The Mansion {Maders Mansion}

Shhh...

I come face to face with a hooded and dark face. Although this face is right above mine, I can't see a thing. My nose is filled with the appalling odur of this creature. 

A fartello is directly above me!. My heart begins to bang against my rib cage as fear sucks up my entire body. I begin to breathe slowly through my mouth in a desperate attempt to soothe my heart which is treathening to fail soon. 

I keep my gaze fixed on this still figure. Starring into the dark void meant for a face. Adrenaline pumping through my veins. This hooded face suddenly stoops towards mine. In a matter of seconds and unexpected defence, my fist comes in harsh contact with the side of its face. 

An action that shocks the creature and me as well. The creature turns to me so suddenly and takes my wrists between the bony fingers of each of its hands. 

I begin to kick and struggle. I make to scream but suddenly I realize my voice is gone. Each time I open my mouth, no sound comes out. It then hits me like a bomb; this creature has done something to my voice. It wants to r**e me!. It wants to r**e me!?. 

I beginning to struggle with every will power in me. I have managed to keep my virginity for nineteen f*****g years! And I am not ready to lose it to a creature that's not even human!. 

I begin to struggle with all my might. This will not happen! I can't be a r**e victim! I won't survive it! Especially when its r**e by some creepy ghosty thing!. 

This creature seems determined. Thus fighting back with equal might. It strikes me with its claws and I feel a horrifying stinging sensation on my neck. The pain becomes worst when my sweat flows into it. 

This struggle causes the bed to almost topple over but it doesn't. The bottom part of my dress falls off my folded knees and lands on my waist. Revealing my bare thighs. 

The creature then hits my arms and I lose all feelings of them. I can't lift nor move them. Not even my fingers move!. It paralyzed my arms! 

I make another fruitless effort to scream. I don't know if anyone would help me but I am willing to try. Somehow deep down, I pray for some reason that Desmond walks into the room right now and saves me like he has been doing. I know I said I don't need his help, but I do now!. I really do. 

I feel this creatures claws slowly crawl up my inner thighs. Tears escape my eyes as the bitter reality slowly begins to dawn on me. I am about to lose my virginity to a creature that's not even human!. I'd die if this should happen. This alone is a near death experience for me!.

I keep trying to move my dead arms and scream with my lost voice but all is In vain. Tears escaping my eyes. 

My heart bursts in sorrow as I feel its slimy tounge run along my inner thighs. It keeps repeating this till it suddenly stops. 

It jumps off the bed and takes hold of my arm. 

" If any man or beast should hear of this, you would suffer a slow and dreadful death. You don't want to test the potency of this treath! " I hear loud and clear in my head. 

I know for a fact this fartello didn't open its mouth ~if it has one. 

It passed this message to me telepathically as he held my hand. 

In a matter of seconds, it's standing right beside the door, my arms come back to life, I regain my voice, and the door opens. 

It all happens at the same time and that too in what seems like a second.

Another fartello is seen in the door way. The one whom had just maltreated me then begins to move out of the room. The new fartello keeps its gaze on me as it walks in. 

The fartello whom had just harassed me turns to take another look at me before finally exiting the room and shutting the door. 

I draw my knees up to my chest and hug them thigthly with my arms. What just happened?. Please tell me this is another nightmare. Nothing like this has ever happened to me in my life. But now!?.... 

I keep crying. Staying totally alert of the new fartello in the room. The moon light fairly shining into the room through the thick bushes blocking the window. The only sound I hear are my sobs and the chirping of the crickets. God, why is this happening to me!?. I was never a dedicated follower, but I was not the worst sinner either! Please help me Lord. Please..... 

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I wake up snuggling myself. The beautiful golden ray of the sun, spilled on the ground allover the room. I sit up as I assess the room. My eyes fall on the fartello and memories of the previous night explode in my mind. Stealing away my peace. 

The fartello sees I'm awake and after a few seconds, it exits the room. I am left alone and I begin to reminisce over what my life has become in just one day and two nights. I look at the pillow on the bed and I see its stained with a fair amount of blood. I suddenly feels a sting on my neck. I put my hands to where the pain is from and my fingers run over lines of dried blood. 

The door is suddenly opened and a fartello walks into the room. It grabs my arm and pulls. I follow obediently as I don't feel the need to fight. 

We continue to walk down a somewhat familiar route and up dreadful stairs. Soon I hear the now familiar voice of girls and I know we are heading for the 'clean up room'.

Once in, I begin to look out for Tori and Gabby but I don't find them. I grab another towel and scrub it against my pits again. There is no way I'm getting into that water!. 

I am not changing this dress either. It was once white but now its a miserable brown color. I take off the hood I had been wearing since yesterday and I pick out a long sweater. I pull it over my dress and I wrap my arms around myself, with my back against the wall. My mind recounting the hidious memories of last night. I feel tears begin to sting my eyes. 

"Sonia!. There you are! " I hear. I look up and find Gabby running up to me. Tori on the other hand gliding majestically behind her. 

"Goodmorning. " she greets as she finally gets to me. 

"Morning " I reply with a forced smile. I deliberately leave out the good in my greeting cause I am yet to find anything good about this morning. 

"Are you okay? " she ask staring into my face. 

"Yeah. Thanks for caring. " I reply with a fake smile. 

"Second day without a shower. We've been there. " Tori remarks as she approaches us. That's her greeting. 

"Good morning to you too" I reply sarcastically to Tori and she smirks. 

"Come one. Let's get you a pair of shoes" Gabby says. 

I follow them silently till we approach a heap of shoes in a coner of the room. After testing several footwears, I finally settle for a pair of open toe shoes. Ugly but not too ugly. 

My head suddenly begins to bang and my stomach starts stinging. I cough a bit and blood escapes my nose. Gabby, Tori and I even, are shocked. 

"Girl what's wrong!? " Tori asks. 

"Sonia you're not doing too good! " Gabby notes. 

"I'm fine. Its... Its just a little erm.. Its totally normal. " I stammer as I don't want them to take me to see that white witch. I'd rather die than be indepthed to this monsters for saving my life. 

But to be honest, something is wrong with me. I can feel it. 

"Sure? " Gabby questions. 

"Yeah. " I reply as i burry my nose into my flexed elbow. 

"When did this start? " Tori asks. 

"I can't recall. " I lie as I know full well it began yesterday. 

"Hmm. " she replies eyeing me suspiciously.

We stay quiet for a little while and then I decide to ask a question whose answer would determine my next move. 

"How much power does a fartello possess? " I question. 

Tori raises her brows but still replies; "The fartellos are our disciplinarians. Madre has bestowed full right on them to punish offenders. The worst they can't do without madres concent is to kill a child. 

But then again, if a fartello gathers dirt on your name before madre and you have no witnesses to prove other wise?. You're as good as dead meat. 

The only thing that could harm a fartello here is madre. And that's when he assaults a child. Be it girl or boy. Many girls in the past, were brave enough to point fingers at some fartellos but they couldn't defend their claims and it lead to their deaths. 

Noone has ever proven a fartello wrong. The day that happens, it would be a sight to see. " Tori explains. 

My heart sinks after this explanation. That means there's nothing I can do about that fartello!?. 

If I try to expose it, I'd be killed. And I need to say alive for my mother. I need to leave this place for my families sake. They deserve to see me again. This fight is for them! 

Oh fate, did you bring me here to be joined to a beast!?