Chapter 5: S.M.S (save my soul!)
"Please my dears i bid you farewell and promise to come back safe and sound." Evenstar placed a kiss on Abigale's brow. "take care of your younger siblings Abby," he asked. "They need you more than ever now." She smiled. He approached Elizabeth and did the same thing. But as he approached his youngest she just turned away. He sigh tiredly. "My dear, please." He started, but didn't seem to faze her. With that he walk away slightly broken hearted.
When the Evenstar daughters where in carriage Abigale was the first to speak. "Why did you do that?" The youngest didn't look at her. "Hey, I speaking to you!" This caught her attention. She glanced up at her sister. It spelled anger all over it. "He is our father. Christ child, you would've said something to him." Tears threatened to spill from her eyes as her sister's harsh word sank in.
"W-well I didn't and what happened happened okay!" she looked away and out of her window. "And besides it's not like I care or anything." A crack was sounded and a pain struck the young Evenstar's left cheek. Elizabeth gasped.
"How DARE you speak ill of our father. Your thoughts are cruel and childish!!" Abigale lowered her hand as she continued to scream her anger at her sibling. "Never do what to hear you talk about fater this way do I make myself clear?" A long pause quieted by another slap. "You ungrateful child! Father deserves better than this! I'm disgusted and insulted to be in the same carriage as you right now!"
"Abigale, please that's enough--" Elizabeth started but was cut off by the opening and closing of the door as their little sister made her way through the town. "Oh, Abby. I know you are angry at her but I think you should have gone with a different approach sister." She sighed and hugged her. Abigale began to cry on her sister's shoulder.
"Liz,I'm sorry,. I don't know what's gotten into me...I-I..." She sobbed harder. "Oh, Liz! What have I done!"
"Now, now Abby," she brushed a tear away. "You're over reacting." Her sister sniffled and looked up.
"But it's Dusk!" she whispered. "Bad things happen at nightfall. Oh, father trusted me to look after you all and look! I've already betrayed him and my family!" Elizabeth rolled at her sister's sobbing and sighed.
"We're almost home, so, we'll get our man severants to look for her okay?"
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"Damn Abigale! she always makes me feel like this!" She sighed as she walked down the dusty street. "I guess I can walk back." her light dress sweeps the ground as she walks stealthily through the closing darkness.
"Hey pretty lady," His grungy breath was to close to her for comfort. She spun around to meet dull brown eyes. "A young woman like you shouldn't walk around alone like that." his grin was sickening. "You might get lost." She stepped back as he moved forward in a suggestive matter. "I thought woman of your age and class might what a little action?"
Her voice was stuck in her throat. "Ah, there you are. Come along dear where going to be late for dinner." A strong hand was on her bare shoulder. She slowly turned to see him. Her guardian with poison eyes.
"AY! who the fuck are you?" The man bellowed as he approached them but imediantly stopped and turned about.
"I believe you where about to leave weren't you sir?" And with the flick of her guardian's wrist he started to march away cursing. He turned to her with crossed arms. "So." He started. "what brings you to this part of town?"