Mica took Octavia away from the scene, far away to her room which she shared with one other lady.
As soon as they got in, she whacked the door close and stood face to face with her sister.
"Octavia" she called breathlessly and pulled her in a hug.
Oh! She's been longing to do that.
Octavia sighed as she received the warm hug. She's missed being in her sister's arms.
They hugged for a long time before disengaging.
"How've you been? How's dad?" She asked and Octavia nodded quickly.
"He's fine".
Mica smiled and took her bag and as she opened it, Octavia took out time to run her eyes round the room. It was a little small, but comfy.
"Where did you get this money?" Mica asked quickly as soon as she found the bundle in the bag.
"I stole it" she shrugged and Mica scoffed.
"Seriously? Why?" She asked.
"I....I needed some money to come here. I wasn't having anything on me". She replied in less than seconds.
Octavia was fond of talking fast, just like a weirdo.
Mica shook her head and threw the money in the bag, then kept it on the bed.
"You hungry?" She asked and Octavia shook her head at first, then nodded.
She chuckled and led her to sit on the bed, while she gets some food. And in the end, she returned with a pack of chocolate pops.
"Thank you", Octavia mumbled as she collected it from her and started munching on it.
Mica sat on a small seat in front of the bed and watched her.
Octavia could tell Mica was changed and was now rough. She's spent years with these guys, this illegal corporation and she knew her sister wouldn't be the same again.
She knew the X-family pretty well.
There were a lot of people like her - people born with supernatural powers. They were sometimes, rejected by the society who saw them as weirdos and danger.
Most of them were mocked and treated awfully by the society, including the government.
So, gradually, the people with supernatural powers decided to form a union - a group - where they could be together, and work hand in hand as family. They called it - the X-family.
People with supernatural powers who were usually intimidated by the society, decided to join the group, so they could have a sense of belonging.
Everything was moving on well, but when the population became much, the group started splitting. So many of them went ahead to open their own groups, but they still remained under the X-family.
So, currently, there were lots of X-family clans around the world. Anytime, any day, wherever they met, they still gave each other respect, and consider themselves as one.
Although, they were enemies in the group, but the X-family had registered rules, which they had to keep. So, they were free to keep enemies, but they don't break the rules.
Mica's clan was one of the most powerful - the Khalid clan.
It was owned by the popular Master Khalid - under the influence of his late father.
The X-family, sometimes, turn out to be enemies of the government as some of the clans do illegal activities.
The Khalid clan was one of the worst.
They smuggled drugs,trafficking, top thieves, assassinations...name it. They were the worst and on the government's top list.
Well, they didn't care about the government because they had no plans of being in good terms with them.
And the government couldn't attack them because....well, you should know. They weren't just normal humans.
The last time the government had tried to attack them, it was fatal. Uncountable government properties were burnt down and destroyed. Many lives were lost. And since then, the government's been scared of the Khalid clan in particular. They dread them.
Octavia didn't know the full story, but she knew the Khalid clan was dangerous. .
"What're you doing here, Octavia?' Mica finally broke the long ensued silence after watching Octavia eat for a long time.
Octavia didn't look at her,,although she was nervous.
"I....I want to stay here, Mica. I want to be a part of the X-family" she answered timidly.
"Why?" Mica's voice was a whisper.
"Why would you leave home and come here, Octavia? I don't understand".
Octavia couldn't say a word but just chewed slowly at her pops.
"You know what?" Mica scoffed.
"This isn't happening. You're going home as soon as you're done"
She stood up and turned around.
"I'm staying, Mica!" Octavia also stood on her feet and Mica stopped walking.
When she turned to face her,,her eyes melted.
"Please..." She added.
"Don't push me away".
Mica scoffed and walked closer to her.
"You can't stay here, Octavia. What is wrong with you? Before I left, I explained how dangerous this was".
Octavia bent her head dolefully like a child who was being scolded.
"But everyone here is like me" she muttered, almost inaudibly.
