Finding Charlotte's way

Introduction

At about the same time every morning charlotte awoke to see the night sky still spry. No sunlight peeking through. Just her and the moon and that's how she likes it. Living in a big family she felt always so crowded. She stepped out of the cottage doors of lastnights find and smelled the air. The early morning dew was fresh as she stepped on to the grass in front of her. There was no sounds. No one in near sight. Perfect time to hose off last night sweating nightmare. As charlotte walked around the side of the cottage where the water hose was found she saw a figure. Big and dark. She sparked her freshly rolled joint and cocked her big shot gun. She walked with it everywhere. It may be big Earl her oldest brother,
She thought. Nervous about nothing she later her jacket down in the near by tree stump, turned on the hose and sprayed herself down. The figure was closer than she imagined so she didn't notice the big man walk up to her. Soaked in shorts and a tee shirt she indulged in her hosebath. As he approached her she saw that this man was definitely not Earl. He was scruffy and bigger than Earl was. She turned off the water and screamed "how May I help ya?" The guy just glanced at her and smiled. "I own this here cottage, didn't know we had tenants." The man seemed weird but her guard was not down. "My wife saw some lights on out here and wanted me to check it out this morning." He continued. Charlotte grabbed her jacket and wrapped her frail body in it. It wasn't nearly cold but she got chills by the way the man was looking at her. "We'll be gone by daylight no need in worrying" she said back to him as she headed back inside the cottage. The on the other side of the cottage door was her entire family. Her mother name was Rachel her father name was Mark. Two smaller siblings John and Abe and her 3 older brothers Earl, Mike, and David. Her oldest sister Sherry and her husband Jack was expecting a baby any day now. Charlotte kicked her dads foot to let him know there was someone outside of the cottage and it wasn't vacant as they thought. Knowing that they were on the run this meant to start moving and get moving fast. The big guy pushed the door open hard just as she got into the house to alert her father. Big Mark's large Frame rose up from the carpeting where he had retired for the night. "Ray! Get the kids" Mark whispered and just as he stood up the big man was inside the small cottage. "Well what do we have here. A whole family of trespassers?" I think the sheriff Needs to be notified." The guy said loudly. This made Mark upset his entire face was blushed with anger. He grabbed his shot gun And hit the man over the head. The big guy fell and just as he hit the ground he grabbed Charlotte's shoulder taking her down with him. She struggled and screamed as she was caught off guard and lost her balance. As the rest of the family scrambled out the back door and into the cargo truck charlottes squirmed to get form under the big man. She grabbed a pair of pants just in time to shove her legs through and kick him in the face. While trying to stand she grabbed her belt and wrapped it around his large neck pulling as tight as possible. The guy gasped for air but she was pulling the belt tighter and tighter. She drug her boot in the man eye and held him down. As small as she was she was just as strong as her brothers and could pull and ox with chains. Her brother Earl grabbed the small children and his mothers hand and pushed them out the door to safety. Once everyone was safely inside the truck Big Earl came back into the cottage to extend his hand to his dad and his sister. Mark was standing over the whole ordeal In amazement. " it may be her first kill" Mark said as he rolled the last joint before lighting it and inhaling real hard. Charlotte was now on top on the man's neck as if she was holding down an angry bull and as he was just about out of life when she grabbed her pocket knife and sliced his throat. His blood squirted across her face and then the wall across the room. When his body stopped moving and the blood looked as if it would flow no more she unwrapped her belt and wiped her face . She put the belt around her waist grabbed her lighter from the floor that was in the blood pool. Not bothering to wash her hands she wiped her hands on the wall near her and walked out of the doors to the truck but not without first grabbing her jacket and her lucky hat. Big Earl and Marks faces was filled with satisfaction. Seemed as if Charlotte just officially joined the family legacy. Just then Charlotte Jumped from her dream in a pool of sweat. "Man, I hate these nightmares." She screamed as she got up from her slumber. Everyone in the back of the truck laughed at her because they were way too familiar with her nightmares. "Charlottes having another nightmare" her little brother Abe snickered to his twin brother John. Sitting on a truck load of organic oranges they rode down the mountains heading to their next work load drop off site. "When is the next stop? I gotta pee." Sherry screamed from her seat in the oranges " just up around this curve." Rachel said as she was turning the wheel.