Lineage of Witches

There is an opposite of everything on this earth. As there is kind for mean, up for down, day for night and good for evil. These are all like the two sides of a coin. So is this world. Some of us believe there is a heaven and hell while some believe heaven and hell is our deeds and we pay for them here on earth for all that we do good or bad. I have lived hell on this earth and this is my story. She is always sleeping in late on a Sunday says Mrs. Delia Corey a very beautiful woman who is in her mid-forties with beautiful hair which she prefers tied up in a loose bun at the nape of her neck standing in the door way that separates the kitchen and the dining hall with her hands on her hips. Mr. Eugen Corey smiles as he sits in the lounge on his rocking chair at his favourite spot overlooking the garden with the perfectly green grass and the French doors wide open letting in the light summer breeze reading the newspaper and knows this is a recurring episode every Sunday. Mr. Eugen is a middle aged man, has put on weight and blames it on his wife’s extraordinary skills of cooking, a head full of black hair with white strands showing now, hazel eyes and who had excelled in antiques and made a very successful business out of it. He had made a lot of money and could easily retire but he hated the fact of doing nothing every day. Mrs. Delia was a very dutiful and perfect housewife. She loved her husband and daughters and that was her world. She left the balcony door to her room open again last night. She sits to read and never locks the door after she is done. What if someone gets in? Does she know how many things can go wrong? Ella wake up says Chloe. You will get mum started at it again. Don’t you ever get tired of this every Sunday? You read your books every day and night till late and then it’s this story every Sunday. Bookworm. Ella removes the blanket from her face with a smile and eyes still closed and takes a deep breath and says NO and laughs. Ella a beautiful slender girl with curves just in the right places. Her face pretty to perfection and long black hair with hazel eyes. Her little West Highland White Terrier called Lex jumps on her bed and gets playful with her. Lex has been with Ella for a very long time. He follows her everywhere, always on the move and is full of prep and courage. Chloe looks at her older sister and gives her a look that says you are truly mad. She grabs onto Lex and walks out the room with him as he tries to free himself unsuccessfully. Chloe the second born an equal beauty as her sister but with short jet black hair and a very slender body compared to her sister Ella and the same hazel eyes. Zoe who is the youngest of all equally beautiful as her older sisters and blessed with better hair then her sisters. Long, thick and jet black and Hazel eyes. A combination of her older sisters, Zoe was preparing breakfast with their housekeeper Mrs. Amelia Loukas. One thing that was common in the family appearances was that the girls took the hazel colour of eyes after their father. The rest was all Delia. Mrs. Loukas a slightly chubby woman with a cute button nose and red cheeks who has been with the family ever since Mrs. Delia got married. She has been there through it all with the family and who loves the girls with all her heart. Chloe descends the stairs with Lex and puts him down near her father’s feet and he curls like a fur ball and closes his eyes. Zoe tells Chloe please help me lay the table for breakfast as Mrs. Loukas toasts the last few slices of bread. Mrs. Delia looks at her husband and says you are the reason she is so very spoilt. Mr. Eugen puts down the newspaper and says let her be once she is away to university she will be responsible for herself then she will do what needs to be done. Wait and see. Mrs. Delia moves in closer to where her husband sits and seeing that the girls are out of ear shot repeats again. You have really spoilt her, you know that right? When the time comes will she be able to face the inevitable? She says that still looking over her shoulder to see that Chloe and Zoe are not eavesdropping and Mrs. Loukas assures her they are not listening in. She has our blood, she is the oldest and our family has held this secret for centuries and travelled all over the world. She has people watching over her you know that right? Of course I do and that scares me the most. She is still not aware of the position the first child in our family holds. I do not know if we made the right decision of not training her and telling her everything because you and I know what a burden this can be. We have lost our near and dear ones because of this. Your grandmother, then your sister and many ancestors before that and she is a carbon copy of the two. They were strong and they knew what they were born for but Ella has no clue. It will kill me to see her end up like them and I do not want to go through the pain of losing a child. It will be too much to bear. I can’t. I know am not supposed to say this but I wish your elder brother was still around and whatever happened would not have happened back then, then this burden would fall on his eldest daughter. I know am being selfish in this but….. But he is not alive is he and neither is his daughter? said Mr. Eugen He walks to the breakfast table with Mrs. Delia and pulls a chair for her to sit and then he takes his place at the head of the table. Do not think of it like that. She will not. She is strong and capable. She will get through this and it will not end like my grandmother and sister. She will get to where they did not. It’s written in her destiny. There is nothing much we can do apart from pray that she will come out on top off it all. She still has two years before she turns 21. We did not tell her anything so she could have a normal childhood and grow up enjoying her childhood and teenage years because as she turns 21 she will have a huge responsibility on her shoulders and I wanted her to have the happy memories to reflect on when she has to shoulder that burden. Mrs. Delia sees Zoe coming with the breakfast, changing the subject she says they will all be away for their studies, you will be busy with your business and trips and I will be alone here say Mrs. Delia. I might just be able to breath as she sits on the breakfast table. Ella comes down the stairs and walking towards the table she wishes her Mom and Dad Good morning and plants a kiss on each of their cheeks then takes her place at the table. Chloe and Zoe also take their seats at the table. Lex who was asleep next to Mr. Eugen’s feet hears Ella and he goes round and sits next to Ella awaiting his breakfast bowl which Mrs. Loukas places in front of him and he happily starts to devour his breakfast. Ella you left the balcony door open again last night. Why don’t you ever lock that damn door? Mum I love it when I read under the moonlight and the moon itself is so beautiful. Sometimes I feel like it is calling to me. Mrs. Delia gives Mr. Eugen that worried look and Zoe looks at them and asks mum why do you always give that look to Dad when this conversation takes place? I have noticed multiple times that you guys always have that look in your eyes when we have this conversation and its always a worried to death look that you guys exchange. Is Ella like a werewolf or something that she is so attracted to the moon and you guys are always passing that look on this conversation? Mrs. Delia almost choked on her breakfast, Mr. Eugen gave her the do not do it look and passed her some water. Mrs. Delia held onto Mr. Eugen’s hand under the table to calm her nerves. Aren’t you the observant one says Mr. Eugen? Keep quiet and have your breakfast says Mrs. Delia. Ella says I would rather be a vampire…hahahaha Chloe says yes that would suit you BAT …...hahahaha Mr. And Mrs. Corey also laughed in but they both had a lot on their minds that no one else on that table was aware about apart from Mrs. Loukas. Two years seems like a long time but time flies and it’s the one that waits for no one. But Mr. Eugen was going to make the most of it with his daughters until the day came and for now he just thanked God for his beautiful family. They have a pleasant breakfast and enjoy their morning. Talking, laughing and enjoying their meal together without a worry in the world. Little did I know that life would change drastically within a blink of an eye and these memories would be my only go to place when the darkest of the clouds would descend.