Sunday, 1 July 2018, Luna Nova, Glastonbury, England
Daryl's threat was a total change in everyone's plans, since she ended up showing up after the camp, kind of to intimidate everyone, what could be a big danger coming to fight the peace that until then was in the place since Margaret didn't show up anymore, but there was still the question of having a spy in the middle of all this to help giving information to the girls around Cavendish's presence there, even if he also felt intimidated by the woman.
The Sunday day starts with the call of the oldest of the thirteen main girls for a meeting around Daryl's presence, what they make sure to prepare themselves, just imagining to be only a meeting of beginning of the month for the plans of what would happen from now on, when they arrive at the room they find themselves immediately with the expressions quite serious even more because of Laura and Bernadette.
" What happened this time? Did you find Margareth? " Diana asks.
" It is not about her that you have been summoned here today, we have another danger to deal with, someone who can also cause " Said the older Cavendish.
" Are the cultists coming? " Hellene asked.
" It could be them, it could be she's working for them, or something like that, we have no idea, but from what we've come across it's an old threat that's come to finish us off," the older McLaren said.
" And what threat would that be " Akko asks worriedly.
" Another threat? It's not enough that Margareth, now we have someone else who wants to kill us," Amanda said.
" My sister, Daryl Cavendish, she's just been released from prison, what was supposed to be a 25 year sentence ended up being released early, with a bit of Paul Hanbridge's finger on it, finally she called us all announcing she's going to come get revenge on us and attack Luna Nova, she can be quite dangerous " Explains the one with the olive green eyes.
" Aunt Daryl? " The shocked sisters say.
" That's right, you lassies have heard what we've said about the horrible things she's done, but the lassies here don't have a clue," said the redhead.
" When I told you about my past you already had the idea that she is a complete slut, but believe me, she is worse, we called them so that you have an idea of who you are dealing with," said Chariot.
" So come on, you're going to see a bit about Bern's childhood and life, she who lived with Daryl the most and we can understand more about the monster she became " Laura said as her wand started to glow.
The two joined together starting the spell for a holographic presentation with magic, where they went all the way back in Bernadette's past to the year 1979, when she was still just a child.
Monday 23 July 1979, Cavendish family home, Edinburgh, Scotland
It was a beautiful sunny summer day, where miraculously it was a little warm in the Scottish town, which never saw such high temperatures, that day the family was all gathered outside, with little Bernadette and Daryl playing with each other, until then the younger sister was just a child who would turn 4 years old.
That afternoon the two girls were running around the yard, while their father sitting on a chair under an umbrella watched them with a smile on his face and their mother sitting on another chair, at that time the two girls were on the ground where the little Daryl was getting amazed with her older sister's demonstrations of magic.
" Lawrence you have to be harder on them, look at how Bernadette is a loose lass, you let her wear what she wants, have the hair she wants, she doesn't even respect my orders, what kind of husband are you? " Clarie said as she went to get some tea.
" The kind that wants to see our daughters happy, the kind that cares about them and not who they are going to become, look how cute Bernadette looks in this jumpsuit, she feels at ease," Lawrence said.
" You know what happens to people like that? She'll then want to turn into a boy, she'll do those chest mutilations, or she'll end up liking lassies, do you have any idea how terrible that is Lawrence? " Said the older Cavendish showing indignation.
" Even worse would be that she would be unhappy with herself, you can't know what our daughter is going to be just by guessing my love, we can't mistreat our lassies and push her to live on looks, I learned that you signed Bernadette up for ballet and she told me she doesn't like it and doesn't feel comfortable when she has to change in front of the lassies " Stewart said leaving his wife with a still angry expression.
" Of course! It's your influence, you let her be what she wants, it's one of the signs, don't you realize how wrong this is? I've heard other mothers telling these stories about their daughters, do you know what happened? Their daughters became lesbians! They left home and never spoke to their mothers again, these ungrateful children " said the woman.
" My gay brother didn't have the same luck and they threw him in the conversion therapy, because of him I can understand more the side of these people, you should too Clarie " Said the husband who got up from there half full of anger after the discussion, while little Bernadette watched everything.
" Idiot! You say that because you must be sucking a cock in secret! " Said the wife all angry cursing her husband who just goes ignoring everything.
From there the two girls go on playing innocently, but it was enough for little Bernadette to hear everything that both were fighting, getting a little scared of what could happen, little Daryl still didn't understand anything and was calling her older sister's attention to play more and that's how she went on doing until the younger one got tired.
