What would she do?
"Octavia!" Mica called again, a little
surprised.
Octavia gulped nervously and asked:
"C...Can it be postponed?I feel a little
tired"
Mica quickly glanced at the door to be
Sure the guards didnt hear that.
"Are you okay?" She whispered huskily
to Octavia.
"You expect the Master to wait for you? Do you suddenly wish for death?"
Octavia bent her head like a child being scolded.
To Mica - she felt she was only scared and shy to face Khalid. She had no idea there was something more..
Taking another gulp,
Octavia forced
herself out of the bed, her entire being
shaking.
She couldn't face him - she couldn't
even the of it. But what was she to do?
With her sister, they walked out of the
room and followed the boys.
Mica could notice how her nervous
sister was, but she knew talking and
asking her about it wasn't going to yield
any results. So, she just let her be.
Along the way, Octavia thought of a plan - a way she could delay the meeting.
Mica and the guards stopped walking when they heard her grunt, her hands on her tummy as she fell on her knees.
"Ah!" She yelped, holding her tummy tight.
"Octavia!" Mica flinched and held her.
Blood oozed from her nostrils.
"What's wrong? What's happening?"
Octavia couldnt say a word as she just
continued grunting and bleeding and the
guards stared at each other in surprise.
"You should take her to the room and
attend to her. I'l let the Master know
about this" One of them said to Mica
and walked away, while the other two
remained watching.
Octavia made the condition worst as she started speaking meaningless words, bleeding and
grunting loudly.
"Octavia" mica shrieked and helped her
up from the floor, wrapping her hands
around the shoulder so her weight rests
on her.
"Come on" she urged and started leaping
with her, taking her back to the room.
"Water...I need water." Octavia groaned
as Mica helped her sit on the bed.
Mica opened the bottle of water on the
tray and gave it to her.
"You'll be fine, okay?" She touched her forehead and Octavia just nodded pathetically.
After that, she laid on the bed and forced herself to sleep as Mica cleaned
off her bloodstains.
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She couldn't sleep for long since she
had been sleeping all day already. And
by the time she was awake, she found
Mica on the bed.
"Hey" Mica cooed and touched her hand.
"How're you feeling now? Are you
alright?"
Octavia sat up and nodded.
"Is the... Master mad at me?" She asked.
"No. But her demands your presence as soon as you're awake. Come on, we need to go now". Mica replied and stood up, but Octavia still hesitated.
"Is he..with anyone? A visitor?" She
asked, her voice sounding timid and
when Mica replied: "no", she took in a
deep breath and left the bed.
They left the bed and on their way,
Octavia was so grateful their little plan
had worked. She couldn't imagine what
would've happened if Zack had seen
her.
They finally got to the door of Khalid's
second room and the guards opened it,
giving them passage into the room.
Octavia felt her legs wobble as she spotted the Master - pouring himself a drink from the table.
Some boys were there with him, and Becca too.
Khalid turned to spare them a glance as
they walked in, then took his eyes back
to his drink.
"Good evening, Master" Mica greeted
with a bow, but Octavia only bowed her
head but didn't say a word.
She actually wished there was a way
she could just run away - run far away.
Standingin front of the same guy that
had used her brutally the previous night,
made her so scared so damn scared
and nervous.
"What happened to her?" Khalid asked,
his eyes on Mica as he walked to take a
seat beside Becca.
"She just had a little fever, Master. I don't really know what happened, but
she's fine now" she replied smoothly.
Khalid made a guttural sound and drank
from his glass.
"Octavia" he almost called her name in
a mumble, but she answered anyway.
"Y.. Yes, Master" her voice was thin.
As he spoke, his cold voice seemed to
send shivers down her spine, making her
recall how he had touched her the
previous night.
"Normally, I should kill you because you
failed the first test yesterday. But
somehow, I feel like giving you another chance".
"Your training begins tomorrow and if Your training begins tomorrow and if
you fail anymore tests, trust me, l'll kill
you".
"Moscow will be your trainer and I'll get
all the feedback I need from him. If he
gives me a bad report about you, I'l kill
you. So, make sure you work perfectly
with him".
"He'll teach you the basic things you
need to know, assign you on little
missions which you must pass every
one of them. You're to obey him and do
whatever he says because he's your
trainer".
"When you've completed your training,
and I'm satisfied, then l'll make you a
member of the clan. Do you
understand?" He concluded with an icy
tone and Octavia nodded slowly.
"Yes. Master", she added almost immediately.
What? Moscow?
Mica was spiteful. Why did it have to be
him?
Her eyes searched for him and found
him among the boys in the room. There
was an evil smirk on his face
Damn it! Why did he have to be chosen
as Octavia's trainer???
Gosh!! That was not good; not good at all.
She knew there was going to be a serious problem.
"Well, that's all for now. You can leave".
Khalid said dismissively and while Mica thanked him, Octavia just bowed and turned around.
They left the room together.
"Moscow....isn't he the same guy that
had come to the room yesterday
morning?" Octavia asked as they walked
along.
Yes, he is" Mica answered spitefully,
her hands fisted beside her
Octavia kept her mouth shut, imaginingg
her sister's thoughts. It appeared he
was going to be a problem for her.
"How long would the training last?" She
asked after a while.
"Don't know. Mine was a little long - took some weeks. But if you are able to please the Master faster, he might shorten it for you" She replied and
Octavia nodded in understanding.
She felt that wasn't an option cause the
Master couldn't be pleased. Obviously
not not with that cold face of his.
"Um... Mica" she stopped walking and
Mica did same.
"The pills...did you get them?"
Mica itched her brows.
"Sorry, it slipped my mind. I didn't. But
I'Il be going our tomorrow and will try to
get them on my way back. Okay?"
Octavia was a little uncomfortable about it, but having no choice, she just nodded anyway.
"Come on, let's go" Mica said and they continued walking...
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To be continued!