Chapter 6
Translator: Yonnee
So afraid that the man was still following her, it was not until the sun had disappeared down the mountains ridges that Agnes slowly rose from her seat.
She walked towards the house where her family was, clenching her teeth together as she laboriously walked on her injured legs.
Without letting her guard down, she tried to minimize the sounds she made as much as possible.
Fortunately, the house was peaceful.
Her husband was in deep sleep, and her mother-in-law was sitting in a chair next to the window with a blank face.
As soon as she confirmed the safety of her family, Agnes was relieved.
She sank to the floor.
Hiic, hic
Tears flowed down constantly from Agness pretty face.
She was in shock because of what happened so suddenly, but in the end, she returned empty-handed again today. The guilt that weighed down on her heart seemed to weigh down heavily on her entire body.
With her head on her knees, she cried for a long time, and her mother-in-law slowly drew close to her.
Even if she was blind, she could walk around the house with relative ease.
Feeling an approaching presence, Agnes slowly raised her head.
Mom
She called her mother-in-law simply as Mom.
When her mother-in-laws sanity was still intact, she always smiled kindly at Agnes.
Born in a brothel without knowing who exactly her parents were, Agnes was destined to be taken as a slave as soon as she turned sixteenas soon as her body took the form of a womans frame.
It was her mother-in-law who prevented that tragic fate.
For a reasonable price, she struck an agreement with the pimp and brought the girl home.
Her husband, who was an ordinary peasant at that time, was also willing to welcome Agnes.
The three of them became a family, and as soon as Agnes came of age, she married her current husband.
They were the only family she ever had.
The most precious people in the world who she kept wanting to be with, even at the cost of death.
Food?
This was what her mother-in-law asked as she reached for Agnes.
Then, she smoothed Agness soft cheeks with both hands.
The wrinkled hands of the old woman and the taut skin of the woman without a single wrinkle were in stark contrast.
Theres none Im sorry, Mom.
As soon as she heard Agness answer, her mother-in-laws pupils trembled finely.
Her eyes were full of sores from infection, and even her eyelids had a hideous shape, as if they had melted away from burns.
Soon, she began to go on a wild tantrum, as if she had been possessed by a frenzy.
Y-Y-You! Food? FOOD!
Mom, calm down Aack!
Her mother-in-laws hands, which were caressing Agness face, grabbed her abundant hair at once.
The grip of the frenzied old woman was beyond imagination.
Agnes screamed, feeling a pain so excruciating that its as if her scalp was being torn off.
But just as her screams grew louder and louder, so did her mother-in-laws actions become harsher and harsher.
Eventually, she started verbally abusing her daughter-in-law, who she didnt even recognize anymore.
Y-Y-Youre just killing me! Why cant you just get out of my house?! Youre the wicked witch who ate my good daughter-in-law! You think I dont know?!
What do you mean, witch, Mom? Im your daughter-in-law! Please dont do this!
Shut up! Youre trying to eat my son this time, you evil girl! Get out of my house right now, you demon!
AACK!
At last, with her hair still tightly clasped by the old womans grip, her head was crushed inexorably to the floor.
And as her back hit the moldy ground as well, its as if her ribs would shatter at any given moment.
Agnes closed her eyes tightly. She couldnt breathe.
Already injured badly, she had no strength left to resist.
Mom, Mom Spare, spare me, please
She merely begged helplessly.
Agnes was powerless, and she acted in a way that suggested it hadnt just been once or twice that she experienced this before.
Its not her mother-in-laws fault that she went mad.
So, its only natural that she must endure this.
She should never resent or hate her only family.
All Agnes wanted was for this nightmare to go by quickly.
That night, Agness mournful sobbing resounded for a long time throughout the quiet house.
* * *
These days, Agnes rarely ever slept soundly.
Her sunken eyes and cracked lips were indicative of her poor health.
Besides the terrible malnutrition, the biggest cause began with anxiety and ended with anxiety.
This gravely unsettling emotion had nestled itself deep in her heart the moment that horseman had seen her hair.
She was constantly plagued with the thought that the soldiers might come and drag her away any time. Its what made her so sleepless.
If she were to be honest, she wasnt afraid of being dragged away.
However, she was desperate about wanting to stay by her familys side. She mustnt leave them alone.
This was because they had both become half-invalids, and without her to take care of them, they would not even be able to act or maintain their roles as proper human beings.
Unfortunately, however, Agness fears soon proved real.
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