8. Where is she?
1589 Words
ARYA
Everything still feels like a dream and I’m just thinking about how I was able to stay here for the past few days.
It was another morning in the beast land, waking up around these beasts and hoping they don’t lose their sane and eat me up while I’m sleeping.
“Awww” I stretched tiredly as I hopped down from the wooden bed.
A part of me was happy that i haven’t been serving my purpose here and I’m not meeting with him but it’s even worse when I have to work in the laundry room everyday.
I still prefer it tho.
I gasped at the sudden barge on my door and like always, i feigned ignorance, the only person that has the right to question me or get answers from me will be Phoebe.
That is if I want to obey her.
“Arya or what do you call yourself, come out now!” I shook my head whilst parking my hair in a bun as I prepare to clean up in the washroom.
I hummed different songs as I head towards the washroom, acting so carefree.
I heard the opening of the door and rushed out with a bathing robe around my body.
“What do you ladies think you are doing?” I yelled when I see them mishandling my wardrobe.
“Did you wash this dress?” One of them raised a beautiful red dress which I vividly remember as it was my favorite color and it got my attention.
I replied with a nod.
“You have a mouth, use it!” The third maid rasped, they all gawked at me.
Waiting for me to say what they will like to hear.
“Yes, I did”
“I told you” the shared between themselves and I just watched them with disgust.
“Search her room, if she washed it then it must definitely be with her!”
“Excuse me!, what is supposed to be in my room?, what are you saying?”
“There was a gold necklace kept in this dress pocket yesterday and the necklace was a birthday gift from Alpha King” they explained chorusedly that I could barely grasped unto anything.
“So, you are saying I stole the necklace?” Their actions gave me the answer as they started uprooting my loads.
The urge to fight argue with them emerged my soul but I knew it would only make them believe that it red really me.
A little while later, the tiny rat hole called bedroom that was given to me was turned upside down, all in the name of looking for what is not here.
“I need to clean up, keep on searching” I hissed and took just few steps till I got to the washroom.
I heard it.
“We found it!” My hands dropped to myself.
Wishing that I just heard the wrong thing.
“See, I told you she’ll be the one, a thief!”
“I don’t …”
“guards, we’ve caught the shameless thief.
Like a flash, these huge men grabbed my shoulders, ready to drag me out as I kept fighting back.
“This is a setup, I don’t know why you all are so wicked!”
“Let go of me!” I shrieked but they overpowered me in all aspects.
I kept on struggling and I couldn’t even count so many eyes watching as I was getting Bundled away.
Once we got to the front of a huge door, I was pushed inside and the door was closed immediately.
“You wicked beasts!, you are…”
“You are as arrogant as they’ve said!” I heard the female voice, walking towards me so elegantly.
One could tell that she was a princess, she’s the only female who is totally different from all others.
“I…”
“You lowly slave!, you do not look up when My lady is talking!” One of the maids behind her yelled and almost hit me.
“Let her be” i heaved softly.
There was a long silence between us and it was like the calmness before the thunderstorms.
Her shadow hovered over mine as she bent slowly, a few steps away from me.
”Who the hell do you think you are to cover what belongs to me?” She asked, a little smirk appearing on her lips as she stares into my eyes.
Cold
Pained
Angry
Brutal
Was all I could see and for a moment,I was scared, I may be acting all bold but I’m actually scared to be here.
“I…”
“Shut up!” She roared, hitting me right across my cheeks.
My eyes blinked with hot tears dribbling down from it as it felt as if I was hit by a rock.
“Your voice don’t deserve to get an hearing from ears so you’ll only listen and not speak!” She threatened.
“Bring the gag and whip!” She requested, her eyes wasn’t leaving mine.
What did I do to deserve this?, I don’t even know her.
My heart began to race rapidly when I saw a tray of different sizes of black whips dropped in my front.
Before I could do anything, the two maids rushed over, one was putting the piece of clothing in my mouth and the other was tying me against the pillar while she unties my bath robe.
“You stole my necklace, something no one would do but you think you have the Alpha Kings favor just because he f****d you once and now you don’t only covet him, you covet whatever he gives to others!” She rasped impatiently.
None of hee words were clear enough for me to understand.
Fuck him?
Who is giving her informations?
“I did not covet anything of yours nor did I sleep with the beast…” a slip of tongue.
“Who is the beast?” She growled, a part of her eyes suddenly flashed hairy and I became sweaty.
She instantly became furious and began to hit me.
“You lowly slave!”
“Argh! I screamed in pain, the lashes were the worst pain ever.
“You are lying against me!, I did not steal your necklace, I didn’t do anything wrong!” I said, the more words I said, the more beatings I got,
I could feel myself getting worn out from the extreme torture which I do not think no one will save me from.
Who is this lady?
Why can she do this to me without anyone stopping her?
“My lady, she has passed out!”
“How is that my business, take her away and drop her body in the forest where she’d be eaten up by hungry wolves!” Julia said with no signs of regret and walked out.
The maids did as they were ordered but someone from the maid quarters who recognized Arya saw them and rushed back to report to Phoebe.
“I do not think she is dead, why leave her here?” one of the maids felt sympathy for her.
“Do you wish to take her spot then?” The other maid jokingly said and they left the dark deep forest without looking back.
Late night, very dark.
Arya groaned uncomfortably as she still felt terrible pain and discomfort all over her body and head wasn’t functioning for a moment as she’s still struggling.
“Water” she hummed.
“Water” her eyes were half closed and her lips were calling for help.
“Who is there?” A husky voice echoed in the forest, out of it stepped out an unfamiliar face who rushed over the minute he sighted Her lying down there helplessly.
“Cold and weak” he muttered as he checked her pulse and temperature.
“What is a human doing in this forest?” He thought to himself and hurriedly covered her body when he traced the wounds on her body only for him to see her stark naked.
“You need to leave here before you become a useless bone” he says and picked her up whilst walking away.
The maid quarters in the ash band has already turned chaotic as no one was willing to step up to tell Phoebe who took Arya away.
“We should all prepare our funeral if we cannot find her”
The maid who saw them earlier was deciding between staying righteous or saving herself from trouble.
“I..” she raised her hands and paused.
“Go on?” Phoebe requested but immediately knew what was going on.
So she asked everyone to leave and the maid stayed behind, she started by scolding her so others would have just that to hold on to.
She revealed what she saw to Phoebe and she immediately gathered her trusted aide to go with her but on their way, they bumped into someone they’d never thought of.
“Alpha King” they all paid their respects.
“I think I can join in the rush, where Is she?” He asked about Arya.
“She’s probably in her bedroom and…”
“Don’t you ever lie to me!, Where is she?!”
Phoebe breaks the news and one of the maids took the blow of getting strangled.
“If you don’t find her before the day breaks, prepare yourself for the worst!”
- Writer
