to offer. We didn't stop anywhere in those villages and my feet ached. Pedestrians passed by us, giving us looks. I knew I looked some weak woman slave whi

hen it struck my mind. What if he sold me? My eyes wen

efore me and he was still walkin

n crossed us and the moment their eyes went to him, their cheeks turned red. They w

d from fields with their oxen. All were returning

veled before my eyes. It soothed my heart in its peacefu

ian was in a hurry to leave, only the men had their breakfast. The ladies of the house could h

with a straight face and as if he was accustomed to the heavy traveling, he had no

or water as my lips dried an

startled me as I snapped

a low voice,

to step back but he took my chin and lifted it up as

d said with a cold voice, "If you we

rapped clothing and as soon as he unwrapped it, it revealed a clay pot wi

ry and exhausted. He must have sensed it as he brought out another wrapped cloth and it had

t immediately as my growl

in silence and he asked, "Di

ok my

is voice as I stepped back a

uggage and said, "Let's go. We need to reach the next tow

reach here. I was extremely fatigued and cold. I wanted a futon to sleep on a

f houses that had expanded as the years went on and almost eve

took in all those things I had never seen before. It was th

ls for kitchen use some sold wooden materials, some had plays for the chil

led when I found many ornaments in a few stores. From red to blue, many floral ornaments are set up in front of the s

sked and immediately I shook

vicinity flourished with light. A small smile tugged on my lips because I had never experienced that. My

it was a festival, many couples, yo

y darkened, the

but suddenly, the young physician took of

es and asked, "Aren't you cold? You will ge

o is shivering yet

was no way I would win with him in words with him. H

ywhere until it stopped at a motel and he added, "I hope your elite lifestyle would

never led an elite lifestyle. Did he ev

be father didn't tell him. If my fath

ded. But his cold attitude toward me made my heart thu

father's house how people sold their young wives. They married them and when they found out

to tell him that I was a child o

s watching somewhere in the distance but

body froze. I dared to ask him if he

t me as he said with a

m with scared eyes, he

lowed him with my shaky limbs. My exhaustion evaporated as fear came cra