The once-hot humid air was now clammy and cool as the sun finally disappeared from the sky.
Everyone was either lurking around the farm doing their own thing or inside helping prep for dinner.
The cold air swept past my sweaty face as my eyes were stuck frozen on the thin Polaroid I held.
The brittle air sent a shiver down my spine as my mother's once bright and full-of-life expression was replaced with her rotted and eaten away the face of the monster she had become.
My head started to pound harshly as my eyes welled up with tears again until a soft tap on my shoulder snapped me back into reality.
"Ms. Y/n, dinners ready." A soft voice said.
Big blue eyes bore into mine as the young boy's smiley face beamed back at me "Who's that, is she your sister?" He questioned, a look of curiosity crossing his face.
"Oh, no she's my-" A women's voice cut me off as she called everyone inside."Dinners ready, and don't forget to wash your hands!" Yelled a sweet-looking older woman.
"We should go get washed up for dinner shouldn't we," I said as smiles crept on our faces slipping the small photo into my back pocket as we got up to go back inside.
his smaller hand grabbed ahold of mine as we got inside, pulling me down towards the buzzing kitchen.
their all curious and intrigued conversations floated throughout the room until a women with short, just about buzzed off gray hair ushered us to sit down.
quickly pushing from out of her chair she hurriedly ushered for me to sit down. "Your awake, come sit you must be starving." The smell of the food had me in a daze as they all started asking questions at once.
"How'd you survive out there just the two of you." A young Asian man asked.
"Have you seen a little girl out there or little girl shoes, my daughter-" the grey haired woman with a buzzcut asked before getting cut off by a blonde haired woman
Her intense stare causing me to wipe the back of my sweaty neck. "Where did you come from, There's no way you two survived all on your own, where's your group."
"Let the women breathe people, at least let 'er eat before ya hound 'er with questions." A man with a deputy's attire on said, he held his hand out offering a long squeeze of a handshake.
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after getting quickly aquatinted with the group a short haired girl, that introduced her self as Maggie led me to a neatly decorated room.
"You can borrow some of my stuff, whatever ya need for the time being" she said, a sweet, friendly smiled rested on her face.
Maggie's pov.
I couldn't help but gauche at the (h/c) haired women as she talked, her smooth voice felt like silk as she looked at me confusedly.
"Your bathroom, where is it?" I could feel the deep blush that coated the tips of my ears as I stumbled to show her where it was.
"Oh uh, it should be the second door right on ye'r left just at the end of the hall." I stutter out, god she must think I'm such a fool now.
Your pov.
Giving her w quick smile and nod i went and made my way down the quiet hallway, twisting the cold door handle I immediately came face first with a half naked man, a towel covering his lower half as water ran down his overly muscular build.
"Oh! I'm sorry Maggie didn't, I didn't," the freshly shaved man gave me a hard stare but before he could get a word out I quickly swung the door closed I back up against the wall as I tried to catch my breath.
his freshly buzzed hair and prominent bruise forming on his cheek gave me eery feeling as the sound of the opening snapped me out of thoughts.
"It's all yer's sweetheart." He said, his voice rough and his heavy demeanor sent a chill down my spine causing me to quickly slid past him into the already steamy bathroom.
slipping off my muddy, sweat clothes I let the my shoulders relax as I tried running my hands through my hair to try and get all the dirt from my scalp.
it felt nice to have actual hot water and somewhere where I wouldn't have to watch my back constantly, well hopefully not.
letting the soothing water hit my face one more time I made sure to use the wash cloth Maggie gave me and the body wash that sat near.
scrubbing the peach scented soap I quickly rinsed off, got dressed and headed back to my room.
Nadine's sleeping figure laid sprawled out like a starfish, her soft snores made my heart melt as I cuddled up next to her.
the sound of crickets chirping and the cold summer night breeze brushed passed the plush blanket making me shiver.
Twirling my finger around her bouncy curls I started dozing off until the sound of someone knocking startled me awake.
I quickly went to open the door to a smiling teenage girl, her blonde hair was in a cute braid as she started handing me some little girls clothes.
"I thought she'd need some new clothes since hers seem a little small, they're my old ones, oh and sorry if they're a little big i-".
"No they're perfect, kids grow pretty quickly so she'll be able to fit them soon." I say, a warm smile on my face as i set the clothes down.
"Well i should let you get to sleep, goodnight Ms.Y/N she says a proud smile on her face as she turns to her bedroom.
Quietly shutting the door i hurriedly get back into bed, my thoughts were racing. is this place really as safe as they make it seem.
they seem okay, and at least Nadine has somewhere comfortable to stay, maybe it's not so bad here.
