Morgana aged 3

Mummy said that a special visitor was visiting today. She said it was the devil and his son, so I’m hiding, because I only ever hear scary stories about the devil.
                Mummy said I have to look pretty for them so she put me in a pink flowery dress, it’s horrible, but mummy hit me for being stupid. She always hits me now daddy left.
           The doorbell rings and I jolt in surprise, my mummy calls my name and I slowly walk downstairs. The big tall man smiles at me, “You must be Morgana, I’m Lucifer, it’s a pleasure to meet such a beautiful little girl. This is my son Niklaus” he motions to the small skinny boy about the same age as me, standing in front of him, “can he play with you, whilst me and your mummy talk?” I nod shyly and walk off with Niklaus following me.
                 I take him out into the garden and sit on the grass. He stands awkwardly behind me, but then sits next me.
                “I’m Niklaus” he says shyly, his voice shaking “but you can call me Nik, I guess”
                “My mummy calls me Morgana, but I prefer Morgan, so you could call me that if you like, Nik?” I smile at him shyly, feeling warmer towards him, he’s as shy as me. “Wanna play?”
                He looks away ashamed, “I’m not allowed to play with others, Granddad hits me, because I always hurt them, and, and, and I don’t wanna hurt u” he looks down at his hands sadly.
              I take his hand and smiles “you won’t hurt me, I promise, my mummy hits me, so if u hurt me, I’ll fight back” I smile at him. Then I tig him and run off round the garden, beckoning for him to follow me as our game of tig carries on.

 

 

A little while later Lucifer and my mummy appear, they tell us that Nik has to go home now and I look at him sadly, then hug him goodbye “thank you for playing with me, will you be my friend?”

He nods eagerly and hugs me back, “maybe I could come see you tomorrow”,
                I smile “I’d like that”

Lucifer walks down and takes his son by the hand and leads him away, as Nik looks over his shoulder at me and waves and smiles, I return the wave and smile. Then walk into the house because mother is angry that my pink dress is now green.