Mary Sanderson but she's your MOM

When you make a friend

You had begged your mother to let you go outside by yourself

It took some convincing(You crying your eyes out) but she came around when you promised you would use the spells Winifred taught you to help yourself

It was oddly peaceful outside, normally Sarah was dancing around and messing with the wildlife but her absence made made you breathe a sigh of relief

No one was watching you, you could do anything you want now

Your smile dropped, What were you going to do?

You decided to wander around the village

You smiled when you saw a group of kids playing together

You turned when someone tapped your shoulder

“Are you new here?” A girl your age asked, her blue eyes staring into yours

“Um, no I’m not new” You replied

The girl’s eyebrow raised at that

“I’ve never seen you before though” Her face was inches away from yours

“I- I live out of town” You backed away from here and tried to even your breathes

The girl extended her arm

“Wanna be friends?”

You didn’t know what to do, you’ve never had friends before

There was something about her that made alarms ring in your head, the way her eyes seemed to shine as she looked at you and the way her black hair swayed in the wind made you decide to trust her
She didn’t look like she had any ill intentions so you grabbed her hand

She shook it excitedly, almost pulling you to the ground

“Did you know you are my first friend? I have so much to show you” She said as she led you into the woods

She showed you many interesting things like blue frogs

‘You shouldn’t touch those though’

Rocks that had shiny things inside them

‘Look! it’s purple inside!’

And her hideout

‘Don’t tell anyone about this alright’

She pushed some vines aside to reveal a small decorated room, there was a small bed made out of a pile of leaves, a big flat rock as a table and the walls were covered in drawings

‘‘Wow’’ Was all you could say as you walked inside

‘‘This is where I go when my dad is mad at me’’ She admitted

“Why does he get mad?”

She sat down on her leaf bed with a sigh

“I don’t know, he just comes home angry and mutters stuff about ‘Witches’ and ‘Sanderson’, I don’t know what he means”

Your eyes widened as you heard her

“W-Who’s your dad?” You knew the people of the village didn’t like your family very much (You couldn’t imagine why) but you knew there was one man who hated your family the most

“Oh he’s the reverend”
Your heart dropped, you had just made a friend only to find out they were your family’s worst enemy’s daughter!?

“Oh” you muttered, you turned to leave the cave but stopped when she grabbed your arm

“Where are you going? Did I say something wrong?”

You sent out a shot of electricity and zapped her, and she fell to the floor in pain

“Oh, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to!” You were panicking now, you had just zapped your own friend but it was an accident right?

“Are you a witch!?” She backed away from you in fear

“You’re a Sanderson aren’t you? That’s why you got angry!”

You froze at this, not only did you hurt the reverend’s daughter but now she knows you’re a Sanderson
If the townsfolk didn’t kill you your aunt Winifred will

“THAT’S SO COOL!”

“What?” The girl laughed at your confusion

“I never thought I would meet a witch before!” You wondered how she always appeared inches away from your face but you had much more important questions to ask her

“How about we start new? I’m Emily and you are?” She held out her hand for you to shake

You hesitantly grabbed her hand

“I’m y/n”