After receiving her first whipping from their babysitter Isabella, Lucinda and her brother Joseph behaved much better. That night, as they laid in bed, both laid on their sides to face each other."I am sorry." Joseph told his sister, "I promised you just this morning that I would never let her do that to you and then hours later you were tied up next to me. I am so sorry, Lucy." His eyes began to water and his pain was visible. Not only the pain from his back but the emotional pain he was feeling. He was the older sibling, and he let his sister get hurt on his watch. More than that, she got punished because of his own poor behavior.
Lucinda tried to control her anger and frustration when it came to her brother's future wife Danielle, but she couldn't help but despise the woman.Joseph had promised Lucinda that he would welcome her into his home should he get married before she came of age. Knowing Danielle, she doubted that she would accept that idea.Since their parents were rarely home, Lucinda had become Joseph's ward and he was supposed
* * *Peter
* * *PeterWith a beaming smile that I had not seen in years, Derek made his way to the kitchen and rummaged through the pa
* * *PeterAt the cemetery, Derek and I found spaces to start digging when a man of middle age approached us.
* * *DrizellaAna had hurried her way into the washroom to take a bath before I could ask her any more about the marks on her back. She was so defensive about it and insistent that it was nothing. We were always really close sisters and it seems like in a matter of days we have drifted apart.I sat on the edge of my bed and stared at the door to the washroom with a frown, listening intently. I could hear the water in the bath move around as she cleaned herself, every now and then a hiss from pain. I had an inkling of what it was, and I silently prayed to God that it wasn't what I was thinking.I stepped up and walked to the door before trying to speak to her. "Hey Ana, if you want there are some different things that you can put in your bath to make it more relaxing. There are some little vials on the side of the tub, I personally chose the one that smelled like gra
* * *DrizellaAlma left to ready a room for Ana and the Prince left with Ella to spend some time together. The only people left in the room were me, Ana, Maddie and Malcolm, and Dr. Laënnec, who asked all of us, "What happened here?"
* * *DrizellaIt took a couple of hours of riding to reach the North Village but I arrived just before nightfall to the Thomas' house.