPhone 6plus and house keys before heading downstairs. Jack is sitting in the kitchen by a backpack and I groan. Jack is my mother's killer. He also happens to be my adopted dad. He has brown buzz cut hair, purple eyes, is 6"3 and buff as fuck. He's also rich.
"Stop complaining Kae. You broke the deal, live with it." he said. "I'll be calling up there in thirty minutes to make sure you're actually there."
The deal? Don't get thrown in jail for a week and won't have to attend school this year. Unfortunately I can't stay out of jail the same way I breathe.
"I Know daddy, I just realized I left my bike at the station." I told him, which is true.
"It's in the driveway. Have fun, cause trouble but don't get caught today." He said getting up kissing my forehead and putting my bike key back on my key chain. I smile and laugh at his words. I kiss him on the cheek and head out the door but he calls me back.
"Really kid? Its only the first day of school and you're forget shit already." He points to the bag and tells whats in it. "Laptop, two notebooks, folders, black and green pens, chargers, oh and bail money."
"Thanks dad, you know me to well." I grab the bag.
"Remember kid, don't-"
"..forget to pretend to have emotions. I got dad." I smile and leave the house. Hopping on my black bike, I take off towards the school. Damn I hate school.

I get in the parking lot and park in the motorcycle section. Dravenhill High School. Huh not bad for a school name. I walk in and go straight to the office.
"Yes, Mr.Reed I believe she just walked in...." I rolled my eyes at Jack's antics. "Yes I'll tell her goodbye." The secretary hangs up the phone and immediately hands me a planner, a map, and a paper with my schedule and locker number on it. "Mr.Reed told me to let you know that Michael will be waiting for you in your first period."

I'm not one for talking so I just nod and leave the office looking at my schedule.
1-government
2-British literature
3-Study Hall
4-AP Studio Art: Drawing
5-Lunch
6-Ap Studio Art: Photography
7-Study Hall
8-Drama
At they got my schedule right. I notice my locker is by my government class in the Awing of the school. I head there and immediately see Michael's dumbass head. Rolling my eyes I greet him.
"Michael."
He for some dumb have on sunglasses, takes them off and hold his hand over his non existent stupid heart.
"You wound me Kae."
"Let me guess you broke your deal and was forced to attend here too." I said deadpan. His smiled slid off his face, showing his true empty colorless eyes. "Yeah, Ma was being a thorn in my ass about the whole thing." Michael Calico is a no empathy kid like me. Blond hair, colorless eyes that creeps most people out, 5"9, built. His outfit was basically the boy version of mine.
"Let me also guess the rest of us is here too."
"Yep. We'll see them in lunch though" he replied.
"Of course, lets get this day over with."
And with that we head into the government class where we'll probably be stared at.