Episode 13

"Evelyn Amaris"

"Thank you, I'll try not to be found" I said with a smile of gratitude. "And by the way, I don't know your name?"

"It's Felipe... Go through the back because I'll be watching over there, I'll pretend I didn't see you..." He stated seriously. "Try not to be caught inside the village!"

I nodded and he just gave an assent, transformed back into a wolf, and went on his way... I'm not too far from the back entrance, I walked, already hearing the shouts of children playing, and passed behind some trees until I saw Felipe on the other side of the entrance. I approached, and he looked at me and transformed again and left, clearing the path.

I ran inside the village, stopped behind a house, and observed my parents' home, five houses away. Holding my son and just as I was about to run to the next, I saw two guys passing by, swallowed hard and stayed behind the house! After they were gone, I saw someone coming with Felipe through the back, so it was now or never!... I ran to the second house and when I stopped near the window, a woman closed it, I crouched down in shock hoping she didn't see me.

I looked to the sides and ran to the third house, stopped to catch my breath, and my son made a little noise again...

"Shh! Please, son, no noise now" I said softly, moving him gently, and he quieted down.

I leaned against the wall and managed to see my father passing by in the distance; I got a shiver down my spine seeing his stiff walk, took a deep breath to hide again, and then looked out once more and saw no one. So I ran to the fourth house and when I stopped behind it, a boy came running and stopped, looking at me scared.

"Shh! Please, boy, don’t tell anyone I’m here!"

"Ravi! Where are you, my son..." I was startled to realize that his mother is looking for him, she's going to find me. "Ravi!" She calls again and I could hear her footsteps getting closer.

I held my son and closed my eyes, when I opened them the boy had smiled and ran to her; I only heard his mother say, almost near...

"Oh! There you are... Come on, let's go inside..."

I crouched down to the ground, thankful she hadn't found me, took a deep breath, and made it to my sister's room window... I knocked a few times, hoping she was inside, I stepped back when I saw someone approaching and opening it!

"Evelyn!" Her shock was clear. "My God, sister!" Aisha looked around and reached out her hands to me "Please, come in!"

As the window was low, I handed Miguel to her, and she took him inside, then reached back out to me and helped me in, closing the window after us... As soon as I entered, she hugged me tight and I was able to hug her back.

"Sister, I've missed you!" I heard her say, tears rolling as with mine. "What have you been through, look how thin you are" Aisha commented, shocked by my appearance.

I lowered my head because I knew I had lost a lot of weight, nearly all my fat had gone... She hugged me again, running her hand through my hair.

"You said all was well, sister, if I had known..."

"That's why I didn’t say anything! I didn’t want Dad to kick you out because of me" I replied to her, then noticed Miguel laid in a crib.

"I knew you would come back someday! So I prepared a few things for my nephew" We moved closer to him, and I held onto the crib and looked at her, tears falling down my face "Of course, hidden from Dad!"

"Oh Aisha, you're incredible, and how are you all doing?" I asked her, hugging her again, then heard her response.

"Nothing’s been the same since you left, Mom and Dad hardly talk anymore... He spends more time away from home than with us!" Her sadness breaks my heart...

We talked for a while, Miguel had fallen asleep, but when my sister said she would find something for me to eat and tell Mom about me... Miguel started to cry, startling us both. If Dad was nearby and heard... Aisha remained calm and told me to try to soothe him because she had a bottle and was going to prepare some milk for him...

My sister left a bit startled, closing the door behind her, and all the while I tried to calm Miguel, but he cried persistently...

"Calm down, son, please don't cry, shh" I whispered, gently rocking him in my arms, trying to soothe him.

But about five minutes into his soft crying, I heard agitated footsteps and my sister's desperate voice.

"Dad, please!!!"

The door opened, and I saw that figure in front of me, and his expression was of rage, then my mom appeared behind him, surprised to see me, Aisha didn't have time to warn her... I stepped back as he walked towards me, gripping my arm firmly...

"Dad stop, please!" My sister tried to intervene, but Dad wouldn’t listen, just looked at me with hatred.

"Arrow... Evelyn is still our daughter!" My mom said, approaching.

Dad pulled me out of the room, nearly dragging me! Tears streamed down my face, I only had time to hand Miguel into my mom's arms as Dad pulled me by her...

"Daughter!" He stopped and shook me, looking at my mom "I don't have a whore for a daughter!"

Hearing these words from my dad hurt me deeply, he dragged me outside the house, while my sister tried to stop him, holding on, but he was stronger, and my mom followed us with Miguel in her arms, pleading for him not to do anything...

I just felt his tugs and my legs obeying unwillingly, because if they stopped he would drag me, my hair swinging with his aggression... And as we got near the house exit, Dad threw me to the ground...

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