Later that day the seven year old girl knocked on the door of the games room where her father used to spend his time practicing a little snooker, on seeing her daughter Lawrence flashed a smile and then she grabbed a cue as well.
" Do you want to play too? " Stewart asks.
" I want to play and I also wanted to know something... Dad, is it wrong to like lassies? " Bernadette asks, which ends up making her father laugh.
" Wrong? Why the question little lass? Are you by any chance enjoying one? " asks the older one.
" I heard you and Mum talking " said the little girl passing chalk on the bat.
" Oh Bern, you know you can't listen to adult conversation, but that's ok, I think you can understand a few things, your mother is being too hard on you and know that I don't agree with some things, I think you have to be whoever you want to be " Lawrence said taking the first shot that narrowly almost hit a ball into the pocket.
" Dad what is lesbian? Am I going to become one? " asks the girl who went to take a swing, but accidentally ended up sneezing.
" Oh Bern you have to take it easy on your shots, don't let them get too high ok? But coming back here, you're not going my dear, either you are or you're not, a lesbian is just a woman who likes women " said the father who was positioning the ball hitting one ball in the pocket, then another and was doing this for several shots.
" Dad I'm a lesbian " Bernadette said making Lawrence sneeze his shot in shock.
" Are you that sure Bern? " Stewart said shocked.
" Hahaha, you missed the shot dad " I told Cavendish I managed to get one shot right.
" Daughter don't let your mother know about this ok? She doesn't like people like that " Said the elder after the girl put a ball inside.
" But why? Mum is a bit annoying, but why is she like that? Because she thinks it's wrong? " asks the little girl.
From there the father interrupts the game where he starts to give the biggest explanation to Bernadette on how it was all the wrong view of the wife, how she would have to keep herself for a long time about who she was since the mother could punish all that severely and could even be far from all Lawrence's control of Clarie's actions.
Stewart was the best father the two sisters could have, as he was very knowledgeable about everything, he knew how to handle situations and conversations well, as well as having empathy for those who were very different from what society put as normal, but unfortunately it didn't last forever.
On August 9th 1980, Lawrence Graham Stewart died in a private plane crash travelling with an English friend who was a known ex"pilot, in this accident they both ended up not surviving and that was when the Cavendish?s life changed drastically, from what was already not so wonderful, to become a real hell even more so in what came to fall on poor Bernadette.
Only two days had passed since her father's death, the girl is woken up by her mother at four o'clock in the morning with a horn in her ear looking at Clarie who was showing an all intimidating expression to the girl.
" Wake up! " said the older one.
" Mum? Why? " Said the younger girl slapped off the bed just for questioning.
" Don't ask questions, only I do here and it's good you have answers, from now on things will be different Bernadette Cavendish, you obey me and only me, you must obey my orders or you will be punished for that? " said the mother in an authoritative pose as her daughter rubbed her eyes.
" Mother, is it still night time? Why do I have to do this? " said the daughter who was slapped in the face.
" I already told you that I ask the questions here, but I'll answer you, you're done with your perks, from here you'll have to prove why you deserve this surname, I don't want my daughter to be a loser in life, so from now on you'll be the best and you'll give the best of yourself, do you hear me? " said the lady holding the girl's face, who nodded.
From that day on Bernadette would live the worst behind her back, the routine practically became pushing a child to wake up at four o'clock in the morning every day, she had to do a magic training, then eat what her mother told her to eat, from there a physical training, then the day dawned, she had to read books, take a shower to go to school, but even this she had no peace, her mother invaded the girl's space and forced her to go along, going through the biggest shame, what she was already showing the clear discomfort in such situations. At school it was a moment of relief, but there was still the worry of her having to behave and barely talking, getting the highest grades was an obligation, since the teachers and the headmaster were paid by Clarie to watch the little girl in every detail of her behavior. After school was the Ballet class, where more discomfort came with her, where luckily the teacher wouldn't let the mother enter in the middle of the classes and interfere, when returning home the tortures were worse, where she did one more session of reading books and completing tasks given by the teachers in levels above where she was and so she had to learn the most. Besides the meals being controlled and all Bernadette's construction in being perfect was built, Clarie saw in the girl a trophy that she wanted to go out showing to everybody.
Friday 10 August 1984, Cavendish residence, Edinburgh, Scotland
But there was always someone who intervened, in this case the girl's grandmother tried to stop Clarie from causing the worst, but often she came powerless, it was days like these where Isabella managed to get the worst out of her daughter that Bernadette had a rest, but it was clear that all the damage was already done in the mind of the poor girl who was already 12 years old.
