The widow

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It has been a week since his arrival now and nothing changed
he still acted hostile towards her,she was happy she had someone  because she might have lost here mind if she stayed alone
Hannah would gladly stay with her but she couldn't dare ask
her friend had done a lot for her,the funeral arrangements and at the Church
Joe her husband who was the assistant pastor needed all the help he could get now,it was wrong to bother others

Ace threw himself into work immediately he got his hands on the farm accounts,he went to the farm very early and came back late
They only saw each other at the dinning table with little or no conversations,she liked it that way

He came down for breakfast as usual that morning,Eva could barely hear his good morning through his grunt..while she went to get him his cup she could feel his eyes following her

"You are still wearing black, you must love your husband very much...

"It's mandatory she replied

He always had something to say about her that got her angry
they ate breakfast in silence as usual
she wondered within her what he had against her,she had hoped as the days progressed they might have small conversations and stay civil instead he had devised ways to make her loathe him

"Can I at least her the details of my brothers death from you... please,he said the please sarcastically

"He slumped on his way back from his normal evening strolls.. someone saw him and informed me, the town's men helped me take him to the nearest hospital where he was confirmed dead and poisoned... through a drink...strange because he never drank,she concluded breathlessly she hated talking about him

"The sheriff told me but I needed to hear it from you too, investigations are going on but he said they've gathered nothing because nobody knew where he went...so he never told you...Ace asked staring at her..she mumbled a no
he wanted to ask why she didn't know her husband's whereabout but he decided to move on to the next topic,,she looked pale talking about everything
he wished if he died today, they'll be a wife willing to wear black and mourn him

" I'll be selling the farm and probably the house but on a second thought if you want it you can keep it and there's no one around capable of handling the farm,,,I've got no plans of ever coming back here... we'll split the money equally..any contributions?

"I won't be needing the house she stated way too quickly...he noticed
"And the church should be included in your plans too

"I don't give a fuck about any church, you of all people should know that he cursed out startling her"they are just a bunch of hypocrites,he stated
Ace remembered how they stood by watching his mother suffer despite her series of complains

She packed up the dishes to go wash them when he insisted she let him do them since he wasn't going anywhere this morning..how can such a huge man do the dishes,Peter never did anything..he mistook her confusion for reluctance
he stalked towards her, moving her gently to the side and started rolling up his sleeve's,Eva stood for a while but decided to use the opportunity to go pick some groceries at the market

He heard her open and close the front door before he let out a heavy breath
even in her thick skirt he made out the outline of her luscious shape,he ached to touch her milky skin..he remembered how she felt beneath him that day,it was just like yesterday...now he regretted coming that close to her but no matter how much he burned for her he knew he could never have her again
she belonged to his brother now,dead or alive

He noticed how well she looked despite mourning at least Peter got it right with his wife while his father didn't,his mother barely looked alive when they left this town
Peter took after their father in everything even his looks while he looked like their mother
Ace's character was self taught from everything that had ever happened to him