Ashley couldn’t breath for a second. She looked at Spencer, then the cow, then Spencer, then the cow…calf. Whatever, either way, the poor creature was dead, and Spencer had it’s blood on her hands. Ashley looked around on the ground for any kind of weapon she could’ve used, she absolutely refused to believe that Spencer did this bare handed. Hell, maybe she didn’t even do it at all. Maybe she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. But at the same time, Ashley couldn’t help but get a little scared. Here she was, in the middle of a secluded area surrounded by sheep, and sitting next to a girl who’s not only mental, but murderous. So what should she do?

Ashley: "..Spencer.."

Spencer: "sorry..sorry..sorry…"

Ashley breathed and heard her sister’s voice. Spencer screamed a little and curled into a ball, completely oblivious to her surroundings.

Ashley: "Spencer, Spencer please calm down."

Spencer just sobbed and began to rock within her little ball.

Kyla: "Ashley! Ashley! Grandma said you oughta come on in for supper now! Where you at girl?!"

Ashley took her eyes off of Spencer for a moment and looked up to see her sister coming….a shotgun was over her right shoulder.

Ashley: "Shit."

She got up and walked past the cow, Spencer wasn’t going anywhere, so she tried to make Kyla go away until she figured out what to do. Kyla came down to the tree.

Kyla: "Ashley! Why the sheep lookin so spooked? You come down here screamin and yellin again? Cuz if ya did I tell ya-"

ashley: "That’s great Ky, hey can you just go to the house? I’ll be up in a minute."

Kyla: "Oh naw, I was just locking up the cows, we got a little calf missin, hey, what’s that noise?"

Kyla tried to walk past Ashley, but she sidestepped and blocked her.

Ashley: "THat was..my…stomach."

Kyla: "Oh yeah right. Come on now Ash, I gotta get back in."

Kyla tried to get past Ahsley the other way, but had no success.

Kyla: "You tryin to hide something from me? What is it? Something get the calf?"

Ashley tried to keep Kyla from passing her again, but this time Kyla pushed her aside.

Kyla: "Oh HOLY HELL!"

She stopped and looked down at the baby animal.

Kyla: "Been butchered to death damn it! Who did this?!"

Kyla took her eyes off of the calf and looked up at Spencer.

Kyla: "Oh naw..it’s that Carlin girl."

Ashley: "Ky don’t scare her."

Kyla got on her knees and nudged Spencer a little bit. She stirred a little bit. Kyla got back up again.

Kyla: "She aint done this…did she Ash?"

Ashley: "..I don’t know."

Kyla: "Can’t have…must’a been that no good Daddy a there’s…"

Ashley: "Her Father? …Well where do you think he is now?"

Kyla: "Nevermind that now. She’s scared sensless again…"

Ashley: "…Again? What happened last time?"

Kyla: "Nevermind."

Ashley: "Ky, could you put the gun away?"

Kyla tok her gun off of her shoulders.

Kyla: "HAd to be ready for whatever ya know."

Ashley: "It’s not loaded is it?"

Kyla replied by shooting one LOUD booming shot in the sky. It made everyone jump, Ashley took the gun out of Kyla’s hands, at that exact moment, Spencer had looked up from her protective ball and saw Ashley pointing it at her.

                                                           Spencer put two and two together.

Spencer: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

Ashley: "No! spencer wait I-"

Spencer: AAAAAHHHHH!!!!"

Too late. Ashley couldn’t do anything.

Kyla: "Well dang it Ashley whatcha point it at her fo?!"

Ashley: "WHO CARRIES AROUND A FUCKING SHOT GUN?!"

Kyla: "Alright sis no need to get cited."

Kyla picked her gun up from the ground.

Kyla: "Go on and get the shovel. Might as well bury the poor creature."

Ashley watched her sister go off and shoo the sheep into the corner of the field.

Ashley: "…God I gotta get outta here."

She took one last look at the cow and walked up over the hill, she had a feeling. She couldn’t tell if it was good or bad. Not yet anyway.