Father used to say I shouldn’t walk with the old witches’ grandson.

That he is a monster because his grandmother is a monster.

But they are my only friends.

Our neighbor Grand says I should keep playing with them.

Grand lost his wife and child.

Mother lost one of my brothers also. And my sister also died.

Grand say we are too stubborn.

That the old witch can help when babies get sick and pregnant woman have it difficult.

After younger sister died father stopped forbidding me to talk to them.

It happened because older brother hit him in the face and screamed very loud.

I felt bad.

Why has little sister died?

Older brother said it was father’s fault.

That he was useless. That sister would have lived if he asked the old witch.

He was mean to father.

But father didn’t say anything. Why didn’t father said to him to shut up?

Father cried. Then the other day mother said I should invite everyone to eat here.

There was meat!

We never eat meat.

It’s too expensive.

Only the old grannie’s daughter has enough grain and eggs to eat meat every day.

Because their chickens never get sick or die. The ones she has are the fattest of the village, and lay an egg every day, all days.

And she can make medicine as well. When Grand got sick he went to her and brought medicine.

It was expensive, but he got better.

It’s unfair.

Why do they have so much and we don’t?

Elipha is nice. I like talking to her.

But she is always talking to Jacen.

Why do they have everything?

Alvin is the new kid.

He is Jacen’s brother.

He’s weird.

He’s always looking for a place to sleep or to stay still.

He’s lazy.

Why does he have so much, if he’s lazy?

Father and older brother always say the way to get more is by working more, but Jacen don’t work.

He just plays like I do.

Then there was lunch on their house.

We couldn’t go in because they have a little sister.

It’s sad.

They served me first.

The meat is big.

It’s the bigger one.

Why are they giving it to me? Aren’t they hungry?

Alvin is happy. He says it’s because I’m the guest.

Ralphe is eating.

Elipha got a small piece.

I want to eat with her, but I’m so hungry.

I don’t want to give my meat to her!

I don’t !

Ralphe did it.

He gave a piece of his meat to her.

I’m sad.

Meat tastes bad like this.

Why do they have so much if they don’t work?

The old witch gives it to them? She does, right?

Then why is she bad?

Maybe she’s bad because she didn’t help us when sister died.

But father was the one who said we didn’t needed her.

Is father wrong?

Is father bad?

Father is bad. Father is idiot.

The old witch will give us things if we become friends with them, so father is idiot.