The Witch's Protector

spoke to the woman at the flower shop

nk, as she remembered that Auntie Caroline sent her a message to b

elebrate it. All she knew was that every full moon night, she and her parents would stay at hom

ays smiled at her and said, “Making our gratitude for the mother of Earth a

Sonya’s mouth to ask further as sh

e chose some stems of white roses

the flower shop where Auntie Caroline ofte

ked Sonya when she accepted the

odded h

show you a picture!” The woman smiled at Sonya before she

photo album. She put it on the table in f

s Clementine, the woman’s name

and her finger pointed at a pi

the picture that Miss

Clementine turned her eye

. “Who was she?” Sonya started to be

ecognize her?” Miss Clemen

arely heard her name.

elped my ancestor get rid of cu

nside her mouth. ‘Was she a

ya started becoming curious about the woman in the picture, Rose

reaths. “That everyone who helpe

d looked at Sonya. “But the curse s

Sonya. “You bought the r

Miss Clementine before sh

er walking through the small path behind the small gate of their

from her name, she was our ancestor.” Sonya opened the convers

ned around to look at Sonya for a while

re the streaming water bubbled. “She s

er eyebrows as she seemed curio

a curse spelled by August Cardinal!” Sonya lifted her shoulder as she

and Uncle Elbert’s burials they were located a few metres from a cabin. The burials were on

ere praying for a while and in the middle of the prayer, Sonya was triggered to dire

here were people who had cleaned it up. She sighed as her eyes captur

that?’ So

her kneeling position. She stared at Sonya as

untie Caroline yanked Sonya’s wrist

ing as he was barking and it seemed that

stopped walking after they crossed the brook. She knelt

ome closer to her and she dipped each paw

aroline. Her eyes were staring at Auntie Caroline

a! It’s for our benefit!” Au

nd she could feel the chilling sensation from the water as the water was coming from

as they finished the dinner. They ate veggie soup, two big slices of bread, salad fruits as every

d eating any meats within those days on our menu!” Auntie Caroline continued to tell her story about Rose Duville when t

gust Cardinal?” Sonya munched a bit

ful young woman who became a reason for August Cardinal’s eldest son to fall in love

why these cookies always taste delicious although I eat them frequently!’ she

nk with some wines!” Auntie Carolin

Her throat felt so dry

itation as she was a virgin who was obedient for doing the norms and her family’s traditional rules.” Auntie

her lips after s

their living stocks to live.” Auntie Caroline took a deep breath and reached for a glass of water after pouring it with the water from the jar. She took some sips. Her

Sonya took the fifth cookie and she sniffed the combination of the aroma of roses and

m rumors, he brought her favorite bouquet, the white roses bouquet where he had put his love spells on it to make

inkled her forehead. ‘What a coincidence that we had a simila

s strength and weakness especially if she has the Rose Duville’s

she dragged a piece of bitten cook

e? Was she pregnant?” Sonya leane

seed and refused to put his name on that baby’s name. The death of the baby became the news since his face looked like August Cardinal’s son although the surname o

could feel how broken Rose Du

he son of August Cardinal did to her. She swore that she would make the son of August Cardinal and his big family pay for her dis

thing that happened to their family business. Their business got worse day by day, month by month until they decided to gi

l admit what he did to Rose Duville an

om that old mansion to somewhere and they started a new begin

of August Cardinal’s reaction to his baby was. ‘Fortunately, the baby d

Rose Duville as she knew that

line, my great-grandmother was born. Since then, the Duville never