Dad says if the bad woman comes, I should hide under my blanket.
It only works some of the time. She just stands there. I know this, because I can hear her breathing. It’s loud and it hurts my ears as much as it did when she used to scream at me.
Dad says if she doesn’t go away, I should say in my loud voice, “Leave us alone!” But the last time I tried this, she did the opposite and came too close, her icy breath penetrating the blanket, turning my sobs into shivers.
Dad says when that happens, I should say, “It wasn’t our fault.” He also says I should ask her if she’s taken her medicine. I’ve not asked her that. It feels wrong.
Dad has never said I should call him. Guess she won’t listen to him either.
He says, I shouldn’t listen to what she tells me, it’s not true. Mum fell down the stairs by accident.
Hmmmm, interesting beginning? Makes you want to read more.
Thanks for reading Terri! Very often these little flash fiction ideas DO turn into full novels…
okay now I want to read the rest, did father push mother down the stairs and why does she come to daughter only, is mother trying to get her to come with her or is she trying to tell daughter father pushed her or did daughter push her. so many places to go with this story line