Infinity

Chapter 5

"We should do something!" Fay exclaims.

"I do not have time today Fay" I sigh

"Come on" She takes both my hands and drag me up to my feet again from where I was sitting by the well.

"We can even go to the castle if you want to" she continues with a sparkle lightning in her eyes.

And I really can't say no to that sparkle so we go inside and I change to another flower dress that goes down to my knees. It's navy blue with grey and crimson red flowers. I put my hair in a bun with a matching navy blue bandana holding the loose strains of hair. The dress got a bigger pocket on it so I put my usual lipstick which is in baby pink, mirror and knife. The knife was my fathers but I got it after I was attacked by some wolfs when I was out with Isaac. We were lucky that we got back in two pieces.

I also take with me two cinnamon buns wrapped in paper which I give to Fay and she stuff them in her pocket. Her smile is the brightest I've seen in ages and her eyes is still glittering. She is almost jumping from excitement and I give her smile and a small giggle. We go outside again and decide to walk. I then remember my parents only because I see Isaac trotting towards us with the carriage behind him.

I start to panic and yell at Fay to hide. I run back inside only to start boiling water and cutting up some vegetables. After a few minutes when I instead is cutting meat, I hear the door open.

"Hello" I try to keep my voice steady. My mind is blurred by swear words, what I'm a now supposed to do.

"Good evening" shit it's my mother.

I can hear her steps getting nearer, she stops by the table and I can almost feel her eyes burning in me.

"You are not done I see" she mocks me.

"I'm sorry I need thirty minutes and then I'm done."

"Thats not how it works and you now that Avery."

I swallow down my emotions and quietly pour down the meat into the stew. She turns around and walks outside again. What is going on? I hope Fay left because I probably won't make it outside again tonight.

When everything is done and I've put the food onto the table my mother comes inside again. She doesn't say anything but suddenly grabs me by my hair and drags me outside. I scream at her to let me go but she only harden her grip. On the backside of our house was it dark and colder from the long shadows. The ground was still damp and my bare feet sink in the mud. She stop, turns around only to kick me hard in my stomach. In a reflex from the pain I start to fold myself over but on my way down am I met by her fist which punches my face as hard as she can and manages to hit my eye.

"I was at the hospital almost dying!" Another kick in the stomach and she releases her grip so I fall over.

"I gave you three chores Avery, three! And you can't even manage to do that you lazy whore." The first tear sips from my eye where sit on my knees in the mud. I scrunch my eyes together and grab my stomach with my arms in a tight hug.

"I- I'm so sorry mother" I almost whisper out.

Before she walks inside again does is kick me in the back so I land on all four and in a silent hump from me she turns on her heel and walks back in.

Tears starts to fall down quickly against my cheeks. I don't intend to do it but it just happens. I bring myself back again on my knees and bring my right arm out from under me and carefully feel my face. My finger gently brush over my face and retreat quick when I feel the pain from a busted lip. My eye is swelling up and it's ringing in my ears. A pair of shoes is in my sight and I try to straighten myself in a moan when Fay crouches down and her soft, small hands grab my face. Her thumbs slowly drag over my cheeks to wipe away the tears and she looks me in my eyes.

"Lets go" she whisper.

I silently nod and she helps me up and over to the well. No one can see us here so she helps me clean myself but my dress is dirty and when I bring up my mirror it has a crack in it from my fall. I watch my reflection and now I can barley open my eye.

"Don't I look pretty" I try to smile at Fay.

She smiles back and helps me up again. We walk out to the main road and start walking toward the castle.

The gravel is the only sound in in what feels like miles. I take one step at a time and as usual I am lost in my mind. Im not really thinking about anything special I just let the thoughts run through my brain. I look over at Fay and she looks like she's at a similar distant place.

Before I know it we have made over the fox-bridge without me balancing or Fays nervous breakdown over me almost falling. We look at each other at the same time and breaking the silence by bursting out in laughter. We laugh so hard we grab each other and end up falling over and into some bushed. We both shriek and roll around in even more laughter, my stomach is cramping and tears are streaming down both our cheeks and we just can't stop.