"Some women fear the fire, some women simply become it"
~r.h .sinDaisy's POV:1 hour ago.."Don't die in my bus girl" a hard shake on my shoulder and the scratchy voice of the bus driver wakes me up.I wake up panicked "Wh..wha?" I can't even speak properly. "I don't want my bus smelling like a rotting corpse' ge grumbles giving me another hard shake on my shoulder.This time I'm a bit aware of my surroundings, I smack his hand away and give him a death glare. He pulls his hand close to his chest with wide eyes but quickly composes himself."Get out of my bus!" He orders harshly and walks further inside the bus, I look around and find no one in the bus.It looks like I over slept, I look at the bus driver, he was grumbling lowly while checking for any other possible dead girl in the back.I waste no time and quickly sprint out of the bus, the first thing I do is inhale the fresh air. The last thing I remembered before sleeping is holding my breathe because the bus stank so bad, I think I passed out or maybe actually sleeped.I look around and find myself standing in an underground parking area, another bus but in a slightly better condition was parked opposite to the one I came in with "hey girl! What are you doing here?" I jump as a strong voice questions from my right side, I turn towards the direction and see a guard dressed in all black marching towards me."I- I overslept" I answer stupidly, he stops a few inches away from me, he inspects me from up to down, I hate how his gaze pauses at my breast for a moment to long."You came in here with the new girls?" He asks, I nod my head "come" he simply says and starts walking away, I follow him without a word, not wanting to get lost in the mafia palace.Soon a small gate comes into view, he enters through it and I follow behind, as soon as I step foot in the room I feel as if had entered a whole new universe.The outside was dark and dingy compared to the brightly lit and expensive interior.Every wall, every corner screams mafia royalty, I look down at the pristine expensive marble floor and see my reflection.I look so out of place, my dirty shoes walking on this floor seems like a crime.Silently I appreciate the beauty around me while following the guard, he takes a few turns but it's hard to remember, the place is so big.Finally we reach a big hall and the first thing I see is girls lined on the floor on their knees with their head bowed.Before I could question anything I am pulled by my shoulder and harshly thrown on my knees as well."Don't make a sound" the guard I came with warns and walks away towards a wall where he stands in position.I look around panicked, what is going on?I study the girls around me and none seems to be identical to the one's I travelled here with.Did the bus driver drop the girls somewhere else and travelled to another place and than found me later?Am I not in the mafia palace?"Hey you! Keep your head down" another guard shouts at me, I stare at him "where am I?" I ask.He looks taken aback by my question, it was as if he wasn't expecting me to talk.I shake of my panic, I need to know what is going on? This isn't how maids are selected."Shut up! Head down now?" He orders further raising his voice, I stand up "I think I am at the wrong place" I say ignoring his glares.I actually see smoke coming out of his nostrils as he exhales loudly, he marches towards me in hurried steps. Fear sets in me but I keep my feet grounded."You bitch" he snarls, grabbing my hairs by the roots and pulling at the mercilessly, a small scream escapes my lips and tears build up in my eyes."When I say something, don't make me repeat it" he warns pulling them again, I open my eyes glaring at him with, he's only making me angry and nothing else.The guard pauses for a moment, he sees the fire in my eyes, he gives a small evil smirk but before he can do or say anything another guard anounces that the mafia prince is on his way here."I will deal with you later, I'll make sure you are my personal whore" he winks at me and pushes me back on the floor, I save my face by taking the imapact of the fall on my palms."Take your positions, the prince is here" the guard announces again.The girl beside me quickly helps me sit properly, I look at her she gives me a sad smile. "Do as they say" she whispers before taking her position.I sit on my knees with my legs folded under me, I bow down my head but the anger inside me only increases by every passing second.I clench my hands at the triggering pain, suddenly everyone becomes silent, a heavy aura fills the room and it makes me nervous.I hear murmuring voices before heavy footsteps walk in our direction.There is silence for a few moments other than a few shuffling sounds, "get rid of her" these words make my eyes widen.What is he doing? What does he mean by get rid of her.I want to raise my head and see what is going on but I know everyone's eyes is on the girls right now.Few minutes pass by, what I understand by now that they are selecting girls and I'm not stupid enough to not know for what job they are being selected for.I shut my eyes and try to remember how I got myself in this situation, all of a sudden I remember how I saw another bus in the parking area.I remember someone telling me that the new batch of maids and whores for the mafia palace arrive together after every few months.I think I'm in the wrong group!Oh shit!My thoughts are interrupted as I sense someone stopping infront of me.I open my eyes and see a pair of black shiny shoes. Is he the mafia prince?Before I could look up, my head is raised roughly by strong fingers threading in my hairs and pulling my head up.The grip is so strong that I feel my hairs pulling out of my roots, the sudden pain sends a wave of shock and fury inside me, I don't think twice as I glare at the person above me.___________________Vote and comment my loves ❤️"The most beautiful part is, I wasn't even looking when I found you"~AutumnMy green eyes collide with brown ones, my eyes hold fury while the other pair has shock written on them.But within a second the shock is changed into irritation and than anger, "leave me" I grit shaking my head to get my hairs out of his hold but his hold only tightens, I make sure not to touch him.The mafia prince is taken aback by my words "what did you just say?" He asks lowly but the roughness of his voice is prominent.I realize he's the prince, I need to control my anger and words with him, "sir, I think I am at the wrong place" I say softening my gaze. Everyone around us turns dead silent.I can sense everyone's eyes on us and that makes me uncomfortable.The prince looks interested in my words, he observes me painfully slowly as as if I am something very entertaining to him, thankfully he leaves my hairs after his observation, I sigh in relief but it is short lived as I sense his hold on my chin.He
