“She promised me that she would never leave me. She promised. Now my father is gone and she as well. What will happen to me?”
“Your father has been sent for. He will be home soon.” He would come back and within the year he would be remarried again and my life as the Cinder girl would begin.
“It’s all my fault. I should have let her rest and not tell me another story.” She broke out in tears again and covered her face with her hands.
I remembered this day and had tried to block out most of the memories. I did not want to be here. I truly did not. I reached out to hug my younger self, but she turned on me. “Leave me alone. Do not come near me!”
I backed away and saw the change in her face. The hardening had already begun. She turned on me and just screeched at her loudest. I tried to cov
