The day was calm as usual; with the incoming draft of spring air, filling this forgotten place of herbs and its vast green lands. But something wasn't what it seemed despite this lands forgetfulness, something was off like the bitter cold of a winter snowstorm that threatened the calmness to be forever changed with just a gust of wind. It was sunny yet to be honest Lupita's pale white skin felt like it could neither reflect that of the warmth of the sun or that of the cold. She was somewhere in the middle, somewhere in between, nothing less and nothing more. Lupita carefully unwrapped the blood stained linen cloth she had rested on her skirts. In it held the purest whitest rabbit that she had ever seen roaming around for carrots and other edibles inside her mother's garden patch. Now the once living animal was still with the death she had brought upon it. She could not describe the deep pain and hurt she felt when she had took the rabbit's life and innocence away from it, yet the red blood clung to the rabbits neck to prove that even though it was blood stained its innocence would remain. Lupita's hands shook, she was frightened yet at the same time she was intrigued and even amused at the sight of the rabbit. For some reason she could not describe the equal rush and satisfaction that its death had brought her. She lifted the rabbit closer to her face and inhaled the heavenly scent of tangy spiced oranges and cooper bloods fill her nostrils. She let it linger there as her mouth watered, she wasn't one to partake in the sufferings of little animals but why did it give her so much pleasure to do so.
"What are you doing?"
Startled by her sister's voice, she quickly looked around for a place to hide the rabbit in the patched of wild parsley growing sporadically around her. When she finished she looked up at her younger sister, the real daughter of her adopted family. Lupita could tell that Eve had been running because her face was flushed from the heat of the sun as Eve brushed aside the sweaty golden brown hair that clung to the side of her face.
"Nothing, I've just been....just gathering some herbs." Lupita quickly grabbed the basket filled with lavender and rosemary that she had gathered earlier and stood up. Eve fanned herself with
"Oh is that all Mum was worried where you'd run off to. She sent me to get the vegetables again." Eve scrunched up her nose like she always did at the thought of gardening. "I was on my way back and saw you in the field." Eve looked at the scorching sun and shielded her eyes with her free hand while the other held a large basket of vegetables. 'It's hot out, why don't we go back home?"
Lupita quickly wiped the dirt from her hands and placed the bundle of lavender into Eve's basket and started to walk ahead of Eve, in hopes that she didn't see the disturbed ground.
"Yes lets"
Eve ran to catch up with her. "Can you believe that Mum would ask me, to even get the vegetables again? She knows that I'm allegoric to the grass in these fields."
They walked in silence as they made their way out of the fields to the medium sized cottage that belonged to them. They could see their Mum on the stool with a fan to keep the heat away as she coolly drank a glass of water. As they came closer their Mum smiled and stood up immediately as she wiped the sweat off of her forehead.
"Ah! Me girls finally made it back. I thought that I might have to go and look for ya."
"Mum how dare you make me gets the vegetables again? You know that I'm allegoric to the fields."
Mum rolled her eyes and placed the glass of water on the stool she was sitting on. "Calm down Eve, its not like doing one favor for me is going to kill ya, ya know."
Eve crossed her arms. "It could've"
Uncomfortable with the stare down contest between the two, Lupita shifted weighted from one leg to another, she really needed to get away. She could feel her throat pulsing with hunger and going to the bathroom was the only way to get out right now.
