Lebada

Is was a beautiful spring day, wildflowers of every colour imaginable bloomed everywhere in the meadow.

A blue and black butterfly fluttered tantalizing just beyond her grasp. It was so pretty!! She wanted it!! Come back butterfly!! She gave a haphazard chase stumbling on wobbly legs through the grass.

Her little world was turned upside down as she lost balance and crashed head first to the ground. She began to wail because of the sudden pain.

Two hands lifted her off the ground and hugged her, "Lebi my little sparrow you need to be more careful"

Little Lebada held her sister Gosha tightly as blood trickled down her tiny chubby face. Gosha rocked her back and forth saying, "everything will be okay my little sparrow Gosha is here now"....

... in the darkness the body rocked back and forth. Lebada desperately grabbed onto her sister's dead legs and her blood dropping in a constant splatter into her now matted hair.

Lost in confusion she was barely aware of the confrontation happening behind her. She finally turned to witness Lupin on his back with Sarpen standing over him holding a gun at her friend's head.

The serpent spoke, "isn't this a touching sight, I love a family reunion. The little bitch and her bastard companion. You look so much like her, are you a filthy whore as well? You will make a fine replacement little sister, I am eager to hear your pretty screams"

He levelled his gun to shoot Lupin, but before he could take the shot, a rake appeared from behind Sarpen and struck him. Knocking the gun out of his hand, it landed a foot away from Lebada. Sarpen struck the stable boy in the face knocking him flying.

Lebada had no idea what she was doing, she just picked up the fallen gun pointed and shot. The recoil from the revolver knocked her backwards violently, then everything went black....