Hummingbird

KYAI cant remember exactly when he stopped being the perfect stepdad or even if he ever was one. Perhaps that was just other peoples perception of him. I can remember though the first time he hit me. And the first time he crept into my room at night. Last year a girl from school got cancer and everyone rallied around her. Im not saying she didnt deserve the sympathy but her suffering was heroic whereas mine feels like a source of humiliation. You can see cancer. Or a broken leg. You cant see this. You cant see the suffering caused by living with someone who goes out of their way to torment you.LIZZIEKya is the best big sister ever. Shes sixteen and I am only five so she is my really big sister. When Mummy goes to work Kya does my bathtime and reads my bedtime story. Tonight she read my favourite story about the baby bear who couldnt sleep because there was too much dark in the cave. Kya says I am her baby bear and she will always protect me. I dont need protecting from the dark though I have a night light shaped like a mushroom. ZAKHer lips are blood red and she speaks the words so softly I barely hear them. I know your big secret. My blood runs cold but shes pinned me to the bed and I cant move. Her eyes are like fiery emeralds burning into me. I know your secret Zak. Its your fault hes dead!When Zak meets Kya he desperately wants to save her from whatever shes going through at home but Kya is determined to save herself and Lizzie. Plus Zak has his own demons to contend with...