of atlanta. this is an upper scale neighborhood. christina was always outside and life was good and i was happy. their downstairs neighbors were carmen smith and nick. nick had sparkling blue eyes and a million dollar smile just like his mom. she was a gorgeous strawberry blonde, feisty, very outgoing young woman that loved her son more than anything in the whole world. they were like two peas in a pod. it was a monday afternoon, the week before halloween. nick and christina got off the school bus and walked home together. first thing they did was go downstairs to see if they could find nick s mom. her car was there. she should be there. while christina stayed by the door, nick went inside. someone was there but not his mom. nick turned the corner and he saw something move across the