Samantha’s POV
We both paused and Cassie turned to go to Miss. Lauren, I turned to look at what was going to happen, playing silently in me that Cassie would not get punished.
She was innocent, the only crime she had committed was being friends with me.
I sighed as I watched Cassie move towards Miss. Lauren.
“Hand over your phone.” miss. Lauren requested and I gulped.
Cassie reluctantly brought out her phone from the mini pocket that was in our uniform and handed it over to Miss. Lauren.
“There you go ma’am,” she said to miss. Lauren.
“Good girl, do not worry, I would return your phone to you very soon.” Miss Lauren said to her and waved her to leave.
Cassie took steps toward me and the both of us walked away, I was feeling guilty, too guilty to talk to her. I felt like I was the reason behind her phone being collected, after all, it was because she was associated with me.
We got to the maid’s quarters in silence.
“I am sorry Cassie.” I apologized to her and she smiled.
“Don’t worry about it, I have a small phone here,” she whispered to me and my eyes widened in excitement before I gave her thumbs up.
“Don’t bring it out,” I said to her seeing her putting her hand into her pockets.
“Why?” She raised a brow.
“The cameras in the room, Miss. Lauren sure has the access to the monitor room right now.” I said to her and she nodded in agreement.
“That’s true, we would make use of it later,” she said.
“To do what?” I asked.
“To call Alpha Kayden of course,” she replied and I shook my head.
“I was unable to… I was unable to memorize the entire contact.” I replied to her and she plopped to my bed.
“Now, here really comes out death in full.” she groaned.
“I am sorry Cassie.” I apologized again, I did not know what else I could say to her.
“It’s okay, if you can go through it, I can too. After all, it is just one week, we can’t die in a week, right?” She asked but it seemed like she was trying to tell me that we could die in a week.
It was pretty clear.
“Forget about it, okay? We are not going to die.” I said in a bid to convince her but I was doing much of convincing myself.
“Your cheek is so red right now.” she pointed out and that was when I felt the stinging pain of the slap again, I was quite oblivious to it already.
I stretched my arm and picked the balm that Alpha Kayden had given to me, I stared at the balm fondly for a moment before opening it up.
I dug my fingers into it, bringing out a small quantity. I rubbed it against my cheek and it felt comforting, both physically and even in my soul.
“What the heck are you doing?” I heard Miss. Lauren’s voice and my closed eyes opened at once.
“I… I am using a balm ma’am.” I replied and she walked towards me and grabbed the balm from my hands.
“Now, that’s stealing!” Cara groaned, she was back again.
I felt like she was more present recently.
“Using a balm?! Who gave you this balm?” She thundered and I slightly flinched.
“You are an Alpha, you can’t flinch in front of this skinny figure,” Cara said to me and I sighed softly.
“Alpha Kayden gave it to me,” I replied and she scoffed.
“You thief!” She groaned and with the groan came another thunderous slap that moved my eyes to tears.
“On your knees you thief!!” She thundered and I slowly slipped to my knees.
“How could you say that Kayden gave this to you? You do think I am a fool?” She asked and her slender fingers raised my head.
“You are beautiful Mantha, do you have to steal?” She asked.
“I… I did not steal a thing.” I replied her.
“You still have the guts to lie?” She asked.
“This is one of the most expensive balms, the type that only one could be made in a decade and you want me to believe that he gave such a precious thing to you.” she scoffed.
“Why would he give me such a thing?” I asked myself.
“He… He gave it to me.” I said in a miserable attempt to at least protect myself
“I hate liars more than I hate thieves.” she groaned and kicked me down with her knee, the kick was not hard but it was hard enough to make me fall to the floor.
“I….” I was unable to construct a sentence, I did not know what else I could say.
I looked at Cassie, in her eyes held that look of helplessness, she wished she could help but she also could not help me so much.
Her eyes suddenly held some sort of determination but I shook my head to discourage her from whatever she was going to do because I knew it would bring her into some sort of trouble too.
“Miss. Lauren,” she called, getting up from the bed and standing before Miss. Lauren with a bow of her head.
“You have something to say?” Miss. Lauren asked.
“Yes ma’am, the balm was really given to her by Alpha Kayden… He… He gave it to her on the day her forehead was swollen. ” Cassie said and I shut my eyes.
Explaining to these people whose hearts were filled with hatred for me was hopeless, they hated me and that was my crime.
“Who are you to interrupt in this? And you are trying to aid and abet a crime, for this, you are also a criminal.” Miss. Lauren said to Cassie.
“On your knees,” she ordered and Cassie dropped to her knees.
“I would deal with you later on.” Miss Lauren said and walked away with Miss Melissa.
“Thief!!”
“They are all thieves.”
“How in the world would Alpha Kayden favour you?!”
“I am sure she is also a witch.”
There were different comments in the air, too many comments that I and Cassie could not get up from where we knelt.
An egg touched me and my eyes widened as the sticky liquid flowed down my face. before I could look up to process what was happening, a lot of eggs were being thrown at me and Cassie, me especially.
I moved in front of Cassie to take the hits, she did not deserve it. I was hit severally by raw eggs, carrots, onions and other vegetables, I could not hold back my tears as they flowed freely.
“Thief!! Thief!” Rang repeatedly in my ears.
Then a voice came:
“Stop!”