Alex soon got over her nightmare and got back to being her normal self Glenda and Roxy soon put Alexandra's night terror to the back of their minds and life in the falt got back to normal.
The children and adults of Albert square were buzy buying costumes for halloween. Stacey Slater had brought a large selection of kids and Adults Halloween Costumes, Masks and accessories to sell on her market stall, In the hope of cashing in on the halloween fever that had hit the square and the fact that there were two party's booked ment both young and old would be needing the perfect costume.
Saturday the 30th of October arrived the day before Halloween and the day of both Halloween Party's. Roxy had brought Amy a cute little pumpkin outfit but Glenda who was a little miffed to be stuck taking Amy and Alex to a party at the community centre when her daughters were having a party at R&R decided that Alex didn't need a full costume so she brought Alex a square headscarf with skull and cross bones paturns printed on it, Roxy seeing her little sister was disapointed found out an old white and blue strippy top of hers and some old gold looped earings and a old belt, Alex reluctantly agreeded to wear them with her cropped jeans and black boots, she would have much preferred to have had a proper pirates costume but Glenda wasn't having any of it, Saying money didn't grow on tree's and Alex would only be wearing the costume for a cuple of hours, so it didn't really matter. Alex who was used to getting everything she asked for from her Dad, Was actually starting to get used to Glenda saying and meaning no, being Glenda's youngest daughter which as Alex saw it ment she was bottom of the pack.
Abi and Lauren were stood outside the commumity centre Lauren was was dressed as the grim reapper and Abi was dressed in a red tutu with red leggings and red devil horns, As Zak and Jay appoached Abi waved the boys over.
"You have got to be joking" Lauren moaned after her run in Jay.
"Hi Abs" Zak who was dressed as the hulk said. Jay who was wearing a skellington costume didn't say a word.
"Whose this" Zak said looking over at Lauren.
"Oh this my sister Lauren" Abi said still smiling at Zak.
"Oh red hair doesn't run the family then" Zak joked beginning the flirt with Lauren. Abi found this most insulting and walked inside alone.
When Glenda and the girls arrived at the party, Zak pulled on his mask so that Glenda wouldn't notice him. Glenda went and sat down watching Amy run around and Alex walked over to Liam who was also dressed as a pirate, even he had brought costume. Alex soon spotted a few girls who were in her class at school and soon started to have fun with them leaving liam on the side lines.
the commumity centre soon filled with kids and teens and Glenda soon became very bored.
"Alex, Alexandra Darling, I am going to take Amy home, She is getting tired, will you be ok" Glenda asked calling Alex away from the other girls.
"Yes Mum" Alex said pleased she was being allowed a little freedom but worrying about walking home alone in the dark.
"You be home by half nine" Glenda said picking Amy up and leaving.
Zak who had once again put his mask on, made a strange noise at Glenda as she walked passed him scarring Amy.
Glenda called in the minutemart on her way home to buy a bottle of wine, she ran into Carol and Pat who both also brought wine and went up to Glenda's flat to drink it.
Back at the community centre The older teens were also getting bored Zak who had scanned the roiom for signs of any Mitchells decided to see if he could wind Alex up.
"So Alex Couldn't Mummy afford to buy you a costume" Zak said appoaching Alex who was sat drinking orange juice with her friends from School.
"just ignor him" Alex said to her friends.
"How Daddy settling in to prison" Zak said waiting for a reaction from his twelve year old Auntie.
"Hows your Dad settling into prison life" Alex said staring back at Zak.
Zak clenched his fists, Zak was still stuggling with the fact that his Dad was in prison.
"He isn't" Zak Said lying though his teeth.
"What do you mean" Alex said confussed.
"He escaped Today, He rang me said he has some unfinished business to attend to" Zak felt a strange sence of satisfaction from lying, and seeing a look of terror come over Alex Face, made him feel even better.
"Come on Zak were out of this kids party" Lauren sais starring over at Alex who was still in a state of Shock, "Saw your Mum in Allcocks car the other day, They looked very Cozy" Lauren said looking down her nose at Alex.
Alex couldn't bear the smug look on laurens face. She chucked her juice stieght in laurens face.
"You Little bitch" Lauren screamed.
The living room clock donged to say it was nine o'clock, "I told my My Alex she had to be back by half past nine Glenda said.
"Well I had better go by then Pat sniggered, Last time I came into connect with that one, I ended up with green hair"
"Oh come on Pat wasn't you mischievous when you were a little girl" Glenda asked trying to dismiss what Alex had done at the salon.
"My Billie was always a good boy" Carol said Gulping another glass of wine.
I had better stop that clock" Glenda said getting up "the clocks go back tonight, so I will stop it for an hour and Then start it again"
Alex went into the Toilets at the community centre she had to hold on to the sink as blood rushed to her head, thoughts of charlie being out their and coming to get her were turning her stomack.
She looked up and and strarred at her herself in the mirror she noticed someone appoaching from behind, It was Lauren who had come out of one of the cubecles, She grabbed hold of the back of Alexandras hair.
"You think your something don't you, you little cow" Lauren yelled as she dragged Alex over to one of the toilet cubicles by her hair.
"Get off of me" Alex screamed.
"Have I got to do to you what my Brother did to Archie" Alex had no idea what Lauren was on about so tried to bring up her broken arm up to whack Lauren with the hard Plaster cast. But Lauren knocked Alex's arm away.
Lauren forced Alex to her knee's and put her knee into Alex's back then forced her head into the toilet.
"Drink P***, You little s***" Lauren said Flushing the chain,
Alex stuggled to breath as toilet water rushed into her face. Lauren let go of Alex who immadiatley vomited back into the toilet"
"Stay away from me" Lauren said walking back out of the toilets.
Alex quickley locked the toilet door and sat on the toilet. She wiped her face with toilet paper and began to cry. Alex stayed locked in the toilet for the rest of evening, to afraid that Charlie would be waiting for her with Zak and Lauren, She hoped that her Mum would come looking for her, but Glenda didn't come,
As Ian who was catering The party thought he hah let the last of the guest out, Turned off the lights anf locked up.
Alex just sat their on the toilet in the dark.