Lovely Witchery

Innocence

I was laying in bed one night when I heard a man scream somewhere in my house. I went to investigate but just saw my mother and grandmother in the kitchen. "Go back to bed little one, you have a lot of work to get done when you wake. Go, get your sleep,"said my mother. I headed back to bed and continued sto hear strange noises until I fell asleep.

In the morning, all was back to normal. My mother and grandmother were returning from their early walk in the woods to fetch water, and my brother was stacking wood while my father split it. My dad was a very big and strong man. He had scars all over his body from fights and the hard work that he did. He had dark hair and a beard and mustache that connected at the sides of his mouth. He had a very deep voice and always had a stern look in his face. Everyone was afraid of my dad... Except my mother and grandmother. They would boss him around like a dog and he would do exactly as they asked. He did not like them or anyone really. They only people he was kind to were my brother and I, but lately it was more my brother. I was going to be turning sixteen soon so I am to be wed a few days after my birthday. That's the only reason I could think for why he stopped being so kind to me. He was going to loose his little girl.