"Sometimes we just bump into certain people and suddenly, they become a part of our journey"~GaniThe day was spent exploring around the palace with Jade, she showed me every corner around here while also explaining the rules.Some areas were prohibited for regular maids so we did not wander there.At the end of the day my feet were crying, and I was more than thankful when I was informed that we were heading back to our rooms, I was now sitting on the bed in my assigned room with my feet plopped up and my hands massaging them."Ohhh god!!" I sigh when I hit a pressure point. The door to my room opens and a new face enters.Each room hosted two maids, we had our separate beds, dressing, cupboard and one study table with a book rack above to store things, the room also has a shared bathroom.It's was ok for two people but was extremely cozy, the new maid that walked in I assume is my roommate."You should quite down on those noises, anyone outside gets the wrong impression" she chuckl
"Sometimes the hardest thing you can do is to be easy on yourself"~Kavia Dixit"Claire you are incharge of this weeks laundry, I have listed 15 girls for your assistance, Mira you will be serving dinner for the next 15 days...." One by one Jade was informing the workers of their duties.The duties changed every week or in some cases after every 15 days or a month.I thought Jade was the head of all the servants but Ray informed me that she was actually the real head's assistant, I was shocked that a head maid here also has an assistant.She informed me that the head maid also known as 'madam Joy' was a person exactly opposite to her name. She was a bitter, old mean lady and it was a relief that she didn't assigned duties but her assistant Jade did.That didn't mean she was careless, she actually roamed around the palace keeping a strict eye on everyone, Ray says that her eyes and ears are everywhere but I think that's a bit extreme.How attentive can an old lady be?"Daisy and Ray, yo
"Let it be hard. Let it be scary. And then do it anyway"~Unknown"Sir" Jade quickly stands up and bows her head in respect, I stare him like an idiot, he quirks up a brow at me.Jade takes notice of my frozen state, she pulls me up by my hand which makes me come to me senses, I stand beside her copying her.After a moment of silence the devil finally speaks "is this what we pay you for?" he asks calmly but the hardness in his voice sends chills down our body.I am a very confident person and mostly know how to defend myself but his presence tied my tongue."No sir, we are very sorry. The cleaning has been completed for this floor, we're just leaving" Jade apologizes, she turns around to collect her broom. I frown thinking about Jade's answer, she could've just said that we were sitting and having a moment of rest rather than saying sorry.I shrug away the thought and search for my cleaning cloth around like an idiot until I remember it's over my shoulder. I can sense his eyes on me th
"To survive with seasons you must change with them"~cf"Daisy!" I hear someone call my name, I look up from my plate to find Ray and Jade walking towards me with their lunch plates in hand.I look down and resume playing with my peas, pushing them around in the plate."That's rude" Ray says pointing to my lack of attention, she slides beside me on the sitting bench, Jade sits adjacent to me, she stares at my dull expression."What happened there?" She asks straight to the point "what happened where?" Ray asks with a mouthful of her food.We both stare at her in disgust, she hides her mouth behind her palm, she chews fast and gulps down her bite. "Sorry, what happened? What did I miss? You do look a little upset Daisy" she continues matching Jade's stare on me."Nothing" I say plainly "puff, come on spit it out" Ray moves her right hand in a spill the tea kind of motion."It's nothing, really" I don't want to share anything, it took me 20-25 minutes to calm down myself after I ran awa
"What a brave soul you must be, to want to save the world when yours was burnt alive"~ Sneha Pal It is chaos everywhere, tonight is the grand mafia party, we are ordered to decorate the whole place.The party is in 6 hours and their is still so much work left to do, I bend backwards to relax my strained back. I feel like my back will pull apart. "Daisy, have you cleaned the guest rooms I assigned you?" Jade asks while running past me."Yes" I answer her tiredly and watch her run towards the other maids. I don't know how her legs haven't broken yet.I search around for Ray but don't see her here "Jade can I take a break?" I call out to her. She looks up at me from the flowers in her hand."10 minutes" she nods her head than turns her attention back towards the white and red roses."You should go for the red one's" I point at them, she eyes those specific one's with interest."Girls we'll go with red" she announces to the maids who are incharge of decorations.I make my way towards m
"Be gentle, every heart hides many wounds that never bleed"~UnknownI have never wanted to kill myself as much as I want to now, in this moment.1 hour with this crazy woman has made me reach my limits of sanity, I can't bare with her anymore or my head wil explode.She's just... Ahhhh!She's crazy, that is all I have to say."You, flower girl" I stand straight and look at her attentively, she shows me a shade card of different nail paint options, "which shade of black do you suggest I go with?" She asks pointing to a specific shade card that was filled with different options of the color black.How on earth does black has so many shades?I gulp nervously and squint my eyes to look at them carefully, they all look same to me.My eyes move from the card to her, she's staring at me like a hawk waiting for my suggestion.I quickly point to the third shade, she turns the card to look at herself. Her brows scrunch together. You're dead Daisy."Good choice flower girl" she says in approva
"It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts alot more than that"~ Jim Morrison I can sense the burning stare on my back from the past 10 minutes, yet I ignore it."Daisy" finally Ray speaks up, she's hesitant, I can tell by her voice.I tilt my head to my right to gaze at her "yeah" I respond than turn back to dusting the side table of the guest room."I know sir said not a word but you know me!" She whines like a child which makes me smile. "I promise I won't say a word to anyone, can you please tell me what happened? Or my imaginations will explode my head" she huffs, I hear her plopping down on the single sofa.I stop my work and turn around facing towards her, she has her puppy eyes out for me.I sigh "not a word right?" "PROMISE!" She practically screams in joy just as I finish my question, I shake my head at this big baby."I went to the store room to collect my supplies and got locked in, sir found me inside and to our utter bad luck he also got locked in with me." I expla