Based on true events
They were just kids. Nora was a highly intelligent, almost- teenager, with a striking head of bright red hair. Her face was littered with freckles that seemed to twinkle when she smiled.
Daniel was a pre-pubescent , awkward boy, who was outrageously tall and lanky for his age. His skinny body and height, made him appear as a cartoon drawing. He had a softness about him, however, that matched his kind eyes.
Krissy was 6. She would start grade 1 in the fall, and was a shy, quiet kid. She always had unkempt, strawberry blonde hair, and had lost her innocence within her distorted family. Her eyes sparkled for a few people but it was rarely seen. She seemed to carry dark shadows with her wherever she went. She enjoyed spending time with her older sister and brother, though. They always teased her and sometimes were cruel, but, most days they were all Krissy had.
The three siblings were left to their own devices regularly, as their parents enjoyed drinking after work. Priorities to their father, were always meeting his buddies for a beer after work, and staying for more. Typically they got home after 10 or 11 at night, leaving Nora in charge.
The children’s mother had a fascination with channeling “the other side”. She sat at the kitchen table, when she was at home, and either…
