Chapter Text
1959
when maxine was just a little ten year old girl, Her mom was away at work, and her father was making sure her and her siblings were all fed and getting ready to go to bed, Her oldest brother: Ronald, Was fussing about it "Dad! This is stupid! It's not even that late!" Their dad Rolled his eyes "Ronny, It's almost midnight and tomorrow you have to go to school-" "But dad! Jimmy Jenkins said he'll kick my ass after school tomorrow!" Their father remained silent, Ronald, Realizing he had mispoke tried to lie "Well, Uh, not that I think that he'll actually do that-" Their father inhaled "Ron, does the teacher know?" "Well, yeah! I told 'im but, He said that Jimmy was kiddin' and stuff! But he wasn't! He said he'll kill me and-" The older mans gaze softened "Ron, It's okay, you did what you could, I'll go talk to Your teacher-" " Mr. Jenkins" "Oh...is he-?" "Yeah, he's Jim's dad, He always gets special Treatment!" "Oh, well, if this is how it is, why didn't you tell me sooner?" "I-uhhh because I didn't wanna disturb you!" "Oh, it's fine, I'll go talk to Mr. Jenkins, Okay?" Ronald nodded, "now, go to bed, Or when your mom comes back she'll be disappointed" Ronny did an Half-Assed Military salute (he used the wrong hand) and Ran upstairs, Wait a minute...Wrong memory, Sorry, The ACTUAL memory I wanted to show you was two weeks later when Maxine's mother came home from work, It was a cold winter that year, so cold that Randall (the second born) got his tongue stuck to five different telephone poles, FIVE! It was a record, Anyway, Maxine's father (Reginald Reed, His wife didn't take his last name) was preparing everything for Maxine's eleventh birthday, when all of a sudden his wife entered the house followed by nine older men, "Reginald!" "Rosie!" "Oh! How's my dear husband been doing?" She kissed him on the cheek, "Been taking care of the kids, Ronny needed help with a bully or something" Rosalie Smirked, "Is that why Janice Jenkins put up 'missing' posters for her husband and son?" "Well, Can't blame me, they were-" Reginald made sure the kids weren't listening "-Really mean" The duo continued chatting until one of Rosalie's friend (And just a friend mind you, She would never cheat on Reggie, and her friend was a bit of a friend of Dorothy) "Umh...Rose, uhhh, vhy are ve here-" Rosalie stopped for a moment and the confidently said: "Well, my teammates, We have been fired-Honey calm down I'll find a job-, But! We have to find somewhere to live in until we find another job, What do you think, My friends?" The men began chattering for a few minutes, Until a small voice made herself known, "D-dad? W-who's there?" Rosalie Smiled with her whole heart, "MAXIE-" She almost yelled, when Reginald shushed her and pointed to the ceiling, "Oh right, Maxie! How's it going? Are you okay? Did you have another nightmare?" Small Maxine slowly rubbed her eyes and Fully realized what happened, "M-mom?" "Yes! Exactly, now i did ask you-" "Mom! You're back!" "Yes, yes, Mama is back, But! You should not wake your siblings up, They deserve a bit of sleep, Don't they? And tomorrow is a school night-" "Today is Friday" "It is? Doesn't that mean it's a special someone's birthday?" Maxine jumped in joy, "It's my birthday!!!" "Yes, yes, Now, Do you want to know what is your present?" "What is it?" "You'll find out tomorrow, Now, Me and my friends were discussing business, Can you go back to bed, Please?" Maxine Nodded, "Good, Now! Gentlemen, And Greg, where were we?" "You were telling us we could stay here till we get new jobs" Answered Fred, " could? Did that sound as a suggestion? No, no, that was an order, If you little SHITS, leave the property I'll personally hunt you down-" "-And I'll help!" Added Reginald, "And he'll help, Now, Ross, Other guy-" "I'm Greg" "I don't care, Now, You two, I know you're, how can I say it...FUCKING PERVERTS, and against my better judgement I'm letting you stay here, But! There's a but." She chuckled, "if you two ever go near my fucking children I'll maNUALLY CASTRATE YOU" Greg and Ross almost pissed themselves, "Am I clear?" They both nodded ferociously, "Good, good, NOW! Everyone, you can go sleep in the shed, Don't touch anything-" "umh...Rosie?" "What is it, my darling, The star of my eyes, My world?" "I kinda started keeping the bodies there" "Oh for fucks sake! That's where the cops are gonna check! Go remove the corpses" "Aren't you forgetting something?" Rosalie thought about it, "Umh...No" "The magic word~" She stared at him for a couple seconds, "Oh! You mean please, Yeah, Can you remove the dead bodies from the shed, Please?" Reginald Kissed her hand, "Of course, my love" She let out an enamored sigh, Her coworkers looked at each other with surprise, because if someone even tried to touch her, she would have killed them, She suddenly turned around, "Wait, Go help Him!" Nobody moved, "i said, GO HELP HIM!" The men quickly went to work, "ugh, my job is so tiring! I'm gonna go check on the kids" She said more to herself than to anyone, As she made her way upstairs, she noticed that the light in Roxanne's (The oldest daughter) room had the light turned on, "Roxie?" Her teenage daughter was in fact awake, "Are you okay, honey?" She asked, "Mom, did you kill people?" "Umh? No-no-no!!! I never killed anyone! I can assure you!" That was kinda true, But, it's too early to explain that, "What about dad? Uh? Did he kill people? Is he a killer? Am I living with a monster-" "THAT'S ENOUGH!" Yelled Rosalie, "Honey, No, he's not a monster, he's your dad, And he loves you, He would never hurt you" This didn't calm Roxanne down though, "You're lying!" "Roxie-Please! I-i can explain, Okay? But it's a long story" "That's fine, I like long stories."