Chapter Ten - Strange

I stared at the newspaper on my front drive,

 I sighed, this was supposed to be a peaceful place to live, first the graveyard thefts and now this!? I carried on reading the passage,
'The three pictures stolen from the Twinbrooke museum of modern art were throught to have been valued at around £500 Pounds each, if anybody has any information about this crime please report it to the Twinbrooke Police society on 72 Maybelle road. The peices of art, all by Bella Piscanty were taken in the night time last thursday at around 10:30 PM . All the CCTV cameras were blocked with what looked like putty from the museums gift shop. Initials scraped into the wall gave the letters M.E. We cannot stress the ergency of the situation, these prize peices of art were the Museums most treasured possesions, and if returned within a week concequences will be forgottern though investigations will still be carried out.'
Flipping the useless paper in the trash, I closed the door and walked back inside our cozy little house. I hoped that our house at least would be safe from the mystery theif. I was expecting another baby soon, A little girl, Odette, we had decided to call her. Odette was the name of the girl in swan lake, a ballet I had recently seen and fallen in love with.

When I went to tell Nancy that she was expecting a sister, I couldn't help notice that she had an... Aroma? Around her, like the smell of the graveyard, how many times had I told her to stay away from that place, what with all the robberys going on, it was no place for a innocent little girl like her.

''Thats great Mum! Can we call her Candy?''
''Candy?''
''Yes.''
''No, Hon, were calling her Odette,''
''Geesh, girl will get teased to death,''
''And Candy won't?''
''Good point,'' I gave her a hug, she was so sweet, why she had been hanging out at the graveyard, I'm not sure,
''Uhmm, Honey, why don't you take a bath?''
''Sure Mummy, anything you want!!''
''Hmm..''
''...''
''Nance? Have you been anywhere you shouldn't?''
''What? Why would I do that?!''
''Well... Never-mind, I'll make you some dinner, it's really late, where were you?''
''At Josh's house, I told you, don't you trust me?''
''Of course I do Honey, Of course!''


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I sat up in the middle of the night, I knew this feeling,

''Teth, it's time!!''
''Muh?'' He mumbled,
''Odette's on her way!''
''Who?''
''Teth!!! OUR DAUGHTER!!''
''Awh crap.''