I stare at him intently.
"Are you saying she died?"
He squirmed. "Uh –Yes..."
"Hmmnn...."
Then I stood. "Very well....."
Before I could leave his fingers were wrapped around my arm.
"Why don't you stay for a little bit more..."
It wasn't a suggestion, it was a command.
I tried to pull away terrified. "No.. I should get going."
The hood I wore concealed my face.
His fingers digged into my arm. "I said stay!!"
I looked up at him and let my blue eyes flash. "NO!!"
He gasped and tried to step away but now, I held firmly unto his hand. "Remember me?"
I let my hood fall and he looked confused before he paled. "You!!"
I smirked. "Yes me..."
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I heard furious whispering as I took my seat for dinner.
"Dead?!!"Lily's meek voice rang.
"Shhh!!! Yes. I saw him myself as I went to buy carrots with Amber, Amber isn't it so?"Laura asked.
I could imagine Amber nodding.
"Yes–"
I rang the bell on the dining table and they fall silent then walked out carrying dishes.
Daisy was dishing food onto my plate when I asked. "Who died?"
They froze and looked at eachother uncertainly. Of course it was Laura that spoke.
"Oh just some scum –Peter Andermivk. They say he was cut in the throat, but no knife or sharp object that could've caused it was found!!!" She leaned in and smiled cheekily. "A Miracle if you ask me!!"
All the girls nodded their agreements with smiles.
I nodded. "Okay, keep serving before it gets cold!"
That night, I stood on my room balcony in my silk nightgown and stared at the ocean. It was so beautiful. So free....
I sharply turned and threw water at a patch of grass.
The thing was, water is normally shapeless, but when a thin layer is thrown fast, it can be as sharp as a blade.
Whoever was watching me was obviously going to get a scar.
Satisfied, I returned to looking at the scenery.
Just like that I was back in the cottage, happy and playing with my one rag doll at my mother's feet.
FLASHBACK.....
I stared at mother in wonder. "Mother how do you do it?"
She looked up. "Do what?"
I crawled onto her lap. "That thing you are doing...." I pointed at the needle and wool.
She laughed her tinkling laugh and set her knitting down to pat my chubby cheeks.
"Oh honey, its a mother's secret."
I pouted. "But I wanna know now mother!! Is it one of the secrets of the big city??"
Her eyes widened. "Secrets?"
I nodded. "Laura says they make clothes like clouds and pretty other things... but they are secrets and she wouldn't tell!!"
Mother frowns and played with my curly hair. "Well... they make clothes of cotton not clouds..."
My brows furrowed. "What are cotton?"
She smiled and poked my little nose. "Another secret, but this time a grown up secret!!"
My eyes widened as saucers. "A grown up secret....."
"Yes.. so when you're all grown up you will know what cotton is and a whole lot more...."
I jumped up and down in her laps. "I wanna grown up now!!"
She laughed and put me on my feet. "You'll have to wait for a while for that –now go play with Laura and Oliver, I need to finish my knitting–"
"What's a knitting?"
"Shoo!! Go now and play my love!!"
I pouted and ran out of the cottage.
Father was working at the farm with Laura's Father and Laura and Oliver were at Laura's house.
I ran across the Lolly fields and my dress got dirty from dust. Finally, I saw Laura and Oliver.
Laura was brushing her beautiful beautiful hair while Oliver sat and watched her.
I stomped up to them. "Mother said I should play with you."
Laura just nodded. "Sit beside Oliver then, and watch me brush my hair to ten. One.... Two...."
I sat beside Oliver on the dirt and nudged him. "Isn't this too boring?"
He nodded. "Yes!"
Laura glared at us and stomped her feet. "My hair is not boring!! mother says its the best in the whole world!! Mother says its the color of gold!! Mother says–"
Oliver jumped up. "Then go play with your mother. This is boring and I want to swim!!"
My eyes lit up and I jumped up too. "Yes, let's swim!!"
Laura pouted. "Fine, I'll brush my beautiful hair as we walk... oh Oliver do not run –No!! don't upset the dust!! my new dresss!!"
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"Blast!!"
I awoke from my thoughts to see a shadow stepping out of the bushes.
I raised a brow. "Who are you and what are you doing spying on me?"
I summoned a little water and hid it under my palm incase I had to use it.
It slightly bowed. "My apologies my fair lady, I promise you this is quite an accident and I do not usually spy on poor maidens."
His voice was deep and rich. I had never heard anything like it.
I frowned deeper. "Step out."
My fingers tightened against the banister as I waited for him to step out. One wrong move and he was dead.