I was awoken by the smell of eggs on a pan. I opened my eyes and Edward was right in front of me.
"Good morning sweetheart," he smiles and strokes my hair.
"Good morning," i got up and kissed him. I dressed in my raggedy dress and walked into the kitchen.
"Morning Ma," i said and started to help with breakfast.
"Go wake the boys. Pa says they need to get to work," she tells me.
"Alright," i wipe my hands on my dress and grab a pan and a strainer. I walk up the tiny staircase. The boys share a room on the left of the stairs. I open the door and bang the kitchenware together. A "KLANG" rings through the house.
"Im up!" Jonas yells.
"What the heck?!" Harry screams and he runs at the door.
"Pa says he needs you guys in the workshop," i say and close the door. I skip into my room and plant a kiss on Edwards forehead.
"Pa needs you in the workshop soon," i say soothingly as his eyes flutter open.
"I should get dressed then," he replies.
I grab the hem of my ripping dress and skip down the stairs. I leave my shoes in the house and trek through the mud and grass to the sad excuse for a barn. It just fits a horse and some necessities.
I grab a small wire brush and stroke the horse's tail gently.
"Kiwi..." I began, "lets go get that know it all in the square today. OK?" The horse reared up in excitement. I laughed a little.
The door to the barn opens and ma walks in.
"Ma?" I looked at her funny,"whats wrong?"
"We might loose the house, Martha," she says. I look at her with a blank expression. I took a moment to process.
"But- what- no- loose the house?" I stuttered.
"I know," she lowered her head, "we aren't getting the business we used to," she patted my shoulder and left without another word.
We cant loose the house. I would have to sell Kiwi and the boys wouldn't have a home. I have to find something to make us money.
I straddle the horse and kick the barn doors open. I ride into the silence of the woods.
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Yep short chapter. I was feeling this was a good place to stop. TBH i didnt know what else to wright and... Yeah...
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Miles Black
Fiksi SejarahMartha Black is a 1700's American woman. She lives in poverty with the rest of her city in Boston. The Boston Tea Party had just happened and little do they know its nearing war time. Martha's family falls deeper and deeper into poverty. Martha's b...
