It was evening already.
The scars were there, and it still marveled Octavia why she couldn't feel any pains.
Oh! What the hell happened out there?
She could remember Becca whipping
her angrily, but there was no pain at all.
Nothing.
She sat on the floor in the room, her
back resting against the bed. She held
her drawing book with her and decided
to distract herself with one of her favorites.
The previous event was still trying to confuse her and all she wanted was to clear her head from it. Just go free.
She thought of what to draw, a car? A house? A pathway? A desert?
She couldn't even think straight due to how blur her head was.
She sighed and set the pencil on the.paper, suddenly, an idea popped into her head.
What if she tries drawing somome for
the first time, instead of just objects and places?
The thought niggled at her, but she was
a little confused. Who does she draw?
Khalid...
The name flashed into her head, but she quickly rebuffed the idea.
Not entirely rebuffed, but she felt she
couldn't do it.
Like...draw the Master? Is that even possible?
Oh! Of course it was, but she felt scared to.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door
and it jolted her out of her thoughts.
She lifted her head to look at the door,
feeling a bit scared. Who could it be?
Well, everything seemed to be making
her so scared after the previous incidence.
The knock came again and she stood up and walked towards it. She took in a deep breath and opened the door and crap! It was Khalid's guards!
She shifted uncomfortably. Wouldn't it
look suspicious finding her on her feet,
when she's meant to be shivering in.pains?
The two boys stared silently at her for a while.
"Come with us. The Master wants you in his room" the one first said and her heart skipped a bit.
Wants her in his room?
"Come on" he titled his head and started
walking away and Octavia, after a little
reluctance, had to follow after them.
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They didn't come across much people on their way and finally, they got to his room.
Octavia felt so nervous as the boys knocked on the door and in a few seconds, the Master's deep voice came
"Let her in and leave".
Huh?
The first boy opened the door and urged her to go in and she took in a nervous gulp and walked in, her hands feeling so sweaty beside her.
The door was locked afterwards, making
her feel alone in the room.
It was a little dim, but she strained her eyes to have a look, wondering where the Master could be.
Then, she spotted a line of smoke and taking a proper look, she found him by the window, he was smoking.
Her breath hitched. Oh! She couldn't explain the goosebumps she always received around him.
He put out his cigarette and moved away from the window, walking towards her. And with each step he took, Octavia could feel herself becoming so nervous.
He was wearing a baggy short and a black shirt,his hair looking a bit rough.
But he seemed he actually did it on purpose.
"How's your back?" He asked as he brought a pack of cigarette from his pocket and took another stick.
She swallowed hard. Could it be possible he's aware of it and was just trying to play with her emotions?
Well, of course. That only explains why he had ordered for her to be brought to his room when normally, she should be in pains.
Oh! She was right afterall! He knew about it.
"It's... It's fine, Master" she answered anyway, in a low tone and her head bowed.
Khalid scoffed as he lit the stick and took a drag from it.
He was silent for a while, just smoking from his cigarette and Octavia felt really nervous standing so close to him.
What could possibly be going through
his mind? Why was he so silent?
"I didn't let Becca punish you" he finally said, reducing her anxiety.
Octavia felt her heart skip again.
He was really behind it! He was really behind it!
Ah! Of course, she knew it!
"I didn't want her to punish you that way for reasons best known to me".
He took a drag from his cigarette and puffed smoke into the air, which made Octavia uncomfortable.
Oh! She hated the smell of cigarette.
"But it doesn't mean you're going to entirely free, Octavia, for what you did"
he added and she looked at him.
What's he talking about?
A long silence passed.
"You'll be spending the night in my room. I'm going to punish you myself" he added and walked away.
Octavia watched as he walked out of the room, slamming the door shut.
She took in a deep breath and decided
to take a seat - on the bed. Not the couch.
She was scared of doing anything that'd
make Becca barge in and start yelling at her.
But thinking about it; why did Khalid really save her from Becca's wrath?
She's looked around to see what she did
to deserve it, but still couldn't find any.
Or.. could it be because she saved his
life? Was that possibly the reason?
Well... Maybe it was. Because that was the only explanation she could place her finger on.
She placed her head on her legs, feeling a little tired.
The darkness was already taking over
the atmosphere and as a result, it made
her so dizzy.
She was there alone for a long time and was almost dozing off when she heard the door open and in a little panic, she lifted her head from her leg to have a look.
As expected, it was Khalid.
He was holding a tobacco pipe with him
an took several drags as he walked in.
"Take off your clothes and get on the bed"
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To be continued!