Afresh

They sun was extremely bright , it shun through the window of her room, she opened her eyes slowly and looked away from the sun, it happened again, they died all over again, the screams, the fire, the anger, the sadness. She had dreamt of the incidents that occurred the previous day. It all came back to her in her dream and waking up, she saw that she laid on a soft bed positioned at the center of the room whose walls seemed to be made of wood. By her right, there was a wooden wardrobe with beautiful patterns craved onto it. She looked over to her left, there was a mirror with cupboards attached to it's frame and little side stools at the sides, they all seemed to be made out of mahogany wood. There were two doors which now stood in front of her, the first one which lead outside her room and the second one as she'd remember led to the washroom. Coming out of the white sheets she laid on, she walked towards the first door and opened it, walking out to a not so long hall way with wooden floor, the wood felt soft underneath her feet. She walked straight ahead and stopped next to a door , looking at the door she continued to walk down the corridor. At the end of it, by her left was the dining room and wood walls at both ends make a door like shape leading to the kitchen. The dining room had a table and four chairs at every side. Turning the other way, there was a strand like curtain, through it she could see the living room, well decorated with paintings and photographs of the family and furniture of different kinds, cushions, center table, side stools and so on... the windows and the door to the outside were covered with beautiful curtains similar to the ones in her room. " Good morning, Lily, I see you're awake so early" a male's voice called out from behind her, she turned back and saw a fine middle aged man standing in the dining room with a smile on his face. Lily could now see the face of the hunter who picked her up from the forest. He was very handsome, had a nice smile which revealed little of his teeth, his height was average, had long dark hair that fell over his face, a not so bulgy set of eyes, flat nose, heart shaped lips and lastly was still dressed in pyjamas.

" Care to join me as I make breakfast?" he asked. " S- sure" she replied in a low voice. They made breakfast and set the table and Linda joined them shortly. Linda was also beautiful, she looked at least five years younger than her husband, her brownish hair was splendid and had a waist level length, her skin was uniquely white, her smile was what made her face stand out. " Good morning husband, Lily." her gave a polite greeting at sat. " Good morning, dear" he replied " have breakfast everyone. Lily will leave after you've freshen up, okay." a nod was Lily's reply. Then, they prayed and ate. After they were done eating, they all freshen up and got ready. As they were leaving, Linda decided to tag along.

All who saw the little girl with them wondered who she was, they had never seen her before. Some asked them who she was and they said she was their newly adopted daughter and avoided any further questions. They got to the market which wasn't really far from their house and shopped by the clothes store. Lily observed in silence the small village she was in , people who had good relationships with one another. They got Lily to try out different sets of clothes and bought a lot of it too. They also stopped by the candy shop and bought cotton candy. After a while Linda left them to go get other things from the market and she was to meet them back home.

Linda prepared great food and dessert and served for dinner. Though Lily was still not free with them, she felt more at ease and was able to give out a smile.