She's Cursed by Blood

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my mother twi

dining room while the men ha

em the fresh pot of c

oom while feeling disgusted with the cloud

it's impossible knowing that it was held

g," said my father, stopping abru

coffee?" I asked, holdi

ed down, but o

beautiful butterfly," said a frie

d that you'r

unique style and she's exceptionally smart," he

other then," joked one of t

ho sat at the far end of the table before s

his king who hated witch

rupted by my f

onversation for a you

e, Victor, young and old," said the m

he said, smi

lages? Knowing that we are hunted and killed, can we still consider

king?" I paused, avoiding

I think we should show them that they shouldn't b

ave the pot of coffee and joi

!" I pressed. "

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ments, I returned to the kitch

he girl is so headstrong, it s

e how she takes after her father, do

her was

ouse at alternating intervals, some through

flash

emotion that I have within me right now." I gripped the win

own sorrow. I am denying the truth a

aybe you'll laugh at me knowing that I am not strong and I wasn't even

th pain, a dark red paint th

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ty," I said stan

d I felt my father's finge

oes she kno

er said, putting

" I looked up toward the moo

r, when we flew the kite?" I nodded, because I remember that winter night. I trie

mountains and we played kite. Even though it takes too much of his energy whe

hat it was time to let the kite flew. The string started unwinding, and the wooden spool spun through your hands, rem

eared up into the

en people die. Their spirit flies

ite and the firefly," I eag

d before combing my

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grandma as well with my kite and fir

y, but something cra

yet my heart was already bro

t it chanted words, persuading m

gean

, for hatred to emb

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ill!" I c

aid my father, grin

make this difficult," I teased, try

inters must be able to cap

will be crooked," I said, shading the sid

" he said, crossing his e

his eyebrows so

d when we heard fo

his eyes towards the new v

u here Josia

ing's warriors

arriers," my father replied, not

notted when the ma

down," my eyes grew wide and my

w can that

ot alone," he murmured in a low t

father asked but I can s

e said before bowing his head

nd but why-" He tapped my shoulders not lettin

e and I felt heartbroken

ses them to outnumber our tribe, promising other witches that he will spare them, but in the end. He ought to eli

flas

cold?" I questioned my mother who had

seeing her like this mad

u in the sky." I held her

e red paint that made

to feel her,

your eyes. I can protect myself now. There won't be beast that would hurt me,"

towards my father who

owards him

thin me. And I promise you father, that I would use their bl

nd chanting

ly let the string of my pain and emotion unwinding. But I won't forget your smile, your jokes, your teachin

ing, I wish I could feel

till feel warmth

y father to o

would come and h

ar them laugh and

es covered with mud and thick r

" I cold

s appeared eating the thi

their hearts are still frozen and

hi to gran

ble to hear your jokes but my heart will remember. I'll remember how you b

shame that I wasn't able to ask you to teach me. And ma

proached my mother, seeing her slowly ea

the

sor

won't be able to see you like this.

ards life, making me f

an I l

an I s

hy