07-04-2024, 04:47 PM
Avery ✓
Life hasn’t been easy on me. It has never been… easy on me. Here in Doylestown, life is almost like an apocalypse which keeps repeating itself every single day.
I sat beside the window of my room, staring down at the streets. We’ve never been happy since the Rutherford’s started s£nding his armies to pick innocent youths one after the other.
I live with my grandmother since I turned ten, and although life hasn’t been as sweet as we all hoped for, at least we are still alive and that’s all that matters.
” Avery can you get your as-s downstairs and come help me with the dirty plates. ” Granny yelled from the kitchen.
” I’m coming, granny, give me a second. ” I shut the door, running to the kitchen.
Granny might be annoying sometimes, but most times, she’s the kind you’ll always wish to have around.
” Granny, we’ve talked about using silly words, remember? ” I reminded. “We don’t have to use the word as-s on each other. ”
” Yeah, I know, I’m sorry. Now go wash the plates, will you? ”
” Is that lunch I am perceiving? ” I said from the kitchen, sniffing ha-rd at the aromatic smell.
” No, that’s dinner. ”
” I’m starving. ” I ru-bbe-d my grumbling stomach.
” You can have a taste of it, but that is after you must have washed all the dishes. ”
” Yes, granny. ” I li-cked myl-ips, trying as much as possible to hurry up with the dishes.
★ ★ ★ ★
Granny has gone to serve us dinner. Even at her old age, she is still the best cook in the world. Probably, that’s where mom had gotten the super cooking skills.
It’s been years I last tasted mom’s dish. I lost her and dad in a car accident, and I was taken to the village by my grandmother. Talking about their death, it’s really complicated.
Sometimes I get busy and forget about them. Sometimes they are all that is in my head, and I can’t help but to think about them.
” Avery, you have to st©p thinking about them. ” Granny interrupted my thoughts.
” I can’t help it granny. I can’t help it. ” I said in a shaky tone. “Each time I try to, I can’t help but to think about them the more. They are in my head, and I am sick and tired of thinking about them. ”
” I un-derstand, sweetheart. I know that wherever your parents are, they all they want is for you to be happy. Now, can you do that for me? ”
I nodded my head, wiping my eyes with the back of my hand. ” I can. ”
” That’s my little girl. Now eat up while the food is still h0t. ”
After dinner, I packed the plates, dropping it in the kitchen. Granny sat on her favorite chair while I went to my room. I always sit beside my window each time I wanted to be alone.
Most times, whenever I want to think about something so de-eply important to me. The number of people in this village keeps reducing month after months.
Some group of men always come to take them away and all the time, they never come back. So we don’t know if there are any survivals.
At first, it started as a trade. Unlucky ones ended up being slave to some rich men abroad. No one knows if they are alive or dead and no one dares to ask.
All we do is to expect more of them coming to take more of us.
Just about two years ago, some group of men claimed to be servants of an unknown man c@m£ to pick some girls. They keep coming every ending of the month until now and it’s just a day before the month runs out.
Most of us has our hearts ti-ghtly held in our hands… Who will be the unlucky ones??
Talking of this unknown man, no one has ever seen before. Each time his men pays us a visit, they always address him as ‘The Master.’
Sometimes I wonder what he looks like. Sometimes I wonder if he is a human. And sometimes, I wonder what it felt like to serve un-der his command. And do you know the answer I always get in return? It feels like hell.
I don’t know why but I feel so scared right now. Why do I feel unsafe about tomorrow? And why do I feel like the mystery of my life has just begun?
I sighed heavily.
” Hey, kid. ” I flin-ched at the voice of granny.
” Hey granny, you scared me. ”
” I’m sorry to startle you. I thought you’re asleep, so c@m£ to check on you. ”
” Honestly, I’m not feeling sleepy right now. ” She frowned, sitting on her be-d.
” Tell me, is something bothering you? ”
” Honestly Granny, there is. ”
” Is it about your parents? ”
” No, no, of course not. ”
” Okay, I’m listening. ”
I cleared my throat. ” First, I don’t feel okay with everything that is happening in this village. Nothing seems to be safe anymore… no one is. ”
” Look, Avery, I believe with you but, the only way to stay alive and free from what is happening is to stay away from any of them. ”
I shook my head, ” I don’t think you un-derstand what what I am saying. Look around, Granny, do you still feel safe? Do you still feel like everything is still alright? A lot of people are taken and they never come back. We don’t know if they are alive or not. Will you say this people aren’t staying clear from all this crisis? Yet, they become p@rt of it. ”
” Avery, I know you’re scared of being taken away. I know you’re scared of being the next and I un-derstand. ”
” Who knows who is coming next, either the portuguese or ‘The Master’ men. ” I sighed again, ” Tomorrow is the last day of the month and either of them is coming. ”
” What does it feels like being a slave? ” I asked her.
” Avery, that is something you don’t wanna imagine because it feels horrible and terminating. ”
I nodded, ” Then, what does it feel to serve for the Rutherford’s? ”
” I heard a lot of people survive, I hear few dies but we don’t know which is true. But if I were to choose, I say none is better. ”
” What’s so special about this ‘The Master’ that everyone fears him? ”
” I also heard he is one of the riche-st man in the world. He owns a lot of Possession to himself. And that’s exactly how they treat rich people. ”
” Have they ever mentioned about what he looks like? ”
” Do you know the worst p@rt, no one has ever seen him. No one knows if he is a human or an animal. Me, I don’t care whatever he looks like, I just hope he doesn’t find us. ”
I exhaled shakily. ” Avery, are you alright? ”
” I wanna be but, I don’t think I am. ” I held my che-st.
