on
Maylee ignoring Maggie, ‘a nice watch, a designer jumper, at least Jed would
get some wear out of that…no I think a country hotel is a stupid idea, I
wouldn’t bother with that for my Domie I can tell you.’
‘Well that’s what she’s planned anyway,’ Maggie went on
firmly, ‘but I need some ideas for what I can do. As I was saying I think a
family meal might be just the thing…’
‘Oh you are so right Maggie,’ Maylee said enthusiastically,
‘you could book a lovely restaurant somewhere…you know somewhere classy so we
can all get dressed up. I’ve got the perfect dress to wear actually, it’s a
DKNY I got it when I went to New York with my last but one boyfriend…it’s red
and really sexy.’ She turned to Dom and whispered in a sultry voice loud enough
for Maggie to hear, ‘You are going to love it baby.’ Dom gave her a cuddle but
Maylee’s eyes were on Maggie over his shoulder as if watching her reaction.
‘Well I hope you’ve got something a bit simpler Maylee,’
Maggie said, ‘because I was thinking more like a take away curry in the
kitchen…Jed’s favourite.
Maylee looked very unimpressed, but she shrugged and said,
‘Hey whatever…I suppose that’s what Jed’s used to…I can’t see Jools as a
domestic goddess,’ she finished with a bitchy little laugh.
The couple left soon after on their quest for all things
designer for little Jukie, Maggie had yet to meet Maylee’s son, maybe she was a
different person when her child was around. Maggie made up her mind to invite
Juke to Dom’s birthday dinner…you never know maybe this was all just nerves on
Maylee’s part, the more she got to know and trust Maggie and her family perhaps
she would learn to relax and enjoy their company…after all they were a great
family…the best…surely Maylee would see that stop trying to cause problems
between them.
CHAPTER 9 - 1985
Franklin woke in a sweat, he couldn’t remember his
nightmare but he still felt really scared, he lay in the dark…still and
silent…hardly daring to breathe. The house was really quiet at this time of
night, apart from all the strange unexplained creaks and groans. Mum said they
were nothing to worry about, all old houses made those sorts of noises at
night…something to do with the house getting colder, or something like that.
He lay for a while trying to get back to sleep, until he
began to realise that he was going to have to go and have a pee. He didn’t want
to leave the safety of his bed, but if he didn’t go soon he was going to wet
the bed and that was not an option. The bathroom was only at the end of the
hall, if he ran it would only take a minute…he quickly slid out of bed and sped
down the landing into the bathroom, emptied his bladder and turned to run back
to bed.
It was then that he noticed Mum’s bedroom door was open.
Mum never left her door open at night…maybe she couldn’t sleep either, maybe
she‘d got up to get a drink. Franklin quietly walked into his mother’s room.
The bed was empty; in fact it didn’t look like Mum had been in her bed at all.
There were clothes strewn all over the floor though and a couple of drawers
left open. Franklin decided that he’d better go downstairs and see if Mum was
alright…maybe she was crying down there, she cried a lot lately…maybe that was
it.
He crept down the stairs wincing with every creak that
they made. Downstairs was in darkness, the TV was switched off and the kitchen
light was out…Franklin began to panic, where was Mum?
He started searching every room switching lights on as he
went…Mum was gone…he was alone.
Maybe she had had to go out…that was it, something had
happened and she had had to go out, she wouldn’t have woken him would she, he
had school in the morning. That had to be it, she had gone out for some reason
and she would be back really soon, he just had to be a good boy until she came
back. He decided to make himself a drink to help him get back to
Maylee ignoring Maggie, ‘a nice watch, a designer jumper, at least Jed would
get some wear out of that…no I think a country hotel is a stupid idea, I
wouldn’t bother with that for my Domie I can tell you.’
‘Well that’s what she’s planned anyway,’ Maggie went on
firmly, ‘but I need some ideas for what I can do. As I was saying I think a
family meal might be just the thing…’
‘Oh you are so right Maggie,’ Maylee said enthusiastically,
‘you could book a lovely restaurant somewhere…you know somewhere classy so we
can all get dressed up. I’ve got the perfect dress to wear actually, it’s a
DKNY I got it when I went to New York with my last but one boyfriend…it’s red
and really sexy.’ She turned to Dom and whispered in a sultry voice loud enough
for Maggie to hear, ‘You are going to love it baby.’ Dom gave her a cuddle but
Maylee’s eyes were on Maggie over his shoulder as if watching her reaction.
‘Well I hope you’ve got something a bit simpler Maylee,’
Maggie said, ‘because I was thinking more like a take away curry in the
kitchen…Jed’s favourite.
Maylee looked very unimpressed, but she shrugged and said,
‘Hey whatever…I suppose that’s what Jed’s used to…I can’t see Jools as a
domestic goddess,’ she finished with a bitchy little laugh.
The couple left soon after on their quest for all things
designer for little Jukie, Maggie had yet to meet Maylee’s son, maybe she was a
different person when her child was around. Maggie made up her mind to invite
Juke to Dom’s birthday dinner…you never know maybe this was all just nerves on
Maylee’s part, the more she got to know and trust Maggie and her family perhaps
she would learn to relax and enjoy their company…after all they were a great
family…the best…surely Maylee would see that stop trying to cause problems
between them.
CHAPTER 9 - 1985
Franklin woke in a sweat, he couldn’t remember his
nightmare but he still felt really scared, he lay in the dark…still and
silent…hardly daring to breathe. The house was really quiet at this time of
night, apart from all the strange unexplained creaks and groans. Mum said they
were nothing to worry about, all old houses made those sorts of noises at
night…something to do with the house getting colder, or something like that.
He lay for a while trying to get back to sleep, until he
began to realise that he was going to have to go and have a pee. He didn’t want
to leave the safety of his bed, but if he didn’t go soon he was going to wet
the bed and that was not an option. The bathroom was only at the end of the
hall, if he ran it would only take a minute…he quickly slid out of bed and sped
down the landing into the bathroom, emptied his bladder and turned to run back
to bed.
It was then that he noticed Mum’s bedroom door was open.
Mum never left her door open at night…maybe she couldn’t sleep either, maybe
she‘d got up to get a drink. Franklin quietly walked into his mother’s room.
The bed was empty; in fact it didn’t look like Mum had been in her bed at all.
There were clothes strewn all over the floor though and a couple of drawers
left open. Franklin decided that he’d better go downstairs and see if Mum was
alright…maybe she was crying down there, she cried a lot lately…maybe that was
it.
He crept down the stairs wincing with every creak that
they made. Downstairs was in darkness, the TV was switched off and the kitchen
light was out…Franklin began to panic, where was Mum?
He started searching every room switching lights on as he
went…Mum was gone…he was alone.
Maybe she had had to go out…that was it, something had
happened and she had had to go out, she wouldn’t have woken him would she, he
had school in the morning. That had to be it, she had gone out for some reason
and she would be back really soon, he just had to be a good boy until she came
back. He decided to make himself a drink to help him get back to
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