Mr. Walker looked at me with sympathy, “That’s right, Brynn. Don’t be afraid. From now on, I’m your dad.”
I was taken away by Mr. Walker and Lachlan.
Mrs. Walker had prepared a table full of dishes. Seeing us return, she came forward, helped me sit down quickly, and told me to eat.
Looking at the steaming hot food, I couldn’t hold back and started crying while eating.
Later, Lachlan told me that the scene of my first meal at their house had scared him so much that it took him two days to recover.
Mrs. Walker found a doctor to examine me. Seeing the bruises all over my body, both old and new, she kept cursing my whole family.
It wasn’t until the doctor said I hadn’t suffered any bone or tendon damage, and that with a year or two of proper care my weak constitution would improve, that they stopped.
From their cursing, I learned that they were from a big city and were very disgusted by the evil customs of this remote town.
They told me that girls were even more welcomed in big cities.
I felt very eager to see it.
“Brynn, don’t be afraid. Now that Lachlan has married you, you’re our daughter–in–law. We’ll support you from now on, so don’t be afraid of anything,” Mr. Walker promised, patting his chest. Mrs. Walker nodded at me, and Lachlan smiled happily. The family was full of joy.
For the first time, I felt how good it was to have a family,
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The next day, I heard from Lachlan that my mom and brother had taken the betrothal gift to marry Ruby, but were kicked out by Ruby’s mom.
Ruby’s mom said that Lachlan had given my mom five thousand dollars to marry me, eight hundred to marry Ruby. She refused to let Ruby marry my brother.
She even asked my mom if her son was inferior to a simpleton.
but now my brother was only offering four thousand
My mom and Ruby’s mom got into a fight, and my brother’s marriage to Ruby fell through.
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When I heard this, I grinned so hard my stomach hurt from laughing.
Lachlan laughed along with me and handed me a bread roll to eat.
I sat on the marriage bed, eating the bread roll and listening to Lachlan tell me interesting stories about the town.
Lachlan also said that after being kicked out, my mom and brother went to propose to other families
The others were even worse, pouring cold water on my mom in the middle of winter, shouting that without two thousand dollars, they couldn’t hope to marry their daughters. They said my mom was holding onto five thousand dollars but being so stingy, warning that my brother might remain a bachelor for life!
On the second day of our marriage, I was laughing so hard on the bed that I couldn’t get up. I had never been so happy before.
As I was laughing and eating, there was a commotion in the yard.
I heard my mom’s voice: “Lachlan! Brynn Summers! Do you have any conscience? Spreading rumors everywhere that we took five thousand dollars from you! Come out and tell everyone the truth about how much we actually took! Get out here now!”
“You jinx! I knew giving birth to you would only bring me trouble! If your brother can’t get married, it’s all your fault! Come out here!”
“Brynn Summers, you ungrateful little bitch! I’m your mother! I gave birth to you and raised you, and now you turn around and harm me! Lachlan, you better be careful! Be careful she doesn’t get your whole family killed!”
I grabbed the basin of water Lachlan had brought for me to wash my feet and rushed out, pouring it all over my mom.
