The Escape

Chapter 1 - Madelyn Adélie - October 6 1923

I was startled awake at the sound of my door being thrown open by my mother.

“WHY ARE YOU NOT UP YET, LAZY A** CHILD!?!”

I quickly sat up and checked the time on my small baby pink alarm clock that sits on my desk across the room. It reads 7 am. Sh1t! I was supposed to be up an hour ago, cooking breakfast for my so-called family and getting a start on the rest of my chores for the day.

I hop out of bed and throw my red hair up into a messy bun, sprinting for the stairs to begin making breakfast. For breakfast, I make bacon by the pound, eggs by the dozen, pancakes by the box, and fresh squeezed orange juice by the carton. Why am I making so much food? Simple, all my family members are werewolves, except me, and there are 12 children, not including me, in the house, along with 4 adults.

As soon as the food is done, I rush to begin making lunches when my father calls me “Madelyn Adélie, come here now.” I know that this means I am in deep trouble as he never says my name. I didn't think he knew my name, let alone my first and last name. He pulls out a whip and motions for me to turn around. I do as I am instructed.

… One hour later …

Tears streak my face, along with the water from the shower, which is ice-cold against my wounds. I scrub at the scars gently with my washcloth, wincing in pain each time the soap gets into the wound.

After my shower, I stepped out and dressed in a long sleeved white shift and a blue pinafore circle skirt. I then move to put my scarlet hair up into a loose French braid.

My day begins with cleaning upstairs while the rest of the family is relaxing downstairs, then they leave for work or school and I move to cleaning the downstairs while the babies are napping. Finally, I moved to the basement and made every last spot shine while the babies did some tummy time.

Around 4 in the afternoon, I put the babies down for another nap and begin to make dinner. I rush to make a six-course meal in the span of 3 hours. Three dozen deviled eggs, followed by 3 lbs of broccoli cheddar soup, then three boxes of mozzarella sticks, after that a large salad, afterward 50 burgers, and finally 28 individual lava cakes.

Since I made a mistake this morning, I head to bed after dishes are done and the babies are in bed for the night.