Chapter One - Age Three
It's ten in the morning at Cardiff police station a young girl and her brother are catching up with an officer.
"Well Charles, what do you think of that explosion down the docks last night?" The father asked curious on his friends view
"Definitely planned by someone, fingerprints were found at the scene so our girls down in forensics are trying their best to find us a match anyway what are you doing here with little Gwyneth? Shouldn't she be in day-care James?" Charles chuckled while signing his way through a pile of paperwork that a colleague had left on his desk.
"I suppose she should be really but she's three she'll forget all of this by the end of the day she's as stupid as our mother really" James laughed at that moment little Gwyneth began to tug on her brothers top desperately seeking attention.
"I'll see you in a bit Charles, this little brat of a sister needs to be dropped off to day-care so she's out of my face." James complained while beginning to drag Gwyneth away. It was clear Gwyneth didn't want to leave she tied her arms around a plant pot and began to scream.
"Gwyneth Cooper STOP THAT RACKET NOW!" James shouted, losing his temper even more James didn't have time for his sisters' nonsense because he was going out with his best friend Charles for a lad's night out if his mother let him and if Charles could get away from work. Eventually Gwyneth gave up and released her grip on the plant pot so her brother could drop her off at day-care.
Dropping his little sister off at the local day-care centre James' eyes met with one of the workers at the day-care centre.
"Hey" The girl said shyly to James.
"Ermmm... Hi... I'm here to drop this brat I call a sister off... I'm James..." James replied almost as shyly, James had been dropping his sister off at the day-care for over a month now and had never once spotted this girl in the day-care centre
"I'm Lillian, I just moved here from Glasgow..." The girl responded
"I thought I hadn't seen you around before..." James chuckled while handing over his sister to Lillian
"So do you want to come out for a drink later?" James asked hoping that Lillian would say yes
"Sure, maybe you can introduce me to your mates... It'd be nice to make some friends in Cardiff." Lillian replied smiling
"Well I'll see you later Lillian" James shouted walking out the door. Gwyneth looked up at Lillian and growled at her instantly taking a disliking to her.
"Hey now, calm down. Were all here to have fun!" Lillian said handing Gwyneth over to another day-care worker. Soon after Gwyneth settled herself down into her usual corner and began to draw what looked like a police car and Lillian. Three hours passed until James returned to pick up his little sister and Lillian.
"Hey Lillian, you ready?" James questioned eager to introduce Lillian to Charles and his girlfriend.
"Yeah I'm ready." Lillian responded grabbing her coat and Gwyneth "Is it normal for your sister to growl at people?" Lillian questioned while walking out the door
"No... I'll tell dad when I get home" James said while squeezing Gwyneth's hand as a signal that her punishment had only just begun.
Arriving at home James opened the door and introduced Lillian to his parents giving Lillian a drink she sat down to wait for James to quickly change. Out in the kitchen James was informing his father of the mischief Gwyneth had caused during the day. Their father was less than impressed nodding at James to allow him to leave James and Lillian left for an enjoyable evening out.
"Gwyneth what did you do today?" Her father asked waiting for the moment he could punish her.
"Stamp stamp" Gwyneth giggled believing that she'd done nothing wrong grabbing Gwyneth by the wrist her father slapped her around the face and departed for his study room. Sat on the floor Gwyneth began to cry her eyes out at the slap she'd just received off her father. Gwyneth cried for hours in the hope that her father would return and hug her or that her mother would lecture her father on how he shouldn't abuse her. Sadly for Gwyneth this was only the beginning.