In June of 1775 an eleven year old girl named Sarah had to learn how to take care of her home while her older brother Jeffrey and her father Dan went to war. Sarah's mother Abigail had died of an severe illness two years ago. She knew there was only one outcome of going to war. Either you come back alive or you don't come back at all. Sarah started counting down the days till the two's departure. Twas the night before the two were supposed to leave. Sarah was very nervous about being alone and having to take care of the house all by herself the next few months. Sarah tossed and turned all night. It was the next morning, she hadn't realized she had slept in. She hoped her father and brother hadn't left yet. She ran downstairs to see if they had left, when she had gotten down there the two were sitting eating their breakfast. …show more content…
As soon as they were all done eating there was a knock at the door, Sarah knew it was the men her father and brother were riding with to go to the base. Sarah's father and brother grabbed their bags, hugged Sarah goodbye and left. Sarah immediately started crying. She had never been left by herself, not since her mother had died. Sarah’s mother,Abigail used to do everything in the house. Now it was Sarah's duty to do all of that. She knew that she had a lot of things to take care of and she didn't know how long her father and brother were going to be gone. Days went by, Sarah still continued to watch the house and take care of it, two months after all of this, her brother and father surprised her by coming home alive and