EIGHT YEARS AGO
"How pitiful she must be to have lost them at such a young age."
"It is because they insisted on living so close to that damn forest that they were quickly dragged to their deaths."
"She might actually be next."
"Hush! Now's not the time to be speaking of such things."
The village elder approached a young girl who looked no older than ten. To have lost her parents at such a young age, the neighbors were prone to believe that it was a curse.
The young child was wearing dark clothes and looking afar. The elder sighed.
It was not right for a child to know about death at such a young age, especially because her parents died with so many mysterious injuries in their bodies. So, the burial was kept away from her eyes and she was only informed about their passing.
The older man cleared his throat and asked gently. "Sophie, do you have any relatives who can take care of you?"
