Mummy?

7

"Gray, I don't know what your so worried about"you laugh.

Grayson shrugs as he begins chopping onions.

"I don't know what I'm worried about either"he says looking up at you.

"You think a 5 year old killed someone"you fold your arms.

"No no, absolutely not, I just think that maybe he was traumatized, it happens you know"he says sliding the diced onions into a pan.

"He's a kid, the only thing he's scared of is the monsters under his bed"you say.

"There's monsters under my bed?!"Stefan says as he and Nate walk down the stairs.

You quickly turn around.

"No! No there's not sweetie"you chuckle.

Stefan shrugs.

"Can Nate and I go play in the back yard?"he asks.

You look at Grayson and he nods.

"Yes, but don't go to far out, stay by the window its very dark"you say. Stefan nods and they take off running towards the back door.

You return to your conversation with Grayson as the boys go outside. They run far from the window they were supposed to stay by. Nate stops. Stefan stops as well.

"What?"he signs.

Nate signs back.

"I don't want to play anymore, this is scary"

Stefan groans.

"Stop being a scardycat, it'll be fun! Trust me"he speaks as he signs.

Nate shakes his head. Stefan grips his hand.

"Come on!"he pulls Nate along with him and they continue to run.

They stop about 20 minutes later, they lay in a ditch by the road. Stefan looks up.

"Okay, what you do, is stand in the middle of the road and wave your arms, okay?"he speaks as he signs again.

Nate nods.

Sister Katelyn's car approaches quickly. Stefan looks at him before roughly shoving Nate into the road. The car swerves viscously and hits a thick oak tree. Nate cries at his scraped knee as an injured sister Katelyn opens the car door. With her head bleeding, she cautiously steps out of the smoking car.

She limps over to crying Nate.

"Oh you poor thing! Are you alright?! Are you!? What are you doing out here all alone!"she asks helping him stand.

"Oh no, your knee, whe-"she was cut off by the sound of a high pitched scream.

She turns around quickly to see Stefan with a large rock. Stefan aggressively smashes the rock into Katelyn's skull. She falls back and Nate watches in horror as Stefan repeats the action several times.

Once he stops, Stefan looks at Nate, his face speckled with drops of blood.

"Grab an arm"Stefan says.

Nate shakes his head.

"You have to help me, if they find her like this, we both go to jail"he signs as he talks and then puts his hands on his hips.

"Do you want to go to jail?"

Nate shakes his head. Then he stands up, gripping the arm opposite of Stefan. The begin dragging her into the woods. They drag her to a nearby creek and then simply roll her into it. Then they begin their trek back to the house, hearing you and Grayson still talking.

Stefan casually sits down in the swing set and smiles at Nate. Nate begins to sign.

"You tricked me"

Stefan stands.

"We'll talk, upstairs"

Then he walks back towards the backdoor. Nate follows hesitantly. Stefan walks into the bathroom and begins to wash his face as Nate watches. Then he signals him upstairs.

"Grayson can we please just leave it alone, were about to eat"you huff.

"Yes, probably for the best not to talk about it around Stefan"Grayson says gripping your hand and kissing it.

You blush and chuckle as you begin to set the table. Upstairs Stefan and Nate speak about the events that took place.

"Why did you hurt her?"Nate asks.

"Because she was going to tell on me, and when people tell on me, I get taken away"Stefan says. Then he stands.

"People who tell on me get hurt,...you wouldn't tell on me, would you?"Stefan signs.

Nate slowly shakes his head.

"Promise?"Stefan says.

"Promise"Nate repeats.

Stefan smiles and hugs Nate.

"Good, because if you tell, I'll kill your daddy"Stefan whispers into Nates hearing aid.

Nate doesn't move from the hug, in fear.

"Dinner!"you yell.

"Coming mummy!"Stefan yells.

He let's go of Nate and looks him in the eye.

"People who tell on me get hurt"he repeats before walking out of the room and down the stairs.

"It smells delicious mummy!"Stefan chimes as Grayson shoves his brother awake.