The Shavers

Chapter 5 : Promised

⚠️*Contains mature content - TW: strong & bloody violence\disturbing scenes⚠️

Esme

The next morning

After a good night's sleep my first duty of the morning on the farm was to feed and brush the horses with Agnes's help.

My mother tended to the cows, my father planted beans into the front garden. While Merton was cropping the rye.

"Esme" Agnes spoke in a alarmed tone. "Yes, Agnes" I replied curiously, glazing at my sister over my shoulder. "What's the matter?"

"There's something wrong with Joshua" my sister addressed bitterly looking me dead in the eye. "He's not eating anything I'm giving to him?"

Well this is fucking weird

I pressed walking over to her "he usually does. Did you try giving him some grass, it's always his favourite"

My sister folded her arms and expressed disappointed. "He didn't touch any of that either"

"Use all the food you have for him until he eats something" I heartedly suggested brushing Rupert's whitish coat.

After I had done my morning duties on the farm. My mother wanted me to go into the village to buy some groceries at the local market.

Oswin was close by and offered to take my basket. As we enjoyed a romantic stroll back to the cottage.

I don't know what I would do without him in my life.

Our feet crunched on top of the grey stone across the ground as we walked together. 

Oswin stopped in his tracks, narrowing his brows in deep thought.

"What's the matter, Oswin?" I asked voicing in utter worry. "I'm just thinking that's all" he replied through his charming smile, lovingly holding my palm onto his own.

I pressed slightly raising my voice huffing and folding my arms close to my chest. "Thinking about what?"

"I was thinking about you my love" Oswin, proudly confessed with his heart on his sleeve.

I bite on my lower lip trying not to beam like an idiot in front of him. "What about me?"

Oswin nervously exhaled a deep sigh through his nostrils. "I want to marry you, Esme" he blushed as he cheek turned into a shade of pink.

"And to be promised to you and only you for the rest of my life, I love you, Esme"

I brought him closer to me holding me tightly in my embrace.

"I love you too, Oswin" we intwined our lips together to share a tender kiss. Before continuing our walk to the cottage.

"And the answer is yes I will marry you!" Oswin nudged my shoulder slightly petrified but with a joyous expression.

"But I haven't gotten you a ring on your finger or gotten down on one knee"

"That doesn't matter to me" I injected overjoyed with a twinkle in my eye. "As long as we're together and nothing else matters"