The Game of Atonement
She pointed at the several house servants standing in the living room and ordered, "All of you, come slap him. Keep going until he has taken ninety-nine slaps."
The servants looked at each other in hesitation, none of them daring to step forward.
With a loud smack, Aria used every ounce of her strength to deliver a fierce slap to my face.
My cheek ballooned with swelling immediately, her manicured nails leaving deep scratches across my skin.
"Slap him just like that. If anyone hasn’t moved within three seconds, you can pack your bags and get the hell out of the Carters."
Fearing they wouldn’t hit hard enough to satisfy Aria, the servants instantly rushed forward, scrambling over one another