Worries of Places Unknown

Worries From Places Unknown
By EllenKey10
Word count 294, allowed 300

Elizabeth walked the mountain slowly, a modest spun cotton skirt brushed bare legs as she walked though the pasture grass, she was in no hurry to reach the store five miles away, this was private time away from the family. Her slender frame bent easily as she gathered a few wild flowers between callused small fingers, tiny bare feet allowed the cool grass to comfort her and the quiet breeze softened the echoes of living with a loud family. Each member had such strong opinions of the warnings War was coming and would it matter to their mountain. How could the government take their men folk when harvest was near, fence posts need fixing, worn barns and sheds needed shored up for the animal’s winter keep?

David crossed into her thoughts. He was strong man, a few years older than her sixteen and able to work the lower end of the mountain alone. Elizabeth could marry a man that worked that hard and he was so tender when they were together. Twisting the flowers in her long, dark, black, trusses of hair she hoped he might be at the store for his own staples. Gentle full lips smiled, soft green eyes, and long lashes shaded the morning sun as she remembered his hello when he came calling. A crease traced across her brow as she wondered if war was to come to their mountain and take David. Would he leave her without a good by?

Strong legs quickened along the dirt road, maybe Elizabeth could catch David at the store or the mountains bottom to the little two-room house he was building. She wanted to ask him about this war. Was it true? Could she reach him somewhere and stop the worries she carried.
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