We were unloaded in the middle of the night. I watched as we were carried down into a large stone castle. I was passed from person to person down stairs into a room that had large barrels and a trunks.
We were stocked three tall and six wide. The room was also barred. The girls were separated from the boys.
After everyone was in the two rooms one man unlocked each cage. "You can use the Watercloset over there and eat from those crates. I suggest you get some sleep tomorrow will be busy." He then left locking us in the room.
I headed to the bathroom before searching the crates for food. I was very hungry. I sat down as far from the cages. Elsa from the party came sat by me with her bread and cheese. "That was some game. What is next?" She worried her shirt by twisting the him through her fingers.
"My guess would be we are to be cleaned up. Then present us to the boss." I said between bits trying to get the hollow feeling in my stomach. She nodded. Some others came sat by us from my school.
Sometime later the door opened I must have dozed. There was five ladies all dressed in long dresses uniforms one carried a pot the other wood bowls and spoon.
"Line up take your breakfast then prepare to get a bathed. Let's not make it harder then it needs to be. Don't ask questions you are going to a bride so clean up." One anounced.
I got up to get food. A bride. Is that a fancy way of saying slaves. I heard many of the others try to get answers as they took their breakfast of oatmeal.
I stayed quiet just eating, "Maddie why are you not mad? You are known for being as mad as the Hatter is Alice in wonderland."
"I am angry, but what use is it here? Maybe this spouse will allow us to go to college and pay for it because they are rich. I can't see away out can you?" They don't seem to know me at all. I guess no one knows themselves durning high school years.
"That is enough in the tubs." she pointed to the barrels. Don't they have showers or running water? Where are we the 16th century?
I climbed in the barrel it was a little warmer then cold I was given a bar of soap. There was now ten matching ladies. I was surprised when she poured hot water on my head.
"You all have different lengths of hair. So strange." She said while shaking her head she began washing my shoulder length hair that has pretty tight curls after washing. I normally straighten it. She began to pull the hair and watch it spring into a curl.
She was combing it until it was dry, "If your going to braid or set in up you may want to do it wet my curls become unruly dry." I warned her. She tisked at me. She had helped me into a dress with large sleeves callor up to my chin and a skirt a few inches past my toes. The color was blue bringing out the dark purple.
The oils that she put in my hair took out the frizz of my hair but not much else could be done with it. A light bit of makeup was applied. She looked me up and down, "That will have to do stand at the wall please."