"It doesn't matter. There are a lot of people out there who are just like you and still living in their homes. Besides, the master won't accept you. He's rejected 12 people in the last two days. He doesn't need a new member!"
"Just...just take me to him. I'll prove myself to him and make him accept me".
"I can't do that!" She said angrily.
"Master Khalid isn't someone you toil around with, and as a matter of fact, you need to leave before he comes back and finds you here.
"Besides, you told me you've always hated the X-family. You told me you've always disliked them.
"That night, when I'd wanted to leave, you tried so much to convince me out of it. So, why the sudden change of mind, Octavia? Why do you suddenly want to be a part of us?" She hushed, but Octavia kept her head bowed and didn't say a word.
Oh damn it! Mica could sense it. There was something wrong.
"Where's dad?" She asked, and Octavia, with her head still bowed, answered:
"He's fine".
"And Agatha?" That was their stepmother.
"Fine as well" came the reply.
'So, why the f""k did you leave them? Why exactly are you here, Octavia? What're you hiding from me?"
Octavia was almost shaking, but tried as much as possible not to show it.
"You can't stay here, Octavia, you can't survive it" she went on.
"Over here, we do a lot of terrible things. We steal, we fight, there's bloodshed, we..kill" she whispered the last part, her voice sounding so hoarse.
"We....we make use of our bodies, Octavia. We don't know what dignity is anymore. We can get used at anytime, anywhere. All that matters is the game. Do you really think you can survive it?"
Mica's words drove cold chills to Octavia's spine. They scared her to the guts and made her feel like running away instantly. But, she couldn't. She was scared of staying,and was scared of running away.
"Octavia!" Mica held her hand, awaiting her response.
And in a timid voice, her reply stood:
"I want to stay".
Mica felt all her hope flying away as she let go of her hand. She scoffed and walked some steps away.
"What are you hiding from me?" She stood at a distance and asked.
"Why exactly do you wanna stay here?"
Octavia fisted her hands on both sides of her dress and didn't say a word.
Immediately, the door went open without a sound and the two sisters turned to see who it was. One of the master's close guards.
Mica's heart skipped immediately as she knew what his presence meant. If he was around, it only meant Khalid was around as well.
"Mica" he called gruffly, still standing at the doorway.
His eyes drifted to Octavia.
"So, it is true" he stated.
"There's indeed a stranger here",,
There was silence, a deafening silence.
"Anyway, the Master's back and requests her presence" he added and left.
Mica turned back to face her sister, her face looking more etiolated."Octavia please" she said bleakly. "Leave while you still can".Octavia shook her head lightly, indicating her decision still stand. She was determined to stay.Mica scoffed and turned around. She winced and went through a lot, trying to control her emotions. Then,, she turned back to look at her sister."Try not to look him in the eyes when he's talking" she said hardly."No matter what, be polite. Mind your words. He kills at the slightest annoying thing, Octavia" her voice had almost broken at the end."Are you sure you're ready for this?" She asked and Octavia nodded slowly.Mica finally gave up when she saw the determination in her sister's eyes. She could see two things: determination and fear.With a deep sigh, she turne
Khalid stepped away from the door and went to stand in front of her. Octavia was almost shaken, but tried her best not to look at him"You really are so determined, aren't you?" He asked softly,,his eyes on her face, while her eyes stared at the floor."Mica" he called without raising his voice.His dark eyes were still glued to Octavia's face."Yes, Master" Mica rushed over and bowed.There was a short silence. Then, he said:"Bring her to the hall at exactly 9 p.m.""Yes, Master" Mica replied immediately and taking one last look at Octavia, he turned and walked away.**"Octavia, are you sure about this?" Mica asked as they sat in the room together."You can still leave if you want to. I can talk to one of the guards to convince the master",Octavia just stared keenly at her and suddenly lifted
In the room...."Do you really have plans of taking the girl?" Becca asked as she stood behind Khalid who was taking off his clothes.A deep silence met her question and she twitched"Khalid...." She pouted."I'm yet to decide, Becca", he snapped and she kept her mouth shut.Despite the fact she was his girlfriend, she still knew her limits.She walked up to him and held him from behind. She felt so lucky - she was the only female in the clan who got to hold him that way - the Almighty Khalid."Khalid..." She moaned his name as she ran her hands on his bare tattood chest."How did the meeting go?""Well,,still the former. They're working on choosing a new leader of the X-family" he said simply and Becca smiled."Oh Khalid.." She giggled and rested her head on his back.
