The Evil Witch Of EMERALDS

Chapter 1

Ashely lives in the midst of the greatest Kanara, with her Uncle Jhon who is a farmer and with her Aunty Ema. Their house is so small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room. They having a very rusty gasstove, a cupboard for their dresses, a table, three chairs and their three beds. Uncle Jhon and Aunty Ema having their huge bed In the right corner and Ashely having her bed in the left corner. They don't have next story in the house. They having no cellar except a small hole , dug in the ground. The cellar called a rescuer cellar. They gets cyclones at there place now and then so they made this cellar for in case any cyclone arose so they could go into there to safe their lives. It reach by a trap door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder lead down into the small and a dark hole.

Ashely is standing in between her house entrance she could merely see grey all over. Not a tree nor a house broke the braid sweep of flat country that reached to the edge of the sky in all directions. Kanara having so much harsh sun rises that gives multiple cracks on the ground and baked all the greenish plants into grey one.

Once Uncle Jhon painted the house but the sun blistered the paint and the rains washed it all away, now the house also become grey like rest things on the planet. When Aunty Ema came in here to live after her marriage. She was young and beautiful but this planet wind and sun rises changed her too. She started looking more older than her age. Slowly and steadily she lost her beauty. When we came in here she was having very nice weight, she was chubby but now she turned too thin and skinny like a skeleton ,then after she never smiled again, I guess  she never smiled since ages.

Ashely is an orphan girl. One day Ema saw a small girl sitting at her door steps there were no one with her. Since then Ashely is living with this family. Her laughter filled the light in the dark house and in their dull lives. Ema started living a cherish life with Ashely.

Ashley voice reached Ema ears. She started feeling alive due to her merry voice. She's looks at Ashely in wonder this child is so happy, she is so fearless and  worry less. She is full of joy. She doesn't need any reason feel delight.

Uncle John never laughed. He works 24/ 7 morning to dark. He does not know what is joy. He is also grey like aunty Ema. His hair also turned little greyish. Infact he looks grey from top to bottom. He always looks very tense due to tense his skin started developing fine wrinkles on his face.

It's Marry that keep Ashely happy. Bird chirping and songs brings smile on Ashely face. This is the reason Ashely didn't turned into dull like rest people on this planet. Marry is not dull. It's a speaking parrot.  Marry having heavier feathers and her feathers filled with multiple colors. Marry speaks and sing a song all day. Marry and Ashely both sing a song along days and nights, Ashely love her dearly.

Today, however those aren't singing a song. House door get little rusty due to that door bolt broken. Uncle Jhon fixing the door knob. Todays wind is little harsh and heavy. Uncle Jhon seems little tired today comparative to other days. I looked up to the sky. In the morning sky color was bright but as dawn started taking place sky color start to change into more greyish color. Wind is so hard, all plants moving into wind direction. Ashely is little confused and little worried. It is totally seeible in her eyes and frown face. Due to heavy wind Marry also could not fly anywhere, she got the grip on Ashely shoulder. " what's going on? why this wind running like crazy? Marry asked in chirping.

" I don't know, I am also worried today. why wind running so badly? my eyes drifted onto the sky. Aunty Ema washing utensils in the kitchen. " what's happening out there? Is everything okay? Aunty Ema asked from the kitchen. Me and Uncle Jhon do not speak a single word. Our eyes are fixed on the sky, we even didn't blinked.

From the far north we hearing a low wail of the wind, and Uncle Jhon and me can see where the long grass bowing in waves before coming storm. Now the sharp whistling blowing in all the directions from the south. As me and Uncle Jhon turned our eyes towards south, we seeing the small ripples in the grass coming from the south direction towards us.

Suddenly Uncle Jhone facial expressions changed. I can see a sweat dripping from his forehead. " What happened? all is good" I asked. I have no idea what is happening and why Uncle Jhon is so tensed. I have never seen Uncle Jhon so much stressed out.

Uncle Jhon step back his feet, both hands are clasped. His eyes still fixed at South. " There is a strom Ema. Something very bad going to happen" his wrinkled face get more wrinkled in stress. He called out his wife " I need to go and check the stock first. This storm will ruin my hard work. He run towards the cows and horses sheds.

In hurry Aunty Ema left her work in mainwhile and stood at the door entrance along with me. " I can see  danger" she looked in my direction.

I didn't say anything cause I am still clue less what these guys are talking about. " do you know what happening Marry why Uncle Jhon and Aunty Ema is so much worried" I looked to my bird pet.

" I have no idea. let's keep watching them" she looked into my eyes. we both nodded in unison.