Macey just listened to the water's slow stream trickle by her. It was dark enough outside that she couldn't see but she could hear, I guess it was better that way. Sitting on a rock near the river and listening to the not so spring water stream by her, Macey recalled the time her and her mom went to the bank. That was the day that Mommy was so stressed, and she couldn't stop turning around to check for her shadow.
"Mommy, what's wrong?" Macey questioned with the soft tone of a mouse.
"Nothing, baby. We are just going on a little...vacation," Mommy replied, checking behind her once again. Macey could see a bruise below her eye, along with a cat scratch along her hairline.
"Where's Daddy?" Mommy's eyes got wide and she forgot to breathe for a second, but Macey was too young to notice.
"He can't come, he ha-has to work and we won't be seeing Daddy for awhile"
"Oh. Okay, Mommy" Macey said with a frown. If only she knew what Daddy was capable of. The banker handed Mommy the money, three thousand dollars, and they were out of there faster than a bolt of lightning.
Crunching leaves and sticks behind Macey pulled her back to reality.
"Why would you lie to me?" Macey questions. She hopes that Mom doesn't notice the wavering embedded in her voice.
"You were too young to understand" Mom says near tears.
"I thought you were stealing me away from him. You should have told me!"
Mom's words are faint, "Oh...you're right. I should have told you. I just didn't want you to grow up, knowing that the one man that you could trust, was also the only man you had to fear..."
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