“How dare you two burn all that meat?” One of the men scolded us.
Kneeling in the middle of the whole men with our hands tied from behind, Ariana was shaking in fear unlike me. Their shout and scream don’t seem to affect me, I know that I can destroy them within a twinkle of an eye but I don’t want that because I despise that power within. I have to comply with Ariana to act like I am afraid of them. I noticed the kind of look that I was receiving from their master but I ignored it with my head cast down.
“I am asking you guys a question!” The same man yelled.
“Are you guys deaf or what?” We winced as the weight of his tone was terrifying, lifting my head slowly, my eyes connected with his own. He is foaming in anger with his eyes coldly glaring directly at me.
Aiming to open my mouth, Ariana indirectly hit my hand to stop me from saying a word. She tried using her body language to communicate with them. At first, they yelled at her before giving her a listening ear.
“What do you mean that you don’t know when the meat burnt, are you two not the only people in there?” Their boss questioned. I don’t know but something doesn’t seem right about him. I am not afraid of his men but staring at him I am dwindling like a toad.
“Talk to me and stop that stupid body language! You fool…..” He cursed.
Clearing my throat, I cut in and took over not minding the cold stare that I am getting from him and his men. I don’t want Ariana to enter into any punishment because of me.
“We were busy with other stuff that we didn’t notice that the meat was burning,” I lied.
“Doing what, exactly?” His cold words sent a chill down my spine but I ignored it pretending that I was not flicking out like a chicken inside like his words didn’t have any effect on me.
“We were busy in the kitchen, cooking and getting things in order,” I prevaricate with my head drooped to avoid seeing those dreadful faces of his.
“Look at me when I am talking to you, idiot,” he uttered profanity.
I battled within me on whether to raise my head, his face is disastrous and dreadful to look at. He irks hazardous and difficult to mess with.
“I said for you to look at me!” I flinched with force, as he angrily exclaimed.
“Busy in the kitchen to get the meat burnt,” he sarcastically repeated my words.
“Are you insane?” He growled.
“I…. am sorry,” I mumbled.
“Sorry for yourself….. I am letting you go because you just came in today but as for you,” pointing at Ariana he muttered “You will suffer dearly for being crazy and foolish,”
“Take her and whisk her thirty lashes at her back,” he authorized.
“Please….. Stop,” rushing in between them and Ariana, I pleaded.
“She is not at fault, I am the cause of it,” I confessed.
“I don’t pity, so better behave,” their boss grumbled when gesturing to his men to take Ariana away.
“Please, I don’t……” I didn’t get to finish as I was being shoved out of the way.
“Ahh……” falling to the ground, I winced in pain.
“Stop! pushing her,” Ariana cried out.
“Shut up!” Their boss Carter, forcefully yelled.
“Please punish me but leave her,” boldly holding his left leg, I pleaded as tears welled up in my eyes. Trying to take a step I tightened my grip around his leg, tears trailing down my face as I pictured an old woman like Ariana being whipped at her back.
“Let go now!” He snapped at me, I almost let go but remembering the whip and Ariana’s past I tightened my clasp on him.
“Stubborn, huh….. Interesting,” he let out a dangerous laugh.
“You know I like my woman tough and fierce, so don’t let me make you go through that lane,” he spits with venom in his tone but still I didn’t back down. I won’t allow his word to get to me, never!
“Please, just leave her……. I was the cause of all this thing; the meat burning, and not serving you earlier,” I begged. I just hope that he will just have a soft spot and release her. I can’t bear to watch Ariana go through that pain, it is going to break me and I don’t want to divulge my true identity right now. I need to keep pushing to know if he could let her off.
“She is geriatric and was supposed to instruct you on what to do and not to do…… that’s why she is still alive here but so bad it seems like she is forgetting her reason for being here again, so whipping her will help reset her brain,” he smirked devilishly.
“I did it all, she instructed me…… but I blow it away, please,”
“Shut up!” He angrily jostled me away.
“Don’t push her, please,” she didn’t get to finish as Carter whacked her across the face.
“Ahhh!” Tears fell down her cheeks.
“Take her away,” he urged as his eyes blinked in irritation and disgust. He gave me one glance before stomping out of the place, pain flickered in my eyes as I watched them trying to drag Ariana away.
Clawing my nails deeply into my skin, I struggled to keep my emotions in check. My heart twisted as I watched him whack her across the face. This woman is old enough to be their mother but they neglected everything just because of their evil and cruelty. I noticed the power within me started popping, something seemed to be awoken within me which scared me. My heartbeat quickened as I felt my teeth starting to elongate. I know that I am going to transform anytime soon so I needed to run away from here this instant before I blew my cover. Standing up with wobbly legs, I quickly slogged out of the place without looking behind.
I am sorry, Ariana………