Walden's inn

On the way to his house he was quite silent, I was bothered by his silence because now he know everything about me, that I'm a Macwary.

"John, why are you so silent" I couldn't stop myself from asking.

"nothing Miss. Macwary!" oh! Now, he is calling me with my family name.

"miss!"

"Mmm.."

"how are you here? Everybody thought.."

"I was dead?" I interrupted him.

"yeah" he said hesitantly

"it's a long story John!"

"I can listen!" he sounded curious.

"yeah, I will tell you some other day but in short I ran away".

"oh....,you must had a tough time being alone"

"mmm" I replied in low voice

We reached walden's inn quiet late at night. John's mother open the door for us. John carried my bag and welcomed me inside

"miss! Please sit there, we will arrange your bed" he said pointing to the couch

John kept my bags down and went to the room next where his dad was there.

"dad, Fr. Benadict told me let Miss Macwary to stay her" .

"what did you say?" Mr. Walden raised his voice.

"fr. Benadict told..."

"Not that stupid! Miss. Macwary? The one that died!"

"dad she is not dead! She ran away!" John replied

"don't you know Macwary is cursed? How can we let her stay here?" Mrs. Walden said her concern.

"I know Macwary is cursed, but not Miss. Macwary! I picked her from the railway station and we both went to church to meet Fr. Benadict, he said to me that he insist to let Miss. Macwary stay here till somebody come" John assured them.

"till who comes ?" his mom asked

"I don't know!" he said

"If Fr. Benadict insist we can't refuse him. right?" Mr. Walden said in conclusion.

They all walked to where Miss. Macwary was sitting.

Mr and Mrs Walden welcome her half heartedly, they gave her a room upstairs and prepared her bath. Mrs. Walden asked her to come downstairs for dinner after bath.

Miss. Macwary walked down after bathing. They all were waiting for her in the dining.

"Miss. Macwary, sit down" Mr. Walden invited her.

They was some roasted chicken, bread and some stew.

Katherine sat down, they all had a silent dinner. In between Mr. and Mrs. Walden's became curious about her so they started asking her a lot of questions

"Miss. Macwary, where are you coming from?" Mr. Walden started

"I was staying in a town called Burford in Oxfordshine"

"were you staying there alone?" Mrs. Walden asked.

"I was first staying there with my cousin. Then recently she got married so she left to stay in her husband's house in Burford."

"oh.. Did you leave there because she married?" mrs. Walden continued

"mom, let miss. Macwary eat!" John said as he got annoyed by his parents behavior.

"I'm fine John, Mrs. Walden I didn't leave there because she got married. I have some unfinished business here, so I thought I should finish it before Mr. Alfred bring me another proposal." Katherine replied with a smile

"oh, you were staying with Mr. Alfred" Mr. Walden said

"No, was staying there with his granddaughter.."

The night continued Mr. and Mrs Walden had a lot to ask. John was so embarrassed that he pushed them into there room

"I'm sorry miss" he said.

"that fine John! I like when people talks" I assure him.

"good night miss"

"good night" I started walking up then I remembered

"John!"

"Yes miss."

" I wanted to go somewhere tomorrow before noon can you give me a ride?"

"Yeah, sure Miss"

"thank you" saying that I headed back to my room.

I was so tired that I fall asleep as soon as I laid down on bed.