"It doesn't matter what you say. She's not allowed to go near her!" I heard my mother scream from the other room. My parents were in another argument.
"What do you mean she can't go near her Paige?" My father asked calmly. I heard something shatter against the wall. I could feel my brother glaring at me but refused to look up at him.
"She is obsessed with her!"
"Paige, calm down you're overreacting." My father always tried reasoning with my mother when she was having her fits.
"Calm down? She only 7 for God sakes!" I tried my best to tune them out after that.
I looked up when I felt something poke me. My brother was glaring at me. "You did it again." He said in a taunting voice. I looked away from him. "Way to go Callie. Dad's gunna lock her away this time." I glared up at him. He sweetly smiled down at me and turned on his heel up to his room.
"Caroline." I looked up to my father. He sadly smiled at me and motioned me to come in the room. I walked in and saw my mother looking out the window with her back turned to me. My father gently placed his hands on my shoulders. "Caroline, your mother doesn't want you to visit her anymore." My father said.
"Why is that?" I asked brushing his hands away from me. I looked up to my mother who still faced the window. "Why is that Mother?" I asked again.
"Callie You know why." She said firmly.
"I'm sorry but I don't." I said quietly.
"For Gods sake Child! She wants to tear the family apart." She said whirling around and grabbing my arm tightly.
"Mother let go, you're hurting me." I cried as tears were streaming down my face.
"Paige let go of her now!" My father roared trying to pry her hands off of me but she wouldn't let go.
"She wants to take you away from mommy. You don't want that do you?" She asked still holding on. "Do you want to be taking away from mommy?" She asked again tightening her grip on my arm.
"No." I sobbed as she pushed me away. My brother came in and pulled me out of the room.
"You alright?" He asked once we were out of the room. I nodded and he wiped a tear away. "I'll be right back." He said.
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The next day I had a hand sized bruise on my arm from my mother. I wore a long sleeved dress so I could cover it up. The house maid pinned my hair up for me and told me my brother was waiting for me. I slowly walked down the stairs and looked for him.
"Jed where are you?" I called out.
"Right here." He smiled and took my hand.
"Where are we going?" I asked as he pulled me along.
"To the market of course." He said pulling me along.
We walked past many stores; actually I was pulled past many stores. Jed wouldn't let me stop and look at anything. I wanted to stop and look at the flowers, he wouldn't let me. So as I was pulled along I looked at all the people as we went by. Someone caught my eye. She was beautiful and she was carrying a baby.
"Oh Jed. Look at the baby!" I pulled my arm away from him and started walking towards the couple with a baby. I could hear Jed trying to catch up with me but I was to quick. I came up to the woman and pulled at her dress.
"Excuse me Miss Can I see your baby?" I asked nicely. She smiled down at me. She lowered the baby so I could see her better. "She's beautiful!" I smiled and gave the baby my finger. I could hear my brother calling my name. I kept smiling at the baby. "I hope I have a baby as beautiful as yours one day Miss." I said.
"Well of course you will. My name is Lucy Barker, what's yours dear?" She asked sweetly.
"My name is.."
"Caroline!" My brother yelled and grabbed my arm swirling me around to face him. He was glaring down at me. "Caroline Sutton when I tell you to come back you better do so." My brother said smacking me on the hands.
"I'm terribly sorry Miss." My brother said looking up at Miss Barker.
"No troubles at all Mister Sutton." She smiled at him. "This is my Husband Benjamin and my daughter Johanna." I looked up to the man standing next her. He was very handsome and looked shy.
"Nice to meet you Miss Barker, Mister Barker." My brother said. I pulled my arm away from him and went back over to the beautiful baby. Miss Barker was beautiful as well. She had long blonde hair and bright blue eyes. I was jealous of her perfect family.
Suddenly I was being pulled away from the Barkers. I looked up at Jed saw he was pulling me to a corner. I looked back and saw Mister being pulled away and the Beadle talking to Miss Barker.
"What was that?" I asked.
"It doesn't matter Callie. Don't tell Father about this. Do you understand?" He asked pulling me away. I just nodded my head.
We returned home shortly after. When we walked into the house Judge Turpin was there as well as a doctor. I was curious as to what was going on. I asked Jed but he just ushered me up to my room. We heard some shouting downstairs so Jed went down to investigate.
The door suddenly opened the shut. I turned around and saw my mother walking towards me. She grabbed me and pulled me to her.
"You listen to me. There taking mommy away." My mother whispered in my ear. I looked up at her while she continued. "I want you to be good while I'm gone." She kissed my forehead repeatedly. "Callie, I don't want you to see Ms. Lovett anymore."
"Why?" I asked again even though I knew the answer.
"She's an evil woman." My mother whispered before my father and brother came in pulling her off of me. I watched out the window as I saw my mother being pulled away. I knew it would be the last time I saw her. My brother and father came behind me and put there hands on my shoulder.
"Father?" My brother asked.
"Yes Son?"
"We cant be family without mum."
"Of course we can Jedediah. We can be a good family now, without that woman."
From then on, My mother would be known as 'That Woman.'
A/N:Confusing I hope. It'll get better soon.
