Her Promise

Cursed Day

       I remember that day when it all started. It was a lovely day though, but who knew what kind of curse would start haunting me and just because of one silly promise!
                                
       I was a normal girl with a normal life. I used to live with my mother and little baby sister. My mother was very old and weak and I was the only hope for my family. So I realised I should start earning for my mother and sister in order to survive  in this cruel world. I start my day by going to the nearby village and selling the clothes I sew at night. It used to be very tiring for me before but with time, I got used to it.
      Well, the most annoying thing I hate doing is convincing the people of the village that I made them myself and not steal them. That is the time when I reach my limits and always end up cursing them. My bad. You see my life was not like those other girls in the village. I  was always envying them because the only thing they had to do was to look beautiful and act like a lady. So they were always running away from me as I was a wild beauty in their eyes, atleast that's what I remember. I had red hair at which people always kept staring.And my purple eyes people used to call them witch eyes.
       I was only 18 years old when I came across that cursed day; the day was lovely and the night very calm and silent. I remember every single thing that happened that day. I was going to the village where I go as always when suddenly my eyes saw something they shouldn't have.  I still regret that moment of my life.....It was a little boy being bullied by some gangsters.

Without thinking for a moment,
      
                        I yelled at them, "Stop!"
                   
               One of those guys looked up and started coming towards me. I got scared for a while but gathered some courage to look straight right into his eyes. I could see in his eyes  that he was a little shocked to see a girl so bold.
   
           Then he offered me a deal to save the poor boy," Girly! since I respect girls so I'll offer you a little of something in getting this children out of here without any harm. Will you accept it?"
       
          " Depending on it, I might accept it.", I said in a cold tone.
           He smirked and then pulled  me towards him and whispered something in my ears.
    After that he asked," Now tell me, a yes or a no?"
       
                     Without any hesitation, I nodded  and there you go my days of curse begin.