Chapter 139

Maya quickened her steps, hurrying to get to the kitchen faster, as her stomach grumbled more loudly.

She knew that her cousin would be going through the same too; they needed to eat, after the long journey. She also knew not to worry about those that had come with them; they would be with their respective families, who would be rejoicing and welcoming them with all happiness. Unlike her.

She hadn’t really been surprised by the type of welcome she had received from her family, her father to be precise. The man seemed to have gotten more hostile, and had taken along her brother with him. She feared for her little brother. She prayed he wouldn’t turn out to be like their father.

She wondered what he would think or say, when he finds out about the witch’s potion that their father had given her to drink. She didn’t think he would be happy about it though; he might go berserk with anger. She thought. Perhaps, she should tell him, so that he would be careful around their