miranda's 'family'

Part 8: Uncle Karl

I've stayed with Karl for a while after he rescued me but it felt strange going back after the calmness of the beneviento house.

"so uh did you have fun...?"

He asked, he sounded uncomfortable about it.

"yeah I had lotsa fun with sister Donna!"

"sister aye, well its nice to know you two get on well"

I nodded and danced up to the main doors of the factory, I heard Karl laugh at my childish antics.

We got to the door and he opened the door I went in first and he followed not too far behind.

Karl saw the doll in my arms.

"(y/n) what is that!"

He grabbed the doll and inspected it.

"that's Leah, my doll Donna gave me! Isnt she pretty!"

Karl rolled his eyes and threw me back the doll which I failed to catch.

It hit the floor with a smash porcelain flew everywhere. I watched it happen and my heart sunk, I loved that doll...

My vision grew blurry at the bottom of my sight, as warm liquid rose quickly and spilled out of my eyes.

"huh well that's one thing we don't have to worry about, it's fine it's just a doll"

The tears moved faster and a wail escaped my lungs. Karl realised how much that doll meant to me and rolled his eyes.

"humph if I promise to fix it will you stop crying."

I nodded and wiped my tears

"good"

Karl l moved to where the doll lay in a few pieces. He scooped them up and carried them into his workshop. I followed intentively.

"look, I'm sorry but your not allowed in here so go to your room as its really not safe in here walst I'm working okay"

I nodded and found my way to my room.

-le time skip as (y/n) did nothing interesting-

Opening my eyes to the dominant voice of Karl a saw him sat on the bed.

"hey so um yeah. Here you go kiddo"

He held out a doll that had one green eye and one red eye that glee, half it's face was welded with metal and wires, one metal arm that had something engraved on it 'Leah (y/l/n)'   It was so beautiful in a weird way as in its chest it had a gap in it with space for something.

I opened up the compartment to find a neclace that matches my bracelet. It was a locket with my name engraved into it.

With no hesitation I gave him a big hug.

"thank you so much uncle Karl!"

"*cough* pardon?"

"thank you uncle Karl!"

"wait wait wait uncle?"

"yeah!"

" um sure okay whatever makes you happy i suppose"

I saw a light shade of pink creep up onto his scarred cheaks. I let out a light giggle.

"so uh anyways what do you want to do then as I was thinking we could have a look around the village as I need some supplies"

I nodded and sprung out of bed with my silver locket on and bracelet. Sadly the locket was empty but I had a cunning plan (baldrick?)

Me and him left the factory and went to the town. Karl gave me a piggy back much to his displeasure as I would not stop asking him.

He set me down and stretched his back.

"remind me to never do that again...."

I giggled and ran over to the center of town, it was quiet. Karl guided me past the maiden of war to the altar.

Looking at the blood stained maiden of war I got flash backs to my mother and fathers corpses being eaten by a monster.

My mind went into a wirl of thoughts, breathing rapidly I was cemented to the spot. All I could see was the red liquid that poured out of them, the stench that the monster reeked.

My hearing went muffled as I stood in horror. Karl spun around and saw me stood like this. My vision was slightly blurred but I could see Karl knelt infront of me.

"kiddo Can... hear me?"

"KIDDO!"

My vision cleared up and so did my hearing, Karl gave me a tight hug his warmth engulfed me, comforting me slowing my heart beat down.

"hey hey hey your safe. In through the nose out through the mouth"

I breathed deeply and I began to calm down more. The smell of oil and cologne soothed me along with the steady heart beat of Karl.

"you okay now?"

"y-yeah"

He picked me up and ruffled my hair, Karl made his way up the steps to the altar.