"Alright kid, I'll be back in about an hour. Don't stay up too late okay, and try to stay out of trouble."
"Yeah dad" Nali smiled up at her father who proceeded to ruffle her curls and head out the door. Nali waited until she heard the engine roar off down the road before she jumped on the sofa and put on her favourite movie.
"Why, Pocahontas, did ya miss me?"
A while later, Nali was sitting cross-legged with a bowl of popcorn.
'You think I'm an ignorant savage, when...' Nali stopped singing and turned her head to the window.
"Hmm..." She brushed her hands on her pj trousers and walked over to the window. She briefly looked through and had just turned back to the sofa when the doorbell rang. 'About damn time..' She thought as she approached the door, pulled the small stepping stool by the coat rack, stepped up and peered through the peep hole.
A tall, fair-headed female stood there looking dishevelled and rattled.
"Who are you?" Nali asked.
"Hi, uh, is that Kali, I have a bit of a problem, I need to talk to your dad, please, can I come in, I would have called but I left my phone when I ran out,... Please?" She looked genuinely afraid.
Nali stepped down, pushed the stool away with her foot and opened the door.
"It's Nali and my dad is away at the moment. You could come back later or call him if it's urgent."
"It's extremely urgent, please could I use your phone and just wait for him, I...I.. I really can't come back later, he did tell me to stop by earlier today."
"Oh...okay fine, you can wait in the kitchen...come on in."
Nali headed to the kitchen and unhooked the phone from the socket.
"Here" Nali handed the woman the phone who had just hastily entered and closed the door behind her.
"Thank you, thank you so much." The woman took the phone from Nali and proceeded to dial. Nali headed back to the living room and stood behind the sofa bent over it with crossed arms, as kids do.
"So how old are you?" The woman asked, her voice echoing through to the living room.
"I'm six."
"And your dad left you home alone? That doesn't seem smart." The woman's voice seemed closer.
"He didn't, my older brother is asleep upstairs." Nali said, glancing over her left shoulder to see the woman standing in the kitchen, her blue eyes fixed on Nali. Nail looked back to the TV screen.
"You lie well for a six-year old. If I didn't know better I'd think you were telling the truth." This time the woman's voice came from directly behind her.
"Really?" Nali said in a sarcastic tone and turned round to face the woman who was now looming over her.
"You really shouldn't let strangers into your house." Her voice dripped with menace and her cold lifeless eyes shone with anger...no, more likely hunger. Nali put her elbows up to rest on the backboard of the sofa and smirked.
"You really should be careful whose house you enter."
The woman snarled in response and grabbed a handful of Nali's hair, shoving her head to the left angrily, Nali's arms fell back and she gripped the cushions.
"You, a mere 6 year old is home alone. You don't have a brother. Oh no, there's no one here but you and me. No one else. No one to save you." With each sentence the woman had inched closer.
"I don't need saving bitch..." Nali's left arm came round fast as her right hand grabbed unto the woman's head. The machete in her hand lodged deep in the woman's neck but not all the way through yet.
The woman dropped to her knees and Nali leaned over her still holding the head and machete.
"I'm a Winchester" and with that she brought the machete right the way through and dropped both it and the head to the ground.
She walked around the sofa as she wiped her hands on her pj trousers. Picking up the bowl, she buried her face into it to get a mouthful of popcorn.
"And that's how it's done." She said to the TV as she bounced back into the cushions spilling some of the popcorn.
13 years later...
"Beacon Hills? Seriously Charles? It sounds like a clichéd town from a cheesy movie. If I'm going to settle down anywhere, I wanna be somewhere nice and sunny." I said as I looked at Charlie who had just pulled up outside a small building. I looked at the building and back at her, "Not this shithole..."
"Hey, don't blame me, I'm just the driver. Your dad thought this would be a good place for you, meaning you can't get up too much trouble here." She replied grinning back at me.
"He owes me big for this...if I end up killing a high school boy out of boredom, it's on him. High school Charles! High School! I'm 19 and I'm going to fucking high school." I said.
"Yeah, yeah, the faster you get your GED, the faster you get out; now hurry up and get going, I have a royal court that have been without their queen long enough." Charlie said giving me a playful shove.
"Yes, your majesty." I grinned and hugged her tightly before getting out the car. Closing the door, I leaned into the window, "Visit me, okay?" I said cocking my head to the side with a smile.
"You bet your ass I will. I'm not gonna let you have all the hot girls in this town!" She smiled back, "Have fun, Nal"
"You know I will." I said grabbing my duffel and backpack from the backseat and backing up.
Charlie sped off down the road honking the horn.
'Crazy lady' I smiled to myself, put on my backpack and grabbed my duffel. Looking at my new place, I heaved a sigh.
'Greeeaaat.'