- >Roxy could barely maintain her composure as the Mr Cake confessed to the murder.
- >Not that is suprised her the way the case had headed.
- >She covered her mouth to contain herself.
- >As the crowd slowly emptied the court she felt a small tinge of guilt, nothing the bar couldn't silence.
- "Thank you Mr Godot, Mr Phoenix, My son can finally rest in peace."
- >It takes all her willpower not to smile that that comment, but she managed as she left the building.
- >She left the courthouse and made it to a little hole in the ground called the Dead Rabbit.
- “So does any Stallion here want to buy a Pretty mare a drink?”
- >She exclaims to the bar causing many stallions to cheer.
- >Roxy enjoys drink after drink, but the small voice in the back of her mind seems only to get louder and louder.
- “Mama why, why did you kill me”
- “Stay away from me”
- >throwing the bottle near the imaginary voice she jumps from her chair.
- “You aren’t real, you can’t be”
- >Screaming she leaves the bar and runs across the street into a park.
- >Finally the phantom seems to vanish, leaving her in the middle of the park alone.
- >The moon is high in the sky when she finally makes it home.
- >She shivers as she walks through the building, never remembering it being this quite.
- “Butt…”
- >She stops herself, he is gone now.
- >Feeling a tear she stands straight, no this was what she wanted.
- >Looking down at the check, five million Dollars, she wonders if it was worth it.
- >Of course it had been, no more snotty kids to clean up after, no more getting him up for school.
- >In the morning she would sell this house and never have to remember, but for now the coach would give her plenty of sleep.
- >As dreams begin to invade the night.
- >The Darkness breaks a voice come with the light.
- “Mama, why”
- >Buttons shows himself to her, a ghostly image stands against the light.
- “I never loved her mommy, wasn’t that good enough.”
- >Memories flood from the night before, making her relive the murder again.
- “Ah mom do I really have to get up?”
- Button’s moaned pulling the blanket up above his head.
- >He felt the blanket being pulled off of him, the cold night air causing him to jump out of bed.
- “But mom, I don’t even have school today.”
- “I know dear, but don’t you want to help your Mommy pick out the perfect cake for your special day.”
- >She hands him his hat.
- “We will be going to the Sugar Cube Corner, You know Pinkie will be there, and she has that new Candy Crush Game.”
- >Arriving at the Sugar Cube Pinkie is just getting up.
- “Button’s dear, why don’t you and Pinkie talk for a bit. And whatever you do, don’t come back here ok sweetie”
- >She kissed him on the forehead before heading back to the bakery.
- “Any problems getting away baby”
- >Mr. Cake greeted her with a kiss.
- >He holds her a tight embrace and begins to nibble on her ear.
- “Mrs. Cake is always gone anymore, you have made it bearable.
- >Roxy moans as Cake softly muzzles her ear.
- “You need to leave her already, I can be all the women you ever need.”
- >She pulls him in to a kiss, the phone rings as a distant echo.
- >The voice on the other side of the answering machine causes Mr. Cake to push Roxy away.
- “I am sorry”
- >He straightens his shirt and frowns.
- “You know I will always love her first.”
- >He frowns as he begins to leave the room.
- “No please, you don’t understand. I need you”
- >Roxy begs as he answers the phone, No she had to do something.
- >First Buttons left the money and now she felt her connection to Mr. Cake falling as well.
- >Grabbing the cooking mittens the puts them on and than grabs a cookie sheet, If she can’t have him, no one can.
- >She tiptoes to the phone, slowly raising the tin high above her head.
- “Mama what’s going on.”
- >Buttons drags at the hem of her dress.
- >She drops the tin as a idea pops in her head. If she could kill buttons all that insurance money would be hers, but how
- >The thoughts race through her head,
- “Nothing honey, do you think you could go downstairs and grab a bag of sugar?

