"Lisa?" Asked Alicia as she gazed into the blue eyes that was etched with worry, the woman stretched her hand forward for Alicia to take and she swirled the girl while trying to see if there was an injury on her body, she sighed in relief that there wasn't.
What she didn't know was that the girl she was holding was no ordinary girl but a dark witch who had powers and can heal herself.
"What? how did you get here? did he catch you was he the one that brought you here?" Alicia asked the woman who looked as calm and composed as ever as if she wasn't fazed that she was here.
"No, I came here to save you" Replied the woman in a curt tone, she sounded as if she wanted to take Alicia away from here quickly before something would come to attack them.
As inquisitive as Alicia was, she didn't keep quiet but instead asked another question which wasn't clear to her, "How did you know I was here if Asher didn't catch you?"
"I heard him telling you to enter this room and saw him locking you so I had to pass through the other door so I could come save you" The woman explained and Alicia nodded, why didn't she think that this Lisa would probably be somewhere listening to them and would come help her.
"Okay, thank you so much" Alicia said as she hugged the woman who looked taken aback at first but she wrapped her arms around Alicia and hugged her back.
"Yes, now let's go away from here, when we reach the door probably Asher is there so I would let you go first before coming after" The woman told her and Alicia nodded as they both made their way out of the eerie looking room, fortunately for them they didn't come across any dangerous object or animal to attack them. Alicia could now see the second door and a smile appeared on her lips that she could get out of here, she was waiting to see the shock on her master's face once he saw her get out of here. wasn't he so sure that she wouldn't get out of here? at least that was the main words behind that goodnight and sweet dreams uttered by him.
"Go on, he is behind the door" Lisa said as she let go of Alicia's hand. Alicia nodded at her before going to open the door and as the woman had said, he was indeed standing there.
Their eyes met each other for a brief moment before Asher looked at her back, into the room to check if anyone was there because he heard her talking to someone but who was it, he couldn't figure out the person's voice and it was riling him up.
"I see you are brave to walk here all by yourself in the dark" Commented Asher as his eyes raked through her body, the surprising thing was that she hadn't been injured, at least that was what he thought because he didn't see any sign if blood on her cloth, all the people who were thrown here by him were either killed or deeply injured.
"Mn" Responded Alicia to him, she was mad at him but she dared not reprimand him for throwing her there because the evil monster might as well be offended and take her to another grave place that she wouldn't be able to survive.
Asher turned around to leave for his room but remembering something, he paused and said to her with his back still facing her, "I am having a guest tomorrow so try to complete your work earlier and try to look presentable tomorrow, there's a dress in your room so make use of it"
Saying that, he left her alone. Alicia eyed his back as he left, whatever she was going to wear wasn't his business and she wears whatever she likes, nobody picks clothes for her and definitely not him. And what he said about presentable, she was always presentable maybe he has poor eyesight she concluded in her mind and made her way towards her room.
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Alicia opened the wooden box that was placed on top of her bed and she gasped when she saw a strapless nude knee length gown that had a low neckline that was embroidered with silver laces.
'You want me to wear this, am I going for a teaparty or what?' she asked herself as she grumbled and folded the clothes back in the box in other to send it back to his room.
Reaching his door, Alicia breathed in and out before knocking softly on it, "What is it?" she heard his cold and husky voice from behind the door that jolted her nerves, this man never seize to freighten her at all. She cleared her throat before asking, "May I come in?"
"Yeah" He replied.
Alicia pushed the door open as she gently walked into his dark room, she found him laying on his bed with a book in his hand.
"You haven't slept?" She asked, Asher rolled his eyes as he dropped the book to his side and sat up on the bed, his hands ran across his dark hair making it look messier and his emerald green eyes urged her to go on with what she came for.
"I... want to return this dress, I simply can't accept it and wouldn't even want to wear it tomorrow?" Spoke Alicia, as if she had already concluded her mind that no matter how much he told her, what she had planned in her mind was what was going to prevail.
"Why? you feel too cheap to put something expensive on?" He asked her with humor laced in his voice but Alicia didn't find it funny, she was also rich and could afford expensive things if that incident had not taken place in their home, she didn't even want to remember it.
"No, I just can't accept it" She said as she dropped it on his table which made a sound because the wooden box had hit the marble table.
"Open it, let me see how it would look on you" He said dismissing the thought that she didn't want to accept his little gift.
Alicia eyes narrowed at him before she frantically moved to unlock the wooden box and bring out the cloth in it. "This isn't what I bought" spoke Asher as he got down from the bed to look at the gown.