” You’re scared, aren’t you? ”
” I have to be scared, Granny, we all have to. ”
Life hasn’t been easy on me. It has never been… easy on me. Here in Doylestown, life is almost like an apocalypse which keeps repeating itself every single day.
I sat beside the window of my room, staring down at the streets. We’ve never been happy since the Rutherford’s started s£nding his armies to pick innocent youths one after the other.
I live with my grandmother since I turned ten, and although life hasn’t been as sweet as we all hoped for, at least we are still alive and that’s all that matters.
” Avery can you get your as-s downstairs and come help me with the dirty plates. ” Granny yelled from the kitchen.
” I’m coming, granny, give me a second. ” I shut the door, running to the kitchen.
Granny might be annoying sometimes, but most times, she’s the kind you’ll always wish to have around.
” Granny, we’ve talked about using silly words, remember? ” I reminded. “We don’t have to use the word as-s on each other. ”
” Yeah, I know, I’m sorry. Now go wash the plates, will you? ”
” Is that lunch I am perceiving? ” I said from the kitchen, sniffing ha-rd at the aromatic smell.
” No, that’s dinner. ”
” I’m starving. ” I ru-bbe-d my grumbling stomach.
” You can have a taste of it, but that is after you must have washed all the dishes. ”
” Yes, granny. ” I li-cked myl-ips, trying as much as possible to hurry up with the dishes.
★ ★ ★ ★
Granny has gone to serve us dinner. Even at her old age, she is still the best cook in the world. Probably, that’s where mom had gotten the super cooking skills.
It’s been years I last tasted mom’s dish. I lost her and dad in a car accident, and I was taken to the village by my grandmother. Talking about their death, it’s really complicated.
Sometimes I get busy and forget about them. Sometimes they are all that is in my head, and I can’t help but to think about them.
” Avery, you have to st©p thinking about them. ” Granny interrupted my thoughts.
” I can’t help it granny. I can’t help it. ” I said in a shaky tone. “Each time I try to, I can’t help but to think about them the more. They are in my head, and I am sick and tired of thinking about them. ”
” I un-derstand, sweetheart. I know that wherever your parents are, they all they want is for you to be happy. Now, can you do that for me? ”
I nodded my head, wiping my eyes with the back of my hand. ” I can. ”
” That’s my little girl. Now eat up while the food is still h0t. ”
After dinner, I packed the plates, dropping it in the kitchen. Granny sat on her favorite chair while I went to my room. I always sit beside my window each time I wanted to be alone.
Most times, whenever I want to think about something so de-eply important to me. The number of people in this village keeps reducing month after months.
Some group of men always come to take them away and all the time, they never come back. So we don’t know if there are any survivals.
At first, it started as a trade. Unlucky ones ended up being slave to some rich men abroad. No one knows if they are alive or dead and no one dares to ask.
All we do is to expect more of them coming to take more of us.
Just about two years ago, some group of men claimed to be servants of an unknown man c@m£ to pick some girls. They keep coming every ending of the month until now and it’s just a day before the month runs out.
Most of us has our hearts ti-ghtly held in our hands… Who will be the unlucky ones??
Talking of this unknown man, no one has ever seen before. Each time his men pays us a visit, they always address him as ‘The Master.’
Sometimes I wonder what he looks like. Sometimes I wonder if he is a human. And sometimes, I wonder what it felt like to serve un-der his command. And do you know the answer I always get in return? It feels like hell.
I don’t know why but I feel so scared right now. Why do I feel unsafe about tomorrow? And why do I feel like the mystery of my life has just begun?
I sighed heavily.
” Hey, kid. ” I flin-ched at the voice of granny.
” Hey granny, you scared me. ”
” I’m sorry to startle you. I thought you’re asleep, so c@m£ to check on you. ”
” Honestly, I’m not feeling sleepy right now. ” She frowned, sitting on her be-d.
” Tell me, is something bothering you? ”
” Honestly Granny, there is. ”
” Is it about your parents? ”
” No, no, of course not. ”
” Okay, I’m listening. ”
I cleared my throat. ” First, I don’t feel okay with everything that is happening in this village. Nothing seems to be safe anymore… no one is. ”
” Look, Avery, I believe with you but, the only way to stay alive and free from what is happening is to stay away from any of them. ”
I shook my head, ” I don’t think you un-derstand what what I am saying. Look around, Granny, do you still feel safe? Do you still feel like everything is still alright? A lot of people are taken and they never come back. We don’t know if they are alive or not. Will you say this people aren’t staying clear from all this crisis? Yet, they become p@rt of it. ”
” Avery, I know you’re scared of being taken away. I know you’re scared of being the next and I un-derstand. ”
” Who knows who is coming next, either the portuguese or ‘The Master’ men. ” I sighed again, ” Tomorrow is the last day of the month and either of them is coming. ”
” What does it feels like being a slave? ” I asked her.
” Avery, that is something you don’t wanna imagine because it feels horrible and terminating. ”
I nodded, ” Then, what does it feel to serve for the Rutherford’s? ”
” I heard a lot of people survive, I hear few dies but we don’t know which is true. But if I were to choose, I say none is better. ”
” What’s so special about this ‘The Master’ that everyone fears him? ”
” I also heard he is one of the riche-st man in the world. He owns a lot of Possession to himself. And that’s exactly how they treat rich people. ”
” Have they ever mentioned about what he looks like? ”
” Do you know the worst p@rt, no one has ever seen him. No one knows if he is a human or an animal. Me, I don’t care whatever he looks like, I just hope he doesn’t find us. ”
I exhaled shakily. ” Avery, are you alright? ”
” I wanna be but, I don’t think I am. ” I held my che-st.
” You’re scared, aren’t you? ”
” I have to be scared, Granny, we all have to. ”
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