The Witch of Ipswich
The young girl woke to the sound of her child crying, due to the thunder and lightning that was conversing outside the window. She pushed back the covers on her bed, and crossed the small room to the baby's bassinet. The girl picked up the baby and cradled the little boy in her arms. "It's alright, Kree. Don't be afraid of the noises and lights. It's pretty. You'll learn to like it." She whispered to the baby. The girl held the baby close to her chest and took a deep calming breath. She still sort of felt afraid of the storm herself, but she was a mother now. She had to tell her own child it was okay to be scared, just like her own mother had before.
No, she would'nt think of how her parents had died. It was too traumatising, even now. In a whisper she sang sweet lullabyes to her son to soothe him, and calm him back to his sleeping state. They would both need their strength to move to Ipswich in the morning.
Caleb woke up sweating. He had been having the same nightmare ever since Sarah had left him and gone back to Minnesota. The nightmare was of him and Chase duelling again, and he was the one who died, not Chase. Then, just before he woke up, he saw a flash of a girl holding a baby boy. He didn't know what any of it meant. Caleb just thought it was back-to-school wierdness.
Kree's mother, Deidra travelled to Ipswich with him in their Kia Soronto and when they got into town, they headed directly to Deidra's grandmother's house to leave Kree with her while Deidra enrolled in the local high-school. When Deidra parked in her grandmother's driveway, Kree began to fuss.
"Oh, honey. I know I have to leave you with Granmama, but I won't be long, okay, sweetie." She said, as she took him out of his carseat. She then grabbed his bag and then shut the car door. Then Deidra and Kree made their way up to the front door. As Deidra shifted Kree's weight to her left arm, she used her other arm to ring the doorbell. Before long, the door opened to reveal a smiling elderly woman.
"Deidra! How are you holding up, sweetheart?" she said in a soft voice that reminded Deidra of her mother's voice. So she shook her head of those thoughs and returned the smile.
"I'm good, Granma." she replied.
"And this must be little Krenan. After your father. Oh that's sweet. He has your eyes." Granmama added, looking Kree over. Deidra smiled. "You want me to take him now?" She added, reaching for her great-grandson. Deidra nodded, not wanting to talk again, in case she began crying about her parents. The elderly woman's gentle hands grazed Deidra's shoulders as she took Kree and his bag from her. At this point, Deidra almost began crying, but stopped herself in case she scared Kree.
"Bye, Granma," Deidra said as she kissed her and her son on the forhead.
"Bye, Deidra. Take as much time as you need, okay?" Granmama called as Deidra headed out the door.
"I will." she called back, before getting back in the car.
So then, Deidra drove back down the main road, and then to Spencer Academy. She parked her car, and as she headed to the main office building, checked herself to make sure she didnt have any spit-up on her or anything like that. She had hoped to keep Kree a secret from the school and from the students, as she knew that this was a small town and word would travel fast. She had always been a private person.
When she got to Spencer Academy, she got out of her car and leant against it, looking up at the tall buildings. To anyone else, it would seem as she was sizing the Academy up, comparing it to her other school. But she was just thinking of how both of her parents had gone to Spencer Academy and wanted her to go to. Deidra just didn't know if she could face it.
But she forced her legs to walk up to the building, and she forced herslef to enrol herself into Spencer Academy. She even had her parents' letter that she had to give to the Provost in case the secretary didnt want to admit her into the Academy. But the secretary said that there was one last spot and she agreed that Deidra was allowed it. Deidra smiled, but then the computer flashed the information that she didnt want out.
"You, you have a child?" the woman asked, looking confused.
"Yes. He's only two months old. Your not going to kick me out because of that, are you?" Deidra asked. She hadn't been dismissed for anything just because she had decided to have a child.
"No, but he better not get in the way of your studies." the secretary added.
"Excuse me? I don't put my studies before my son's welfare, thank-you very much. I will handle them both the way I want." Deidra answered, turning on her heel and walking out of the office. She was so angry at that woman. What sort of heartless person would put studies before their own child, Deidra thought to herself. Instead of going back to her car, she began to run down the road. It's what she did when she was angry or upset when she was alone.
About half an hour later, Deidra returned to her car, and then drove back to her Granmama's to get Kree. She then took Kree back to her parents' house, which was in a trust, which meant no-one could sell it. Deidra decided that since she and Kree were living in the town now, they may as well put it to good use. When Deidra took Kree up to her room to go to sleep, she couldn't fight the tears anymore. As she passed her parent's room, she burst into silent tears, which slid down her cheek and dripped onto Kree's forehead. Kree looked up at his mother and gently tugged on her hair as she walked into her bedroom.
Deidra smiled down at him through her tears and placed him in his bassinet. "Goodnight, my darling." She whispered. Then she got into her pyjamas and crawled beneath the covers of her bed. As she closed her eyes, it began to rain. She smiled in the darkness.