All Chapters of LOVE BENEATH THE OAK : Chapter 31 - Chapter 32

My mama dragged me to a nearby pond to wash our faces but I wouldn't stop shivering. Mama put me on her lap and dipped a washcloth into the pond. She gave it a squeeze and then placed it on my forehead. I had begun to burn up, my stomach quivering as dread descent over me.Mama looked unconcerned. Not a single hair of hers out of place. Her face, the only spotless place on her body, smooth and shiny. But I knew her. Even more than she thought I ever could. I could see the crease on her brow. My head to her chest, I could hear the loud thump of her heart, her heavy breathe and her shaking hands. We both fear we might lose a father and a husband. As insignificant as his presence might be. We both sat by the pond, anxiously counting the seconds, waiting for the time to come by.It came. I would remember that evening. I knew it would always hunt my dreams.As usual, all the aristocrats had assembled. All were ready for the fight. It was a bald man that first came out to speak." We all ar