Stepping into my house, I flicked off my shoes, taking in the smell of pizza, the sound of lively chatter coming from the kitchen.
âHungry, Mum?â my son Tyârelle, 20, asked, lifting a pizza from the oven, ready to slice for his friends.
âNo, Iâm fine,â I smiled, grabbing a glass of water and leaving them to it.
Minutes later, I heard âSure I canât get you anything?â Tyârelle asked.
âJust a hug,â I told him. He beamed, threw his arms around me, then headed back to his friends. I suffered from diabetes and Tyârelle worried about me. As I got ready for bed, I thought proudly about how my eldest son looked after everyone, cooked dinner for his mates and doted on his younger brother Pheron, then 14.
Heâd been an energetic child, endlessly kicking a football around. When he got older, heâd swapped football for rap music and started recording his own songs. As a plan B, he was going to train as a security guard. I was happy he still lived at home â being a single mum wasnât easy but Tyârelle brought so much fun and laughter to the house. As I lay in bed, the sound of him and his mates downstairs having fun made me smile. Although I wasnât too sure about one of his friends, Denver Walton. Heâd been to our house a few times but barely spoke and his hood was permanently pulled up. I wasnât sure why but he gave me a bad feeling and Iâd even warned Tyârelle off him. âHeâs all right,â heâd said, but that was typical of Tyârelle, he saw the best in everyone.
LIVELY CHATTER
A few weeks later, in April 2019, I woke up at 6am to hear voices coming from Ty'relle's room. It sounded like he'd brought some friends home.
'Hope you don't mind,' he said when he popped his head around my door. "They couldn't get home so I said they could stay.' I left for my insurance job while Pheron went to school. Later that morning, I had a call from a police officer.
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