"You'll need to chose one", the words rang in her head.She wouldn't say she wasn't warned about it. Mica had warned her but she chose to stay. She chose this part - for her personal reasons.She gulped hard, her eyes unable to leave the floor. She could Khalid's cold gaze on her."I'll...I'll lose it" she swallowed hard again and Khalid scoffed.He lifted his hands to her chest again and caressed her b**bs."So small..." She heard him mutter.He scrutinized her and when he was done, he moved away from her."At this point", he began. "You only have two options: you stay, or die."You had the chance to leave, but you turned it down. So, now, you can only stay or die. I'll be giving you some tests and conditions, If you're able to pass all the tests, you stay. If you fail them, I'll kill you for trespassing.
Mica closed the door and turned back to face her sister."Get ready. We need to leave for the hall" her voice was hoarse, her eyes couldn't look at her.Octavia didn't need a seer to tell her there was a big problem"He...He wants to make me bleed?" She stuttered."But how?"Mica stood and looked at her, allowing ger see the dreadfulness in her eyes.""They're gonna finger you...till your hymen splits' she replied and Octavia froze.This time around,, she couldn't cloak her excitement.A brief silence ensued betwwwn the two sisters."Come on" Mica said huskily and left the room.Octavia found her legs too heavy to move. They were gonna do awful things to her - pretty awful things. How would she rake it?She gulped hard and took in several deep breaths. She co
Octavia laid,,crying on the table as the boys walked out. She couldn't move - out of shame - until Mica ran to her."Hey!" She caled and held her,,helping her down from the table.Octavia whimpered as she climbed down, tears strolling down her face.Mica picked her clothes from the floor and gave them to her. "Here, put them on, so we can leave".Octavia nodded tearfully and began redressing. Her thighs were stained with the blood, but she wore the clothes anyway.Mica signalled her to follow her and they walked out of the hall together.Octavia tried as much as possible to stop her tears as they walked out to the open. She didn't want the people to see her cry.It hurt her a lot, both the humiliation and the pain. It hurt her to know she'd lost her virginity in a crazy way. Like...who does that??And to
They walked out of the hallway quarters to the garage where some of the boys and girls were already waiting beside the bus.Octavia walked timidly behind her sister, wishing there was a way she could perhaps, get lost into her."You kept us waiting,,Mica. If it were someone else, we'd have left already", one of the boys growled."Yeah, I know. I'm sorry", she replied grumpily and got into the bus with her sister.Master Khalid has already left with his close guards."Hello, blue eyes" one of the ladies smirked from behind."Wow! Your sister's looking awesome, Mica. She looks like she's going for a ball",a boy said and the others chuckled.Octavia just bent her head and didn't say a word as the bus began moving. They were all strangers to her and she couldn't find herself communicating with them.&n
Octavia quickly bent her head again, shame and fear taking over her completely.She didn't want to look at any one, not even the master.Her sister's words rang in her head:"On no occasion must you disobey him. If you do anything wrong,,Master Khalid would kill you".She needed to do this; needed to get through this - no matter what."And it's time for the bid..." The boy on stage commenced."Who goes first?"He turned to look at Octavia and the rest of the girls on stage."Let's go with the blonde one. Highest bidder....!"Octavia listened as the men started dragging the bid, acting like they were pricing a commodity.Her breath became unleveled as conniption gripped her. She can do this, she kept assuring herself.Soon, the bid for the first lady was over a