It has been a difficult day. My arm has only gotten worse. I think it is infected, of course I don't act as if it bothers me. I don't want them to throw me pity looks or treat me any different. I have had enough pity to last me a life time in just these last few years.
I miss my siblings and I guess I miss my father too. I also miss my mama too. I haven't been to her grave in about three months, way too long. Alex said we have a job in Boxford, the town I grew up in, in about two days. I am nervous yet excited, because maybe I can see my mama and siblings. I don't dare try to see my father. He will just try to send me back to that awful man.
"Dela, are you listening to me?" I looked down at Alice. I was sitting in a tree next to our camp. It has only been three days since I have decided to become a mercenary.
"No, I was thinking." She rolled her eyes at me.
"Of course you were. I swear since Alex told us we would be going to Boxford you have been so out of it lately. It's ridiculous!" I gave her a sheepish smile.
"Sorry?" I raised my eyebrows at her, seeing if she would take it as an apology.
"It's fine, anyway, I was saying that when we get there you and I need to get new clothes. We can buy some pants and baggy shirts and then we can wear a corset over the shirt. It looks great and is easy to fight with. We can also buy new weapons." She seemed so excited.
"No, I think I will stick to a skirt instead of pants. That way I can hide weapons underneath my skirt." She smiled at me.
"That is such a good idea, I never thought of that. Can we wear something underneath it so the guys don't see our underwear when we do something?" I laughed at her.
"Well, duh! Unless you're into being kinda incest, then I wouldn't recommend it." She scowled at me, and hit me really hard.
"Oh my god! That is so so gross. Please don't ever say anything like that again." I laughed and rolled my eyes.
"I was kidding! No need to get all dramatic on me, now! God, you can be such a girl!" She huffed.
"I am a girl and need I remind you so are you!" She scowled at me.
I rolled my eyes, and fell asleep.
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We reached Boxford, and went to a shop.
I turned around and grabbed a skirt that goes up a little past my knees, with a little slit. It had multiple layers to the skirt, and it was a dark blue. I pulled out some coins and tossed them to the sales lady. She smiled at me and bid me farewell. I walked out of the shop with Alice hot on my trails.
"I need to do something before we go meet up with them." I started walking to the herb shack.
I walked all the way into the back. I haven't been here in a while. Yet I still knew exactly where Madam Gloria would be.
"Idela? What on earth are you doing here, child?" I smiled.
"I need help, I think my shoulder is infected, ma'am." She walked over to her shelf and grabbed a bottle of something. She sat me down.
"Now what on earth have you done? I know for a fact that your father sold you for a good price." I smiled.
"I had to run away. My body couldn't deal with it anymore. I couldn't deal with it anymore. I had to. I need to see my siblings and William. I need to go visit Mama." She smiled and finished wrapping me up.
"I knew you would run. I couldn't be prouder of you." I smiled.
"Thank you, and I love you." I gave her a hug, she hugged me with just as much force.
"I love you too. Oh and William now works at the black smith's as his assistant." I smiled and walked out.
I ran all the way to the blacksmith's. I ran in and saw the worst thing in my entire life. "William?" He looked up and jumped away from my sister. "H-How could you?"
"Oh my god! Delly? I can explain." I looked him straight in the eyes. I couldn't look at my sister. She knew I loved him. She knew yet here she was sucking his face. He took my silence as a chance to continue. "You were sold. Most people who get sold don't ever come back. I thought you were gone forever. I was heart broken, we both were." I glared at him.
"So, because you were heart broken over me leaving you suck my sister's face?! The two people I trusted most. The only people I thought would always be there for me. The person I gave half of my food to everyday so he didn't starve and the person I gave my freedom for so they could keep theirs, go and suck face. I told you I would come back! You promised that you would at least wait a flipping year, William! It hasn't even been a third of that!" A tear slipped through my eye lashes. I turned to my sister. "And you! You, you, I can't even begin! Just how could you?" I was having a hard time breathing.
"Dell, I'm sorry. He was there for me and it just sort of happened. I like him." I glared at her.
"And I love him! You knew that! I saved you from our father more times than once, and how do you repay me? You hook up with the guy that I was completely in love with. I can never forgive you, Isabella." I whispered the last part.
"Oh no! Willy she just called me by my real name!" My eyebrows went up.
"Willy? Wow, that's nice. Isabella, I love you, but I am going to punch you in the face." I lifted my arm and was about to punch when someone wrapped there arm around my waist and grabbed my arm.
"You don't need to cause a scene, Dela." He huskily whispered in my ear.
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Sold, without regret
RomanceIdela's mother passed away, leaving her father to raise ten children alone. Idela is the oldest child, at age sixteen. Her father loses his job, and isn't left with many choices, but choices none the less. He sells Idela to an old, cranky, and cruel...