Owl house short stories!

Old timey pride (F)

(dead spouse 'best friend' must comfort)

TW: death, murder, religious talk, mentions of abuse.

"I'm sorry Miss Amity, your husband is indeed deceased. Do you have any family nearby?" The town doctor gave a sympathetic look to the young widow.

"I have a brother and sister! But they live five towns over! And my sister is a widow herself. My brother cannot help us both!" the young woman cried holding her best friend tightly.

"You may stay with me. Until your brother has the means to care for you. You may stay with me. My brother will care for you if you need." luz noceda, the young widows childhood best friend held her close. The town doctor nodded and began to see himself out.

"I'll alert the sheriff. Please alert your brother Miss noceda."

Let us clue you in on the situation. Luz noceda and newly widowed amity blight lived in a nice town called bonesburrow. In this day and age a woman without a man in her life has no means to survive. Amity had barely been married a year when her husband passed. Luz noceda has an overbearing brother who scares off any man who tries for her hand. Luz herself has a job while amity was raised to be a stay at home wife. The pair moved into a house together under the supervision of hunter noceda, luz's older brother.

That is what the town knew. But they knew better. As soon as the doctor was gone the pair smiled.

"So how did you do it!" luz asked spinning amity around.

"You know the old woman in the woods? The one with the big hair!"

"Hunter's aunt? Yeah why."

"She gave me this mixture, said to put it in his food and he'll be dead in a week. Took longer than a week but it worked!" '

"Eda is known for her spells."

"So is your brother really willing to help?"

"My brother himself has a shameful secret like us. He will provide for us."

"Is he sure? I'm sure i could just talk to edric. He could most likely provide for me."

"But this way we're together. I already have a reputation with my brother. No man will come for my hand! We can live out our days in peace!"

"After the funeral my dear."

Word traveled quickly of the rich widow and before she knew it her dead husband's family were at her door.

"Oh my poor dear! How did this happen! My poor son!" her now ex mother in law wept as she clung to amity.

"He was sick ma'am. So very sick. There was nothing that could be done."

"Tell me girl! What did he say before the lord took him!"

"You'll burn in hell you witch!"

"He said 'I'll see you in heaven, my love.' even in death he loved me."

Amity rolled her eyes as her former in-laws wept and held each other, the only one not crying was her former sister in law who came over to speak to her.

"Did he actually say that?"

"That's what I'll let her believe."

"Oh amity! My dear, what will you do now!" her ex mother in law wept.

"I have written to my brother but i worry for him, my sister is a widow unable to find another husband. He already provides for her four towns over! He himself is about to be married and I do not wish to burden him." amity cries.