Creepypasta - The Guardian Mother

5 | Proper Introduction

"Welcome to the neighbourhood."  My mom and I turned around to see two relatively tall people but were around my mom's height. If not taller.

It was a woman and a man. Both had brown hair, the woman being a tad lighter. The woman was wearing a long, peach thin coat that dropped down to her knees, which matched with a white shirt and blue jeans. The man wore a grey shirt that came with along with grey jogging pants. But what I really liked about the two of them were that they both matched trainers. They were the same model as well as the colour. They must be siblings.

"Oh hello. We just moved into the neighbourhood." My mom replied. But because they had nice shoes, doesn't mean I could trust them. I hid behind my mom, clutching the thin jacket in between my fingers. I buried my head on my mom's jacket, but I still watched them.

My mom reacted to what I did and gave a little laugh, "Sorry about her. She is very shy." She wrapped her hands around the back of my shoulder, but that was all she did. "This is my daughter, Ruby. She is only five years old."

"Aww, hello there, Ruby." The woman called out. But to be honest, all she did was just make me hide more behind my mom. The woman and man looked back at my mom. And they continued chatting. They talked for a while. I did not seem to be bothered with what they were saying until the woman said something that caught my attention.

"Well, we also have kids. Two boys to be exact." I looked up at the woman and man. I guess my mom saw my reaction because she looked down at me. Me and her looked at each other as she smiled at me. All I did was blink at her. I would have said something but for some reason, I did not.

 My mom looked back at them both and said, "That is lovely. What are their names?"

"Their names are Liu and Jeffrey. Liu is your daughter's age as Jeffrey is four years old." The man stated.

"What lovely names your boys have."  And then I did not expect my mom to ask, "If it would not be such a bother, would it be possible if my daughter, Ruby, could play with them? Not for long but just for a while." I tugged on my mother's jacket, signalling that I didn't want to meet them. But she did not react to it and continued looking at them both. Did I mention that I was a completely shy and quiet person at that age? The only person I would talk to was my mom. And now, she wants me to interact with other kids?!

"Oh no, of course not. Actually, both of our boys are playing at the front lawn." The woman said.

My mom finally looked down at me and said, "How about that? How about you go play with for a while, sweetie?" She bent her knees down, laying her hands on her lap. I did not hesitate and quickly nodded "NO", many times that I started to feel a bit dizzy.

She huffed a laugh, again. "Don't worry, sweetie. It will not be long, okay?" She stood up and reached for my hand. I gave her my hand and held it. We walked with the woman and man.

When we reached the neighbour's front lawn, I could see 2 little boys standing on the lawn, the shorter boy chasing after the taller boy. They were both laughing. They seem to have a lot of fun. When they saw me and my mom, they stopped and looked at us. I walked a bit slower, trying to hide as much as possible. Maybe I should have gone into the house when I had the chance. We stopped on the trimmed grass as the woman and the man walked over to the two boys. I eavesdropped on their conversation, "These are the new neighbours that live next door to us. How about you welcome yourselves to the girl? Your mother and I will be helping her mother with moving boxes into their house." The man explained to the boys as the taller boy nodded his head and said, "Okay, papa." Now both our parents were gone, leaving me with the two boys. I was trembling on my spot. I think the taller boy could see that because he walked up to me which gave me a fright.