She hoped that her father was still alive and safe. A number of possibilities could be pulled up on what might have happened that the man had to leave his wife and daughter alone. One of them, her mother had to hear the most was that her father had run away from home with another woman.
Penny didn't believe it though. Not at least with the stories she had heard from her mother about how they had spent their few years together. Another possibility that had come up was that he was taken away by the black witches. Though not many black witches entered their village, it didn't stop the witches residing in the heart of the forest to only take and kill people for their own personal use.
"You are still waiting for his return," he stated. Penny didn't answer him and instead stayed quiet.
She didn't know if she was waiting for her father but she had never declared him dead. With so many possibilities she had kept her options open.
