Turned For Good

CHAPTER 3

Months passed. My mother frequently took walks and was gone for hours. Needless to say what she was up to seeing as how Clayton accompanied her home half the time. I left the cottage most of the time, and if I was there I was up in my room. Mother wasn't the same anymore...I missed her...most terribly.

It wasn't long after these few months when my life took the biggest turn. My mother was in a blushing mood...well more than usual. I had been eating breakfast...she was rushing around cleaning up. Her cheeks were very pink and I noticed a red tint to her full lips. I shook the picture away and continued eating. I looked over again and saw her putting her shawl and bonnet on. "Stay here and mind the house, dear. I'll be back in no time!" Her soft voice was in my ear and her curls tickled my neck. I simply nodded. I knew my reaction surprised her for the only place she ever went was to the garden or on a walk. But we both knew she wasn't dressed for either. But I had already guessed where she was going. My mother is a fool...walking right into town where we were forbidden...and the only reason was so she could see her lover...I cringe at the thought... I sat at the table, elbows resting on my knees and my head in my hands, silently thinking things, When a man has a wife...and she goes astray he is there to go after her and put her back into line. But I am not that to my mother...I am smaller. But yet it is my duty. What is wrong here. If its this bad to keep a woman straight I shall never marry.

Knowing what I must do I rose from the table, put on my coat and headed out silently shutting the door behind me. I saw my mothers figure very small all the way down the dirt lane. I headed into the woods and onto the path I had beat down...quit some time ago. The secret is is that I, behind my mothers back, had taken a walk down to the outskirts of town. Up on the rocky hills I had watched the people there. I sat for hours watching until I knew for sure my mother would be frightened to death about where I was.

As soon as I emerged, I stood right on the edge of the woods and crouched. I soon spotted my mother. She was hurriedly walking behind the buildings till she came to Clayton's. I sighed as I watched her enter the back door. Did either of them care what could happen to us, if she was caught, not to mention with Clayton?

I walked back into the darkness of the woods feeling more like home in there then out of it. I circled around coming out behind the shops making very certain no one was about to walk out there. I dashed to his back door. gently opening it, I looked in to find a store room...shelf lined with things to be brought out into the shop. I walked silently in...and behind a near by curtain. Soon I noticed, as my eyes were adjusted to the darkness once more, it was a kitchen pantry, well you might call it that. I pulled back the other end I looked out just a little. I saw that Clayton hadn't opened up yet seeing as how the curtains were still drawn. I looked over to the edge...there she was...sitting on the edge of the counter. Clayton, hands round her thin waist was talking very gently and synthetically. I couldn't quite make out what he was saying but I guessed he was reminding her it wasn't safe. She didn't seem to mind at all. She giggled and wrapped her arms round him, drawing his head to her breasts. He softly began to cover her with kisses.

This is where you messed up...I caught a glimpse of a figure looking threw the curtained windows...there must have been a naked space in the window. But I wasn't going to stop them now. They had asked for it and they were getting everything the consequences decided to give them.

A few minutes later I heard the door being smashed to a million splinters. I cowered into the back of the kitchen pantry, right behind the sacks of potatoes. I heard blood curtling screams of my mother...and Clayton's voice was covered by the curses of the Jew haters. Then there was a light and shatters of glass flew everywhere as they destroyed everything they could get there hands on. Soon the light began to fade and blackness covered me. I was out like a candle.