Love Me Tender

Chapter 1

24,June 1866 

eight years later.......

WHACK!....

 
" YOU STUPID WHORE, I TOLD YOU TO HAVE THIS PLACE SCRUBBED CLEAN!"

Emma rubbed her face as she felt the blow to her cheek, it was really smarting now. He always came home angry, never in a good mood. She tried to stay out of his way, she felt the tears form in her eyes.

" Oh so now the princess is going to cry, well boo hoo and get my dinner now!"

Emma walked over to the wood stove in their one room shack, she spooned some stew into a bowl for her husband. She carefully walked over to him and set it down before him. A little dripped from the rim of the bowl and landed on the table. That set him off again," CAN"T YOU DO ANYTHING RIGHT!" He threw his mug at her and it hit her in the head as she tried to duck to miss the blow. 

He started to eat the stew, he as he got a mouthful he spit it out all over the table. He shoved the stool out from under him. He stomped over to where Emma was standing and grabbed a fist full of her hair and yanked her to where he was sitting. He forced her face just above the bowl," YOU ARE THE MOST INCOMPETENT WOMAN THAT EVER EXISTED!" He slammed her head into the table, her head bounced off the table with each time it was slammed. 

She bounced off and onto the floor where he proceeded to punch her in her stomach. When he was done with that he started to kick her. He stopped after she was covered in blood, she was unconscious. He smirked and walked out the door laughing" Stupid Bitch." He headed down the street to the local saloon to have a few drinks. Who knows maybe get lucky with one of the whores, better that then the one he was married to.

Lillian watched as Caleb left, then she snuck into the one room shack. She sucked in her breath at the sight before her. The horrific sight of Emma laying in a pool of her own blood. She checked to see if she was still breathing. Thank God above she was, then she looked around to find the baby. Carrie was fast asleep in her cradle. She had to do something, Emma wouldn't survive much more of this. 

She ran to get Anna across the way, she was going to need help with Emma. Anna's son ran for the doctor, this was the normal thing for them. When Caleb could stay out of the saloon long enough to come home he did this to Emma. He and everyone else lost everything when the war happened. Everyone who use to be someone was a nobody now. Most of the plantations were gone, unless they were lucky. 

As the two women lifted Emma up to place her on the bed, she moaned in pain. As they laid her down on the quilt she whimpered in pain. The doctor came in and shook his head, " Caleb has really done a number on her this time." 

Anna nodded" Something has to be done, poor sweet Emma will never be able to take any more of this kind of treatment." 

Lillian nodded" That Caleb has no clue just how good he has got it with Emma, since Carrie was born he stays away."

Anna nodded" yeah just to come home to do this to her, someone needs to put a bullet between his eyes."