On that particular day she was trying to talk to her sister who she rarely talked to since her mother also restricted the contact, and who usually kept in touch with Daryl were the grand aunts Marie and Amelia, as well as her school friends, in this point also happened a washing with the youngest.
" Daryl do you want to play with me? " asks the innocent Bernadette holding a doll.
" I'm not your little friend Bernadette," said Daryl thickly.
" Sis? What have I done? Why do you want to treat me like this? " said the older one.
" Mum gives you all the attention, it's easy to be her favourite daughter, she doesn't even know I exist, why don't you take advantage of that and get away from me? " said the younger girl.
" And you think I like the attention I get? Is mum a monster? She treats me in a cruel way, you would never want the attention she gives me, you have no idea how it is... Since dad died she treats me like a trophy," Bern said trying, but her sister was still angry.
" Of course a trophy, because at least she sees a value in you, but she doesn't even know I exist... you don't know what it is to be invisible, at least you have the honour of carrying with you the title of successor of all this " said the furious Daryl, who then pushed her sister.
" Daryl... But... " Bernadette tried to say something, but she was only ignored by the younger girl.
Things just kept getting worse in their relationship, as the years went by Marie and Amelia manipulated Daryl against the other side of the family, kind of like a way for them to have the power of the family for themselves, using the younger girl as a bridge for that, spoiling her to the extreme and also putting in her head how Clarie and Bernadette were the wrong ones in the story and were on the same side, as well as Isabella who was another one badly seen.
Hell in Bernadette's life got worse by the day, as older she got the more responsibility she had to learn, which she did out of sheer pressure and fear of aggression coming from her mother, pulling until then the little girl who grew up knowing different languages, writing, also a vast knowledge of magic besides starting to enter an age where she was pushed to suitors, being one in specific Paul Hanbridge, second cousin of the family who was from a very wealthy family, son also of the girl's godmother, that despite everything supported more the younger girl's side and sympathized with Bern's pain, who never stopped being who she was sure to be.
Thursday 20 August 1987, Cavendish residence, Edinburgh, Scotland
Bernadette was no longer the same innocent child who grew up playing with her father or who suffered at the hands of Clarie after her own death, she had already become a grown up teenager at 15, pushed under a lot of pressure by her mother Clarie, only something came along that would change everything in the girl's life that would finally manage to have peace when Isabella comes to her granddaughter who was in the library forcing herself to read a book that her mother told her to read.
Isabella was carrying a letter, Clarie was also there, holding a card in case the girl committed any slip up, but she was really focused on the book, which was quite big by the way, being all written in Greek, she had to memorize everything written or she would suffer the consequences.
" Clarie can stop torturing your daughter a bit, I have some news for her " Isabella said.
" What is it now, Mother? Can't you see Bernadette is studying? " said Clarie.
" Let her have a little peace, look at this Clarie, a book all in Greek, what do you want her to be with that? She can't learn anything by being forced to, she's just afraid of you, Jesus Clarie, you put so much pressure on your daughter that she's already turned into a diamond " said the girl's grandmother.
" So what? So be it, that's how she has to know that I'm the boss, but I'll let you tell her the news you want to tell her... Bernadette, pay attention to your grandmother," said Bern's mother, hitting the table with her whip.
" Bern! This here is an admission letter to Luna Nova, you managed to pass the test and you can start studying there to become a graduated witch! " said the older one cheering up the younger one who stood up hugging her grandmother.
" Ahhhhhhhhh! Grandma thanks for getting this one for me " said Bernadette all excited.
" What? You did this secretly without my permission? No! I will not let Bernadette study there " said the furious mother.
" You don't want her to graduate from a classy place? For this is her chance, the greatest school of witchcraft in the entire united kingdom," said her grandmother retorting, and with that Clarie was a little doubtful.
" Well, then I will talk to the direction and only then I will authorize Bernadette to study there," said Clarie, who got up in a hurry while the two celebrated.
" And now Grandma?" asks Bern.
" Let her go, you will have your freedom, I guarantee that there you will be able to stay away from this monster " said Isabella, giving her granddaughter a cuddle.
Bernadette's childhood and the beginning of her adolescence had been quite suffered, that could change with the Cavendish application to Luna Nova, who doesn't wait to see the surprises that will come ahead, mainly when she meets a certain someone, but that some events could also involve a worsening in Daryl's situation, who is already kind of manipulated to turn against that side of the family.
See you, pressured witches...