The Monster's Rose

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Rose POV

Silence...complete silence... No one dared to utter a word as Briella, the one who isn't scared of anyone stood by the pillar in fear. I don't know what happened but I'm sure something bad has happened here.

An hour ago I was sitting with Tinu, Minu, Sira and Alia listening to their gossip then the next minute we heard voices... Loud voices of people scattered around on the roads while tension surrounded the place. I watched from the chamber balcony as everyone talking with a person who stood beside them.

Then we heard Briella's voice calling us all to gather in the cooking area. Tinu and Minu stood to my right while Sira and Alia stood to my left. My heartbeat started beating fast and everyone felt the angriness and furiousness in the air.

"What's happening Briella?" Alia asked in fear as I saw her hands shaking.

"Where is Madame Darya, I want to go home. I fear for my parents." Minu said hugging Tinu. This is very new to me, I don't understand why all of sudden they started sweating and shivering in fear. Even Briella's face is covered in sweat. What's happening here.

"We don't know anything. I don't know where Madame Darya is. It's important for us all to stay together." Briella replied while I observed the whole situation.

"Why isn't  she feeling anything?" One of the cook ladies pointed out looking at me.

Now all the eyes are on me while I tried to duck my head down as I do every time but for some reason, I couldn't make myself duck my head down. In the beginning, I felt my heartbeat fasten but now I don't feel anything but brave.

 "Isn't she like us, she isn't one of us?" Minu asked and they diverted their eyes back. I wanted to ask any one of them about all these, why they are scared and what is these powers surrounding the place. To make things more secretive they started speaking in their native language. The language which is very hard for me to understand, the one which I never heard of.

Everyone became alert including me when Madame Darya entered the place, I tried my best not to make any eye contact with her. Usually, I would not look into her eye and Briella made it clear to me that I should not look into their eyes or anyone higher to me. 

Today, something is wrong with me the moment when something surrounded this place. I couldn't keep my head down. It's like my inner self doesn't want to let down. It wants to stand strong and some different feelings started happening on which I couldn't pinpoint.

These feelings, I never felt before, I never wanted to stand so powerful and strong when I was at my home and with my people.

"Everyone leave, leave this place. I don't want anyone to be here. Not a soul should be here," Madame Darya said and I stood there not knowing anything as I don't know where to go. When no one made a move her eyes darkened making everyone snap out of their daze. 

I watched everyone scatter around leaving the place in a hurry. I couldn't utter a word as the four people whom I know ran away leaving me all alone. I stood there watching Madame Darya who is trying hard not to freak out. She isn't letting anyone see her fear.

It's true that fear was written all over her face, she is terrified and I don't understand why she is terrified and what is the reason behind all these. Suddenly her eyes met mine, I watched as her pupils dilated for a moment before she blinked her eyes. Even though I want to look away I couldn't.

I know she too felt the change in me as her eyes started changing and it's clear that she isn't liking that. Before she could say something Briella pulled me by my arm. It took us time before we reached the main hall in my eyes.

"Madame Darya, I will be leaving now," Briella said pulling me away with her. Her grip on my hand is hurting, which angered me. "

"What were you thinking there? I told you not to look into anyone's eyes here. Now leave... Leave." She said pushing me away. I wanted to break her arm for behaving like this with me. There is something really wrong with me the minute the environment here changed.

"I don't know where to go," I said.

"You are going to stay in the worker's house." She said telling me to follow her. The only option left for me to follow her.

"Keep your head low, they shouldn't see you. You will be staying here for this night. I don't know if they have enough space for you." She spoke to herself. People who were present were rushing to somewhere I don't know.

I kept my head high even though she told me to keep my head down. I couldn't do anything but observe my surroundings. This is my first time that I'm out here. 

The time I came here, I wasn't in my right senses to observe everything. The whole place is very ancient, it feels like I have walked into some hundreds back era.

"I said to keep your head low! You want them to kill you?" Briella whisper yelled. I didn't say anything back as we stooped in the alley kind.

"You sit here, don't show yourself to anyone until I come to you." I sat in between two rocks which covered me from everyone. The whole alley is dark and there is no light, I don't think anyone could see me until unless they can smell me.

I closed my eyes remembering my family, I can feel the connection and I know they are looking out for me. I'm sure they are going to find me, sooner or later they will find me and take me home. Home... that word is the word which I miss the most, I want to go back to my home where my family is.

After a while, Briella walked back with a frown and angry face." There isn't any place. I don't know where to hide you, the whole place is filled with people. They are here for shelter and what should I do with you." Briella muttered while holding her head with her hand.

My eyes turned to the Castle where I lived all this time, the lamps were gone. Only the second chamber is lit with lamps. "We can go back to the chambers," I said.

"Do you think it is easy? I don't wanna anger Madame Darya or Lord Hames." A scared Briella is much polite than the normal Briella I thought, watching her.

She paced here and there while I sat there wrapping my arms around myself. "We shouldn't stay here, we have to go somewhere. Madame Darya is going to kill me if Lord Hames knows about this."

She stopped pacing and turned to me, she pulled me by arm but this time her hold wasn't hard. We started walking towards the forest looking place which surrounds the whole place. I wanted to ask her where we are going but I stayed quiet. 

I know this isn't the end because the place where we are is in the middle surrounded by many layers of forest, mountains and other things which I don't remember.

I can't escape now that I'm out because I don't know anything about this place, I will be a lost soul if I tried to escape. I'm sure they would find me. But I want to give it a try, a try to save myself from this and to reach my homeland.

"Is everything okay in here? Why people are running away?"

"You should think about yourself first, I don't know what he will be doing if he found out that Lord Hames brought you here without his knowledge." Brielle's hand which was wrapped around mine is shaking in fear. A frown married my face as she spoke about this new person.

"Who is he?"

"Shut your mouth lady, I need to hide you somewhere. Lord Hames will be hunting me down if he found out about this. I don't know why Madame Darya instructed everyone to leave when Lord Hames commanded not to let you out." Briella blurted everything out in her nervousness. My eyes shifted to where she is taking me to, there were few rock style dens and suddenly my eyes widen.