All Chapters of Mathilda: Chapter 11 - Chapter 15

     We were playing a game of hide and seek, it was all of us and the dog against the sisters and the knights.     Almost after all the chores, we ran straight outside the compound and away from it to meet with Gabriel and Boy. We had to sneak out, of course. But sometimes, we had to stay in, and the stable was the only place available, for no one could pass through a barricade of aged sisters. Even me.

The next morning, earlier even, I decided to change Michael’s bondage and then reapply a fresh poultice. But the storage had no hint of any bloodied knight. It was as if he was not there, and Hana and I too.     So, during breakfast, I searched for Hana to asked her about what had happened, but instead, I found Michael.     He was seated at the far end of the dining table designated for the knights, with two other boy that looked hi