Chapter 5
The family had got to know bits about Alex throughout the next few days, Ellie had certainly clung to Alex and Daniel was the exact opposite, staying clear of him as much as possible.
It was Monday evening; Alex had been upstairs with Ellie, babysitting, when Lewis, Wolf, and Elizabeth came home with the shopping. Alex carried Ellie down the stairs to see her parents, Alex helped with unpacking the shopping with Ellie getting under everyone's feet.
She was in her pink fairy pyjamas and would be going to sleep as soon as Elizabeth had finished putting away the shopping.
The last piece of shopping was put away and Lizzie picked hr daughter up and carried her to her room. After reading her a bedtime story, one about a princess who kept finding peas under her bed, she went back down stairs.
Lewis was sat on the sofa; Alex was one the one opposite and Daniel was sat next to Alex, watching television.
"Ellie is in bed, I'm going to go up too, I have a bit of a headache, and you boys can stay down here if you like." She smiled and Lewis smiled back and said goodnight.
"Horror movie anyone?" Lewis suggested. Daniel nodded and Alex shrugged. He wasn't one for horror movies but he thought he would watch one anyway.
He went over to the DVD rack and pulled out 'The Wolfman'. Placing it in the DVD player he sat back in the chair and used the remote to start the film.
Scene after scene was making Alex jump in fright. After about fifteen minutes, Alex stood up and walked out of the living room. He climbed the stairs warily, still shaken from the film.
He walked across the landing to the guest bedroom at the end of the hall. Pulling off his t-shirt he flopped down onto the pullout sofa bed and attempted to clear his head of the scenes replaying in his mind. Before he knew it he had drifted off into a uncomfortable sleep.