𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘀; 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗲✔︎

𝗢𝗡𝗘

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲
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Sarah gasps as she stares at her reflection in the bucket of water "SARAH?" Henry calls out toward her

"SARAH!" she gasps loudly as she stands up walking toward where Henry was

she stumbled but caught herself quickly by placing her bloody hands on the wooden barn

"there's one more, it's breached" Henry frantically stated as he wiped the sweat off of his face "hold her still" sarah walked over the pig before bending down

she placed her hand into the pig "i feel it, it's fighting to get out" she panted as blood covered her hands.

"Tough little bastard" her accent coming out a little harsher then usual.

"I said hold her" Sarah scolded the boy beside her "Sorry" he held the pig down harder.

"quiet, you beast"

"We're going to lose her, we're going to lose both." Henry tried to hold in his worry and concern toward the innocent animal

"no we aren't" Sarah assured her younger brother as her breathing picked up

She pulled out a sharp knife "don't go wobbly on me now, Henry." he stared at her blood covered face in shock before slowly nodding

"on three all right?"

"all right"

"One..."

"Two..."

Sarah hesitated almost feeling bad for the animal but sucked in all the guilt and pushed it out by plunging the knife into the pig

"three.." blood splattered all over her face causing the curly haired girl to gasp for air, her eyes were now slammed shut,small squeals from the piglets and their panting was all they could hear.

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"seven piglets? And not a stillborn among them" Sarah's father spoke softly as Sarah crawled on the floor trying to catch a piglet

"you have a gift Sarah" he smiled at the young girl watching as she picked up the pig "it's luck is all." She gave him a half smile back

"luck and a very sharp knife" she sighed placing the pig into her white tote

"this wicked one is going to Solomon" she smirked placing the straps over her slender shoulders

"he's lucky to have a friend like you." He smirked back as he sipped his tea

"father-

"what he's struggled so, first his child and then his wife, he needs someone to take care of him"

"someone strong and capable"

"I'm not marrying Solomon bloody Goode if that's what you're driving at" her smirk grew bigger as she watched her fathers face drop a little

"I worry about you, is it so wrong for a father to wish his daughter to wed?"

"and leave you alone to eat up all the bacon?" She tilted her head to the side "not likely"

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the chickens clucked loudly as Sarah walked out of her family's cabin, her arm swung back and forth as she made her way through union

she looked up from her feet smirking when she saw Lizzie "a full moon rises before nightfall."

" good night to enjoy the fruits of the land" Lizzie smirked lifting up the cloth of the basket revealing alcohol, Sarah chuckled making lizzie smirk before walking away