Rotten apple

Rotten apple.

CHAPTER 1: MOTHERS LOVE.

Mother changes the subject. "I know i have never asked you to do this before, and i have never intended to. But you know i am ill, and walking so far could seriously damage me. If anything fell on me, or if anything was to attack me, you would never see me again. Darling, your brother is in heaven, he cannot go to our tree. I promised you i would get them, but my dearie, i cannot, and i am truly sorry. I complet-"

"-Your sending me to the apple tree, arent you?"

She replies, "Yes."

I nod my head fast and continuously. "I understand. You can not go. I will go.. How many do we have left? How many days do i have until I need to leave you, to go to the tree?"

"We have 20 apples left."

"I-I see.. So i have to leave..today? Now?"

"I'm so sorry my Elabel. I only found out yesterday, did i not know how to tell you. You should leave when the sun rises in the morning."

"Then I should be packing."

I walked over to the storage room, and grabbed the bag full of bags. I grabbed another bag beside them, that i stitched, and made in to a back pack a few years ago.

I heard my mother stand up as she coughed. "Your brothers weapons are in the little drawers at the back. You will take them." She sat back down.

I opened the top drawer, and took the 2 daggers and a book. I placed the daggers on either side of my ragged trousers, and put the diary book in my back bag. I shut the drawer, and opened the other one. Wood filled the small drawer. I took it all out and emptied it in one of the smaller bags, not knowing what it was for, then put the bag in my back pack.

I came out from the storage room and back into the living room, looking about.

"Take 10 apples." My mother told me, pointing to her left.

I walked over to the wall and neeled down. In front of me was a 2 foot door. Opening it fully, seeing a bag with some small dirty green apples, i took 10 out, and put them in my backpack.

"Come hear. I shall not see you in the morning, I will be sleeping. You will leave and head straight to our tree."

I walked over and sat on the floor, beside the stool where my mother was sitting. I asked, "I will say goodbye to Kyle, just in case..anything happens. But I have no training, and if i do not come back, you will have no food. You will die of hunger before your illness. What if i do not come back. I am scared mother." I dropped a tear in my left eye, wiping it off straight away. "Not is it that I am female, I am just no warrior. I will die just looking at a bear or wolf."

Mother replies. "That means no matter. You are trained my dear. Your brother taught you to fight the animals, and you were good. He taught you how to read, you can read the book that is in your bag, the one of the animals. Whom has told you you are no warrior, you do not know this. You will fight well. You will target well." She lifted my hand and held it with both of hers. "You will not worry about I, I will be fine. I have 10 apples, that is 10 days. You will make it there and back. I will be fine dear.""Go to Kyle's in the morning and say goodbye. Tell him you will see him again and that everything will be fine. Do not worry. I love you very much."

I smile, "And I love you more."

I stood forth on my knees as my mother and I hugged.

CHAPTER 2 Kyles love  Short chapter