"OW" sceamed a little girl "Mother, your pulled my hair." she said as her mother brushed her hair. "Opps, sorry darling." said the mother as she hugged her from daughter from behind. Her head rested on the girl shoulder. They both stared into the mirror. "You look so much like your father." said the mother. As she kiss the girls cheek.
The young girl looked up at her "I miss father, when is he coming home?" The mother smiled weakly "Soon, he will be home soon." Then the mother finished brushing the girls brown curly hair.
As the mother was finishing braiding the girls hair, there was a knock on the door. The girl got up and ran to awnser the door.
"Sarah!" the girl cried with excitment as she gave the woman a hug. " Hello, Abigail." said the woman with a big but weak smile "How are you?" Abigail smiled "I'm great." Sarah looked up as Abi's mother was right behind her. "Rose, how are you?" The young mother smiled "I'm good, thank you. How are you, Sarah? " The woman just smiled weakly.
She brought herself down to Abi's height "Why don't you put your coat on and go with Will to market. He will buy you a treat." The girl look up at her mother with pleding eyes. Rose smiled and nodded her head. Abi then ran and grab her coat and pulled it over her shoulders and ran outside.
Sarah smiled at Rose weakly, as the young mother invited her in. "Rose, I have some bad news."
Abi walk outside and saw Will sitting on a bench playing with something in his hand. As he saw the girl he smiled and got up; while puting what was in his hand, in his pocket.
"Will!" said the girl with excitement. The two have been friend as long as they could remember. Even thou Will was three year older then Abigail. The boy smiled "Hello Abi." The stood there smiling at one another for a good minute with out saying a thing.
Will grabed the girl's hand and started to walk down the street. Will then stundenly stopped in the middle of the street. "I'm almost forgot," he pulled something out of his pocket "look what my father sent me." Abi look at it and smiled "It's beautiful." Will smiled "Would you like to hold it?" Abi looked at him in amazment, then nodded her head. He put the gold chain around her neck and let hang on her chest. Will grabed her hand again and started walking down the street.
As the reached the market, the looked around at all the neat things that were there. Will stopped at one chart and ordered two small loaves of sweet bread. Abi looked at all the goodies that was on the chart: three different kinda of breads, rolls, sweet bread, pies, and plain oats for those who want to make their own bread. The baker then put the sweet bread in a brown bag and handed it to Will. Will handed him the money.
The two started to walk away from the market. Will again stopped in the middle of the street. He open the bag and gave Abi one of the loaves. Then grabed the other for himself. They started walking again eating the sweet bread.
Will looked up at the sky and saw rain clouds "It going to rain soon we should hurry." Abi had just finished her treat. Will grabed her hand and was about to ran. Abi stopped him "Wait, before I forget." she took off the medalion and put around her friend's neck. Then they ran together to her home.
Abi opened the door and walked into her home, Will followed closely behind. Abi headed for the kitchen but as she walked by she glaced into her mother's room and saw her crying. She stood in the doorway and watched in confusion. She looked at the kitchen table and saw Sarah sitting there. Sarah beckoned her to come.
Abi went to her and the woman grab her hands. "What wrong with mother? she askes Will's mother. Abi could hear will behind her. "Your mother is sad." the woman said. Abi look into her mother's room "Why is she sad?"she looked back at the woman. Sarah look down at Abi's hands "Darling, I have some news on your father." Abi got all excited, but then looked back at her mother and realized what was going on.
She shook her head and started to back up "No, his not. He said he was going to come back for me." She backed up some more. Sarah looked at the girl with sad eyes "I'm sorry Abigail"
Tear swelled up in the child's eyes as she turned around and ran out the door.
Sarah got up "William, will you go after her?" Will nodded his head and ran outside. He looked down the street and saw a small figure ranning as the rain started pouring down. He started running after her. The street were clearing and everyone was headed into their homes.
He saw her in the middle of the road, kneeling in the mud, hunched over and shaking. Will ran up to her and hugged her from behind. He held her close trying to stop her from shaking. His head rested on her back as she cried her heart out.
Will got up and picked her up by the arm. She stood up then wrapped her arms around him as if she was never going to let go.
After a good ten minutes standing there in the rain. She finally let Will go. He smiled at he weakly "Let get you home and dried off." She nodded her head as will wrapped his arm around her and they started walk back. She rest her head on his shoulder as they walked.
When they reached the home, Abi walk right up to her mother's room and gave her mother a big hug. Rose didn't care that she was shoked to the bone, she just need her daughter to hold her. They both sat in the room crying together for their loss.
I hope you like this Chapter. I'm pretty proud of it. Please review and tell me what you think. Thank you DarkAngelPeral for being my first reviewer.