The Ghost Before Christmas (2013)
“The last time Mam and Daddy had quarrelled in the night, Mam had come into her bedroom and grabbed her. Daddy had tried to take her but Mam had held her so tight she’d hurt her, making deep red marks on her arms and legs.
When Daddy finally pulled her away, he’d cried. It was her fault. She knew it was her fault because every time Mam was angry, she said she’d never wanted her.
She had to hide before Mam found her and hurt her and Daddy cried. She slipped sideways, out of her bed, and c...rawled down the gallery on to the stairs. A nightlight burned in a socket next to the top step. It was dim, no more than a flicker. The shadows around it were thick and dark. She tried not to picture the monsters that could be hiding in them.
She slithered close to the high, carved banisters, and wrapped the fingers of her right hand tightly around each one until the knobbly bits bit into her palm. It hurt, but she knew if she was brave – and silent – she would reach her secret hidey-hole without being seen.MoreLess
When Daddy finally pulled her away, he’d cried. It was her fault. She knew it was her fault because every time Mam was angry, she said she’d never wanted her.
She had to hide before Mam found her and hurt her and Daddy cried. She slipped sideways, out of her bed, and c...rawled down the gallery on to the stairs. A nightlight burned in a socket next to the top step. It was dim, no more than a flicker. The shadows around it were thick and dark. She tried not to picture the monsters that could be hiding in them.
She slithered close to the high, carved banisters, and wrapped the fingers of her right hand tightly around each one until the knobbly bits bit into her palm. It hurt, but she knew if she was brave – and silent – she would reach her secret hidey-hole without being seen.MoreLess
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