Tangled In Darkness

he worn mat, her breath

, little one," she whispered

rl frowned i

romised she would never leave without her. Yet lately she kep

was terri

ther was nowhere to be found; he was a drunk who rarely c

tunity. Even when Lydia had run to him earlier, begging for help because her

black and silent. No one in the village liked their family anyway. Lydia sat bes

me water," Lydia said, tears streamin

r wrist with surprising strength. "I'm fine, L

g, and they

, Ma. Please let me go-I

e water. I have som

n, heart pounding.

you'll feel lonely after tonight... but I promise I'll

ed from the corner

ight, my love. Run away. Your fat

She began coughing harder,

e me!" Lydia cried, panic

ening white. Her body started convulsing violen

shaking her desperately.

body sudden

ar to her chest. Th

to open her eyes, to hug her, to sa

bing into her blood-stained chest. "You promi

echoed in her head: Le

she leave her

s, burying her face in her mother's nec

ss you t