The Witch's Protector

ht had

sunlight woke Sonya up

up from the bed. She didn’t

came out from her bedroom after putting the pillow on

her auntie as she arrived at the kitchen. Sh

a morning walk. As she walked through the path, Sonya f

ne was talkin

reeted Auntie Caroline wh

a warm tea while she was hol

ie Caroline took

k a sip of tea and tried to introduce Mr. Jackson, a man with a

untie Caroline explained to Mr. Jackson abou

Austin’s daughter?” He gawk

pare breakfast for us. Please, join us for break

thing?” She felt a bit curious that there was another carcass killed by an unknown

answer Sonya’s question but his eyes were directed coldly to some flower pl

ave any interest in gardening as Auntie Caroline did. Her eyes captured the structure o

r fingers, asking Lassie to follow

some sips of her morning coffee. She saw somethin

mansion has been scoured off the mosses. And, it’s not so smelled l

off as Mr. Jackson t

” She asked him inquisitively and scorched h

hrew his chin as a sign for her

sie and ran a little with that dog to the ho

he saw Auntie Caroline had fi

turn some books that I borrowed from the public library, Auntie!” She

miled. “Are you g

peanut jam. “I met him already. He told me about h

ms and scrambled eggs. “Really?” Aunti

en she was still a teenage girl and

mily house to take a walk along the village. Sonya’s parents always took her to spend her holidays wi

sumed that Frank and she had something special to s

her should get married and have some babies. Sonya used to laugh at their jokes since Frank was no more th

Who will be the fiancée?” She pu

on the plate. “She’s not from here. She’s

eggs from the pan before getting burned. Her face lo

ll have breakfast with Fra

o words, making Sonya think that it was t

Anyway, I am glad finally Frank can find a woman that he lov

e saw Mr. Jackson and Auntie Caroline were having breakfast. She approa

is going to be a full moon!” He warn

ackson?” Sonya sighed and look

bin!” He munched a sandwich that

k as a writer. The room only consisted of one bed with a restroom and a large crafted wooden table with some chairs where Uncle Elbert spent his time writing. There was also a place to cook something inside. But sh

set, Sonya. It’s not a big city!”

e, Mr. Jackson!” She answere

the public library on the seat next to

s were passing by. Most of the cars were carrying some fruits and

home before sunset. There are no street lamps alongside!’ Sonya looked at the street vi

s so quiet inside. She caught only Frank si

ooks?” Frank took the book that So

ad!” Sonya pointed at one book and shr

ker to keep her knitted bag while she wa

onya grabbe

interested in learning some herbs and herbal medi

itself. She jumped to reach it and almost slipped to fall, fortunate

led at the man who hel

saying any words and left her

and an old pair of jeans. He was tall and had enigmatic eyes with a

throat and turne

accompany me having breakfast?” She whispered and turned her head around. She wrinkled her foreh

k?’ She thought and

be curious as she got

ction where the mysterious man was

is forehead as his eyes foll

er head. “Nev

old woman who was s

ed to buy a cup of

her head to Frank and

one!” Frank offered her favorite drink as a bart

the book in front of her. She conti

ya walked and fixed the b

ckets. “Over there!” He directed his chin to th

erything had chan

to meet your fiancée, Frank! Y

, opening the

rawberry pudding, a chocolate lava pudding,

this village?” Frank asked as they took a

crumbs. “I don’t know. I need some time

ead. “I understand, Sonya! It’s a big d

oes the time her eyes captured the mys

lage?” She asked Frank nosily

Again, he seemed not to be able to

nya replied and rubbed her f

late. “The same man that you saw in the li

ok there!” She munched her sandwich with s

that Sonya’s fantasies to some extent, were weird and too magical to be true. He remembered Sonya’s imaginative story about a vampire wh