Chapter 6

Amelia buried her head to her knees at a corner of the room they led her to after breakfast.

She was still it utmost shock that she failed to utter a word to anyone around her.

“Hey, I’m five”, she heard a quiet voice, after which someone sat beside her.

Slowly, she raised her head to stare at the lady who beamed at her.

There was nothing funny currently, and her expression only angered Amelia. Amelia had thought that Alexander was a good person who would help her out. Discovering how cruel he was caused her heart to ache. He even pushed her until she hit her back on the wall.

“Does your back still hurt? I can give you a massage?” The lady volunteered, hoping that Amelia would agree and give her a chance.

“Just leave me alone!” Amelia said defiantly, after which she returned her face to her knees.

The young lady stood up and knelt down. She stretched her hands towards Amelia’s back and without uttering a word, she started the process of massaging it.

Amelia made to resist the good gesture, but after a while, she relaxed and allowed her to do it.

“I’m sorry about everything. I heard your story already. They said that you were sold to him on your eighteenth birthday, by your foster father”, Five said as she massaged Amelia’s back gently.

Amelia gulped and nodded her head in affirmation.

“Alexander can be cruel. A cruel young man, deceitful too”, she added.

Amelia nodded again.

Of course, she knew he was deceitful. First he had made her sleep in his car, posed to be a good person, and then, ended up being a devil.

“You would be in his room tonight”, the girl said and shivered.

Amelia felt the pressure on her skin the moment she made that statement. It scared the girl. And now, it was beginning to scare her as well.

“What happens in his room?” Amelia asked with a frown plastered on her face.

“A lot happens there. Scary things”, the girl said, and Amelia’s heart skipped a beat.

“Just don’t anger him”, the girl advised, after which she smiled at Amelia and patted her shoulder.

“Also, don’t anger number one. She was the first to get here, and she loves respect”, she said in finality and stood to her feet.

Amelia watched her retrace her steps out of her room and for a minute, she went through every word she uttered.

“I understand that you just got here. But can’t you see how dirty this room is?” Amelia heard a voice that made her raise her head abruptly.

She met a light skinned and tall lady, walking into the room with a large scowl on her face.

Amelia stood to her feet and quickly wiped the tears off her eyes.

“I’m exhausted now. I would probably sweep here once I’ve gotten enough rest”, she said politely and turned to leave when she felt a hold on her wrist.

One held her furiously, throwing dead glares across to her.

“We both share this room now. You must do whatever I say and whenever I say it. Do you understand?” She asked Amelia, who gulped down hard and quickly nodded her head in affirmation.

“Now, clean this room!”

Amelia set to the job of cleaning the room while pondering over how her life took a drastic turn in a split second.

Every word of Alexander was beginning to make sense to her at the moment. She recalled that he told her that she would be a guest for only a night.

Now, it looked more like she had become a maid to the cruel lady whom she was going to share the room with.

Amelia sniffled hard and scrubbed the floors, ignoring the excruciating pain that came from her back.

She needed to rest, but that wasn’t something to come anytime soon.

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Amelia finally finished cleaning the room for the third time in a roll. She had finished the first time when One insisted that it was still dirty.

She had to do it over again, until after the third time.

Now, she laid on the bed that wasn’t as comfortable as the one she slept on last night.

Her phone network bar was blank and that was when she realized that network was restricted in the mansion, to disrupt them from making calls.

Amelia was in a deep hole, and she knew it.

“It’s almost night. You should get ready”, One suddenly said as she stood to her feet and glanced at Amelia, who didn’t budge.

“Get up!” She yelled angrily.

Still, Amelia didn’t flinch a bit.

She didn’t want to go anywhere, and nobody was going to force her to. That was her intention until a resounding slap landed on her cheeks and made her jerk up from the bed.

“When I talk to you, you do as I say. He ordered me to get you ready, and you won’t make him hate me because of your stupid attitude!” One yelled at Amelia who was holding on to her cheeks that burned heavily.

She made to talk, but the dead glare on One’s face made her think otherwise.

Without uttering another word, she stood up from the bed in accordance to what she was told.

“Wear that”.

One threw a black lingerie at Amelia, who looked at it in shock.

“I’m not wearing this!” She said defiantly.

“Yes, you are!”

“No, I’m not”, Amelia argued as she shook her head in disapproval.

One trudged forward and threw another resounding slap across Amelia’s cheeks. Amelia winced in pain and held her cheeks, with tears brimming in her eyes.

She had barely stayed at the mansion for a day, but it was becoming a nightmare which was worse than that at her foster parent’s home.

“Put that on, Now!” One ordered and immediately, Amelia did as she was told.

After minutes of applying makeup on her face, Amelia was done and ready to meet Alexander.

“You should not keep him waiting. Walk into the room and sit right on the bed”, One said and made to walk out of the room when something struck her.

“You must not think of any special feelings when you’re with him”, she said in a voice that sounded like a whisper, after which she walked out of the room.