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"What do you expect me to do with this!?" Mother slams the few herbs I had gathered on the table. The loud sound startling me as I sit there, on the verge of tears.

"I d-don't know... but that's all I could find." I manage to let out.

"There's an entire forest right behind us! And you couldn't find anything? Rabbits? Birds?"

"I... I can't kill an animal..."

Mother sighs, "Useless brat... Fine, I'll go out, and you better not go anywhere!"

The door slams shut behind her, leaving me alone. I huddle in my chair, overlooking the frosted window, mother's entering the forest. The herbs I had previously gathered are now smashed against the surface of the table. It's cold. Really cold. I try to hug my arms together for warmth, sobbing profusely.

Why am I so useless?