That Stranger

The whole house is scattered and their mama is lying helpless with blood oozing out of her body while Wynstar was just at the corner too weak to move but still alive.

Kyra stays in her place pale as white as paper shocked looking like a statue with her hand over her mouth and Kiara is crying running to her mama and screaming.

"MAMA MAMA MAMA WAKE UP" Kiara screams shaking her mother's body vigorously.

"I know you are not dead just talk to me please" she cried harder.

Tears at the verge of Kyra's eyes threatening to come out, but she tries her best to be strong and does the best but hardest thing in this type of situation, NO PANICKING AND THINK- 'who will do this to mama, whalt do they want from her, will they come for me and my sister too' she thought still in the same position she was when they first saw her mama lying helpless.

"Kyra what will we do mama is dead, MAMA IS DEAD" Kiara asks her sister still crying seriously

'What will we do?' Kyra thought

'Run, what if the people who killed mama are out for you and your sister' her subconscious tells her

'Very true' she thought.

'Wynstar, where is Wynstar she thought, it is finally registering to her that Wynstar is at the other corner very weak.

She walks over to Wynstar and sees that she has an injury on her leg.

'an injury can't make her this weak she a strong girl, maybe she was given something' she thought

She gets up and walks to her mama's room and collect some of her herbs that work real quick. She walks to the kitchen gets water and a bowl and squeeze out the liquid from the herb.

Her mama usually uses the herb for them if they are weak saying it is magical, though Kyra doesn't believe in magic.

She gives Wynstar to drink and she gulps it down in a jiffy. She then rubs the washed herb on the wound and tears from the edge of her dress to tie around the wounded leg carefully.

'How can she be so calm when we just lost mama, she's busy taking care of Wynstar like she doesn't care' Kiara thought still crying so hard, with her eyes puffed out and her whole body as red as tomato.

Few minutes later Wynstar was already strong. This is why their mama calls the herb magical. Kyra was only waiting for Wynstar to heal so they can leave this place -she has already collected money from her mama's room, her mama has saved a lot of money and plus the ones she and Kiara has saved up- but go where, she has been thinking.

Kyra doesn't want to cry especially because of her sister, if she is weak what will her sister do. She has to be strong for her.

'Mama I'll avenge your death' Kyra said in her head.

"Kiara we leave now" Kyra says talking to Kiara and Wynstar got up understanding her.

"Why?" is all Kiara asks her sister in confusion. But that why meant many things- why are you acting like you don't care, why are you not weeping or I'm I the only one who loves mama, why are you not affected by her death, why are you taking care of Wynstar at a point like this or is she all that matters, why are you keeping a straight face, why is your heart made of stone are you even human, why, why, why.

Kyra knowing her sister knows exactly what she means and just sighs.

"See mama is gone and honestly there's nothing any of us can do, ok?, I had to tend to Wynstar's injury so we can leave this place they might be out for us I mean the people who killed her, we have to run, hide and find out who killed mama and I'm being like this for you if I join you in weeping I wouldn't have thought of that and how would it be if I'm weeping and wailing with you who will take care of you, I'm supposed to be your backbone" Kyra says looking at her sister with a lot of emotion in her nature green eyes, and Kiara can't help but wonder when did Kyra turn to this serious person, she's always so playful how did she get to reason all of this and be so strong.

"Ok sis" she said still sobbing. Kyra left and came back with two hoods in her hand, a big bag with which she kept a few clothes, few food stuffs and fruits, a few other things they might need too and all the money they had -the money was enough for them for now so now they have to think strategically- and a chain with strap they bought for Wynstar that they don't really use much.

They wore the hoods over their heads.

With that they leave the house with nowhere to go.

"Where do we go sis" Kiara asks her sister, she has now stopped crying -but looking at her you'll know right away that she has been crying.

"Honestly I don't know" Kyra tells her and Kiara sighs.

"I think I know where we can stay for now" Kyra informs Kiara who has different lost all hope.

"Where"

"Remember that small cottage we go to play in that is in the woods when we were younger" Kyra says

"Yes I do remember" Kiara says trying to figure out what her sister is planning.

"We could clean it up and use it, I have a lock and a key we could use to lock it when we go out and there is also a bolt at the back of the door inside the house to lock it when we are inside, its big enough for all three of us to stay in" Kyra tells Kiara

"Ok good idea, lets go there then" Kiara says with a slight sad smile on her face that didn't even reach her eyes.

'At least she smiled' Kyra thought and smiled inwardly.

With that they left for the woods. They get into the cottage and open the door - which makes a loud noise indicating that the house is very old and not being used often - and get inside.

The cottage is very dirty and scattered, with cobwebs at every freaking corner of the house.

'Good thing I brought soap and there are a few cleaning tools here, we are going to do a lot of cleaning' Kyra thought.

"I brought soap and there are some cleaning tools over there, so we will clean this place we can't stay here like this, ok?" Kyra tells Kiara

"Thank you sis ....... for thinking out of the box for trying to make sure I'm ok when you aren't yourself, thank you for thinking wisely when I was busy being a cry baby, you are the best sister anyone could ever wish for, I love you so much" Kiara says and rushed to her sister to give her a hug while sobbing again.

"It's ok and I love you" Kyra says hugging her back and patting her reassuringly.

With that they cleaned and mopped the whole house dusted the mattress and placed a sheet over it, there a few dishes in the kitchen they washed them sparkling clean and arranged thier food stuffs in the kitchen cabinets and their clothes in the room.

There is a well outside the cottage, so they draw water out of it to bathe.

Soon the night came, since they were exhausted mentally, emotionally and physically they couldn't go to hunt for dinner they just boiled some rice they came with and drank water from the well. Wynstar has eaten the day before and tigers don't need to eat everyday.

"You are lucky you are an animal, you didn't get to do any work" Kiara huffed at Wynstar folding her arms over her chest and Wynstar just bowed her head like she was sad she couldn't help and Kyra just giggled sadly.

Poor Wynstar.

:- Grief is simply love with nowhere to go