The twins were a true menace today. Evalynn had spent the whole day taking care of the barn and the animals inside and she was tired but the twins were practically running around her the whole time, chanting how she was a servant girl and had nothing better in her future. Evalynn, being a few years older, was responsible for her chores and they were, unfortunately, too young to have any serious chores on the farm that would keep them busy through the whole day. So now they were making her life a living hell just because they were bored.

"You know Dad is never going to let you go." Marcus said with a giggle, leaning on the cow as Evalynn sat next to it, milking it as quickly as she could. Evalynn just rolled her eyes. It wasn't that she was desperate to get married. It was more that she wanted off the farm and when a suiter finally did come to claim her hand, it would mean freedom for her. This was just one of the things the boys teased her about constantly. She was in her early twenties by this point and should be off making her own family but she never got any requests. She figured it was because she just wasn't the most appealing looking woman around. She was average build, with wide hips and broad shoulders. She had long blonde hair that hung around her head in waves and she had figured her face was pleasant enough. She had full lips that sat under a button nose. She had large, brown eyes under thin eyebrows such a pale blonde, it was hard to tell she even had any. At this moment, those eyebrows were bunched in a heap on her forehead as she tried to finish her chores for the day.

"Yeah," Matthew chimed it from behind the cow. Evalynn took a moment to pause and make sure her younger brother wasn't about to startle poor Clover. After she determined he was going to leave the cow alone, she continued milking as he continued talking. "He ain't ever gonna let some guy marry you."

"Yeah sure." Evalynn said as she continued with her chore but Marcus spoke up, shoving his face in front of hers. 

"It's true! Dad got a request just the other day and turned it down right then and there." Evalynn paused in the milking, looking up at her brother in disbelief. 

"You lie." She said as she shook her head. "Father would not do that to me."

"It's the truth!" Matthew called out as he rounded the cow, leaning against her rump with his arms crossed and a deep smirk on his face. "Told the man no right then. Didn't even let him finish the offer." 

Evalynn looked from one to the other, her eyes widening as she realized they weren't lying to her. Her father had indeed turned down a marriage proposal so she would remain on the farm and help. Her mouth fell open as rage began to boil dangerously in her chest. 

"You lie." She tried to say again but both twins just shook their heads sadly at her. 

"You're stuck here for life, Evie. Dad's never going to let you go." Evalynn stood up then, grabbing the bucket out from under Clover and giving her a firm smack on the behind. The cow let out a moo before it bucked once and scurried off, causing Marcus to fall off and Matthew to fall down into the hay as his support ran off. 

She huffed as she turned from her brother, trying to conceal the rage and pain that was bubbling up in her eyes as tears. She clenched her jaw and walked out of the barn, passing by Eldwic on the way. "Give me a moment Eldwic and I'll give you a lift to town." Normally it would be one of the older boys giving Eldwic his ride back to town but it wasn't unheard of for Evalynn to do it and she really needed to do it now. She needed to get off the farm before she did something stupid, like confront her father about what her brothers told her. 

She dropped the milk off in the kitchen before grabbing her bag and walking out to meet up with Eldwic again. Her face was flush and her jaw was still clenched tightly but the tears were no where to be seen.