Chelsea Bennett

To New Beginnings

There was a Midwestern girl named Cassie who grew up on her family’s farmland. She loved running around outside, playing with her brothers in the dirt. The Critchell property wasn’t much, a couple chickens, a couple horses, an old barn, a farmhouse, and a few acres of land. It was simple, but it made life good for the Critchell’s. Family always gathered at their farm for 4th of July and Thanksgiving. They stayed up late, drank, and talked while the kids played barefoot into the night. It brought everyone together for a good time. For this reason, it was Mr. Critchell’s pride and joy, and he did everything he could to be able to pay for it and keep it in the family. This meant working long hours and putting in almost all the labor on the farm himself.