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before it had all gone so wrong, a time when her mother could say things to her… When she could say anything at all.
    No, she wasn’t being too hard on herself, it was nothing more than she deserved. Guys weren’t interested in the fat girl with a pretty face, they wanted the perfect package and Ellie just wasn’t it.
    Mentally she shook herself and plastered a smile across her lips as she moved away from the counter and began filling coffee cups as she went. Perhaps there would come a day when she didn’t care what others thought of her, but for now she would simply have to fake it.

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    E llie grabbed her handbag and flicked off the lights in the kitchen. Being the last one in the diner and locking up wasn’t her favourite job but she was just happy the day was finally over. In her mind she imagined getting home and sinking into a hot bubble bath, letting the soft scent of her rose bubble-gum bath soak melt the day’s troubles away.
    The back door of the diner smashed open and Ellie jumped, a small shriek of fear escaping her. She scrabbled for a weapon, something, anything, she could use. If someone thought they could rob the diner as she was locking up then she planned on making them think twice.
    Her hands closed around the handle of a wickedly sharp chopping knife and she whipped it down from its place on the wall mount. She turned in time to catch sight of someone closing the door slowly behind them. They were cast in shadow and Ellie couldn’t see their face but there was something familiar about the way they moved that made her hesitate.
    “Ellie?”
    The voice that came out of the darkness surprised her and without thinking she lost her grip on the knife, letting it fall from her hands, hitting the floor with a metallic clang.
    “Ricky, what the hell are you doing? You can’t just bust in here like that!”
    “Ellie, I’m sorry but I’m in real trouble. You have to help me.”
    He skidded around the counter and grabbed her hands in his.
    He had always been in trouble, ever since he was little Ellie had known him to be a magnet for some sort of problem and they were usually of his own making and normally he wiggled his way out of them. But this time… Ellie could see the fear in his eyes and deep down she knew that whatever trouble he found himself in this time wouldn’t be something he could just laugh off.
    “What happened, what did you do?”
    He shook his head and dropped his gaze to the floor as he released her hands.
    “You always think it’s something I’ve done. You never want to believe that maybe the trouble I’m in might be someone else’s fault.”
    “You can’t blame me for thinking that, since every time you come to me it’s because you’re in over your head. Last time I saw you was because you needed some money to pay off a gambling debt. Every time I see you it’s because there’s something wrong.”
    He sighed and turned his back on her. She watched as he forced his hand back through his hair, frustration etched in the tension of his shoulders.
    “I never meant to be such a screw up, Ellie. It wasn’t a part of my plan…”
    He turned around, spreading his hands wide, imploring her.
    “But it’s real bad this time. He’s going to kill me and I don’t think there’s anything I can do to stop him.”
    Ellie stared at her younger brother, her eyes widening in shock. She couldn’t see anything in his eyes that told her maybe he was exaggerating. As far as she could tell he was being completely honest with her and that frightened her. Ricky wasn’t exactly known for his honesty, so the fact that he seemed to be giving it to her now could only mean something terrible.
    “Ricky, what happened? Who wants you dead?”
    He dropped his gaze to the floor once more and Ellie instantly knew what he was going to say.
    “It’s Grey, isn’t it? How could you be so stupid, Ricky? You know what he’s capable of, you know what he’s tried to do to our family and you go and