"Mommy, mommy! Look what I can do!" soft brown eyes looked down at the little girl as Susan chuckled.
"What? What can you do?" white hair, cut almost boy short after an incident with bubble gum at the playground, stuck up at odd angles as wide amber eyes looked up at her. Little Victoria Mae Lavender was growing up as the spitting image of her father, minus the hair of course. No, her white hair came from Susan's side of the family. Victoria reached behind her mothers ear and pulled out a quarter with a laugh that warmed her heart. So much like her father. She wanted to learn magic too, but Susan feared that one day she would disappear just like her father. The dashing man with amber eyes quickly seduced her and left shortly before the baby was born. His name was Corey Grey. At least, she thought it was. Luckily, Victoria loved to entertain people, not escape them. She never failed to give those around her a reason to laugh, if her magic didn't make them smile, her sunny attitude would. But, all to often, amber eyes would harden as she spoke with a maturity level far beyond that of an eight year old. Hell, she said some things that would leave most adults looking like children. Like when she spoke to Gregory, her ex-boyfriend, shortly after one of his jealous bursts that started to turn violent. Again.
"If you really loved her, you would trust her! It doesn't matter if mommy's weaker than you, you can't just hit her every time you turn stupid!" Gregory's eyes hardened as he reached out to strike her for her insolence, that was when she kicked him out for good. Now it was just Victoria and her. And she wouldn't have it any other way.
My eyes opened up suddenly, picking up on something different about our house. My little fingers reached for the light but stopped. What if it's a monster? The light would just alert the creature. I quietly slipped out of my bed and padded over to my soft, blue sweatshirt. It was a bit big for me, hiding my hands in their length, but it made me feel safe. That, and it made me feel like a rabbit, with large floppy ears sewed onto the hood. I had a pink and purple one that made me look like a cat but the tail was long and tended to drag across the floor. Definitely not good for stealth. I slipped the sweatshirt over my night clothes, a white tank top and fuzzy blue shorts, and opened my door. Mommy's door was right across from mine. I looked down the hall to the window and froze. A tall silhouette was at the window, trying to open it quietly. I dashed into mommy's room and shook her awake. Her eyes opened up slowly until she saw my fear. She shot up and pulled me close.
"What is it baby? A nightmare?"
"No mommy! There's a monster trying to open the window down the hall!" She gasped in fear before walking to the door to look. She quickly pulled me back from the door as she spotted him too.
"It's not a monster baby. That's Gregory."
"What's he doing?"
"Something he's going to regret later." I looked up at mommy questioningly.
"What are we going to do?"
"We need to distract him somehow, so mommy can call the police." my eyes lit up as I dashed to the window, "Sweetie, what are you doing?"
"I'm going to make him disappear mommy!" she reached for me but I was already gone. I ran around the house and saw Gregory still trying to open the window. I dashed to the woods before making as much noise as possible. "Mommy, why are we hiding from Greggy?" I said loud enough for him to hear. I hid behind a tree as he turned to the woods, a dark smile lighting up his features. He dashed into the woods as I quietly followed him to make sure mommy had time to call the cops. He clutched something in his hand as he looked around.
"Where are you, you little bitch?! I can hear you!" I hid my snickers as I threw more pennies into the woods at random. Suddenly, he turned towards me, and I jumped away as a bang echoed through the woods. I ran away from the loud noise, suddenly very much afraid. I twisted to the side to avoid another bang. "Fucking bitch!" the third and final bang caused me to trip and smack my head on a rock. I looked behind me to find my jacket changing colors. My world blurred as footsteps came closer. I heard a loud click next to my head when suddenly,
"POLICE! DROP YOUR WEAPON AND PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD!" and then my world went dark.