Roses

Suspense Stories | Apr 16, 2014 | 4 min read
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Jessica had been babysitting Elise, a 9 year old, for six years and she had always been an angel. She was the perfect girl to babysit, always wanting to play a game or have Jessica braid her hair. Her mother had just had a new baby boy and Elise couldn't have been happier. Jessica was overjoyed when Elise's mother called and asked her to babysit for the day because she had to go out of town for a business convention. She went over at seven o'clock and sent Elise's mom off with a smile telling her to have a wonderful time and to not worry about a thing. "Make sure you water the roses!" Elise's mom called after a second thought. Jessica closed the door and turned to smile at Elise and asked, "what would you like to do tonight?" Elise thought about it for a while them said that she wanted to play with Toby, her new brother. Jessica started to follow her to Toby's room but Elise stopped her and told her that she wasn't allowed to go in there because Toby was afraid of strangers. Jessica laughed and told Elise to play nice and that she would be in the kitchen making dinner. She could hear the sounds of Elise laughing and Toby giggling from the kitchen and smiled to herself. After a while Elise came out of Toby's room and said that she was angry with him because he wouldn't let her play with his toys. Jessica patted her on the back and suggested they go outside and water her mothers roses instead. Elise agreed so they went outside with the hose and water the eleven rose bushes. Elise's mother had a strange breed of black roses and Jessica could never figure out what kind they were. After they watered the flowers Jessica pushed Elise on the swing for a while and then they went into the house. Elise went into Toby's room while Jessica made dinner, she could hear Elise talking and starting to get frustrated with Toby so she went and knocked on the door. Elise came out and said don't worry Jess, Toby is taking a nap now. So Jessica slowly shut the door and they went downstairs to watch a movie. When the movie was over Elise was asleep and Jessica went upstairs to check on Toby, she was surprised to see a pillow over his head. She walked over to the crib but turned when she heard a noise behind her. "I told you not to bother him, he's taking a nap".

Elise's mother came home and walked in the front door, she called Jessica's name but got no response. She walked through the house and heard Elise in Toby's room. "Jessica you're silly you can't go to sleep yet, mommy isn't home yet!" Her mother walked through the door and saw the baby laying on the floor lifeless and Jessica sprawled out in the floor, blood leaking from a gash on her head. Elise turned and looked up at her and said "I told her not to take a nap yet mommy I'm sorry". Her mother said it's okay love these ones can be yours.

The next day Elise's mother was outside tending to her thirteen black rose plants when her neighbor peeked over the fence and told her about a girl from the neighborhood that had gone missing. "That's such a shame, Elise and I have really considered moving out of this neighborhood, it seems dangerous!" Elise's mother went back to filling in the dirt on her two new plants. "Such a shame". "How do you get your roses such a strange color?" The neighbor asked. "Must be something in the soil I suppose!" "Yes I suppose it is", said Elise's mother, then in an afterthought she said "such a shame about the neighbor girl, really. She was supposed to be mine after all."

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