The Witch's Protector

igious for having a cup of coffee o

of her coffee when her ears captured a woman’s voi

egin…” that voice whispere

er coffee cup on a table that was

her on an old wooden chair, but Auntie Caroline didn’t hear what Sonya said to

untie Caroline missed her question, otherwi

at she brought at that time Sonya took her cof

door. “Will you serve dinner?” She turned her head to Sonya before entering the house. Her wrinkled hands

problem! Let me lo

pped her shoulder. “Enjoy you

n drew it and left her alone on the porch. She inhaled deeply and

talked to the German shepherd dog who w

er coffee cup on the table and looked through some menus for dinner on the pages

opped Sonya’s eyes from the magazine in her hands. She turned her hea

you are staring at her?’ a

ing at something. She followed Lassie’s eye that directed at something behind the

assie. “Did you speak?”

ly to her as his e

barking!” She continued t

Lassie to come with her into th

street light along the street side since it was only a street of a village that bridged the ar

d and resided quite remotely from the nearest neigh

breakfast, some grated cheese on the top!’ She remembered that and started to become a

Sonya entered the house with Lassie. She locked the front door quietly to avoid the key’s clicking soun

icious!’ Again, that sound appeared at the time Sonya o

voice is that?’ She turned her head to her left side. Nobody was there except Lassie who was sitting on the floor with his begging eyes kep

for some seconds. She w

elong to that do

from its plastic bag. She put those hams on the fl

eemed to ask why Sonya looked suspicious of him.

put one of her ha

slice some vegetables, onions, and chicken breast mea

handle of the oven. As she walked in front of Lassie who was sitting on the floor and his eyes kept starin

ked at that dog who also stared

sked in a low pitch and the dog answer

walked to appro

whispered in Auntie Caroline’s ea

Auntie Caroline chuckled

r and spending time ta

atermelon that she bought from the nearest market that morning. For desser

h life had been to us in our early years of marriage!” The eyes of Auntie Caroline looked mo

heart, she desired to find out the kind of love

Caroline gripped the napkin tightly as sh

n she glanced at Lassie who still sat on the chair next to her and stared at her eating. Sonya gave her plate with the remaining noodles from her and Auntie Caroline’s di

ng next to her and rubbing her fore

questioning where the voice came fro

he noodles, looking at

ily land. ‘It looked so dark there!’ She sighed. All she could see was t

ly land and the house where she was sitting. It seemed that the fog had built a wall g

f the mansion! The thick fog made it invisible and

he dishes. Lassie was sitting in front of the television. Sonya tho

floor. Her footsteps sounded thudding lightl

hat the sound of the wind coming through the ventilation glass which opened slightly and was covered by the mosquito trap

lled the blanket and saw Las

r as she turned her back an

hick as I saw right now!’ She w

. She leaned her head side with one of her arms. She saw the walking fog didn’t come thr

vy that Sonya could not help to close h

ent as the sounds of nocturnal animals were dreadfully vo

ander and faintly came through the opened window. Within

movement, approaching Sonya who was reclining on her bed. It sounded like a

ealized that the fog had passed and nudged into the nostril as Sonya inhaled in her sleep. Only took a few s

entity and now, it had profoundly ensh