Diana smirked and suddenly pushed her into the middle of the stream "Take your bath,that is how to become beautiful" she said and collected Galene's pot and fetched water for the both of them.
She turned to the other girl who immediately shifted back, "Mind your business and while you are at it, brush your teeth; you wouldn't want to know how badly It stinks she scrunched up her nose and Galene laughed out loud.
"Let's get out of here before they infect us with their ugliness" Diana breathe out and the other girl who was pushed into the water wailed.
"Stupid girl" keep on following her around like a puppet" she muttered and Diana turned glaring daggers at her.
"One more silly word from you, and you will have yourself to blame" She howled and they immediately kept mute.
"Leave them alone Daina, they are not worth our time" Galene retorted holding her friend and walking out of the stream.
Galene walked into their compound with her pot of water. She instantly dropped it as she saw the scene in front of her.
Rushing forward to the scene where her father was again hitting her mother, she tried to pull him up from her mother who was wailing on the floor.
"Father let my mother be, I'll give you whatever you want" she pleaded and he stood up giving her mother one last punch.
Twenty shekels he said and opened his hands to receive the money.
Galene stared wide mouth at her father. She doesn't have such money except the one she has been saving.
"Are you giving me or not?" Her father yelled and she quickly nodded then rushed into her cottage to retrieve the coins she had been keeping together.
"Here is it father, Please do not lay hands on my mother again as I had given to you what you desired" she muttered and her father snatched the coins from her.
"Stupid woman,thank your daughter for it not for her, I would have sent you to your ancestors" he glared at her mother who still laid on the floor whimpering in pains and he stomped off.
Galene sighed and held out her hands to her mother "Get up mother" she said helping her up.
"Galene you shouldn't had given him those coins, you were keeping those coins to get new dresses for yourself" her mother wailed tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Mother new dresses are not as valuable as you are to me and I wouldn't had watched him batter you. you are all I've got"she said and wiped off some of her tears.
"I would definitely save up some more and get the dresses, they could wait for now" Galene said and her mother nodded hugging her tightly to her chest. "I thank the gods who gave you to me" she said smiling and Galene smiled in return.
"Let me take the pot of water inside mother; I would go get food afterwards" she said and her mother nodded.
That was how they lived in their small cottage. Her father's insistent demands of coins, he would beat up her mother should she had refused him. Blaming her for her for not conceiving a son.
"Since you refused to bore me a son, You and your daughter would provide every of my need which my son would have done if you had one" he would say while hitting her.
"Since she grew of age, she had never tasted a fatherly love all her life though she has a father but those who doesn't have a father are better than her.
Her father had turned to a turn in their flesh. He would steal her mother's money wherever she kept them and squander them all.
He would forcefully collect coins from her mother whenever he doesn't see the one to steal and gamble with them, and when he lose, he would come back to pounce on her poor mother saying she gave him coins with bittered heart thereby unleashing her badluck to him.
He would drink all day and stumble back home late in the night smelling of alcohol and yelling at her poor mother.
The villagers wouldn't stop laughing and teasing her whenever she passed.
"The beautiful daughter of a drunk" they would call her whenever she goes to the stream or market.
It has made no one want to associate themselve with her as their parents would always warn them to stay away from her for she has bad luck and ill spirit.
The only person who approached her was Diana and she had stood with her not listening to what people say about her.
Life had been hard for her and her poor mother as they work in people's farmland in order to feed.
Her mother sold off her valuables to start up a trade but her father took the money from her and gambled with them.
She only had two dresses and the coins she had been saving for one, he had also collected.
Now she'll have to manage her two dresses till she could save up again.
All these was what Galene was thinking when her mother walked in and she had to pretend to be fine.
"Mother you are here" she said and her mother nodded.
"Where have you been, I looked for you when I returned from putting down the water but you were no where to be found" she said worriedly looking intently at her mother.
"Galene" her mother called holding her hands. I went to see if I could borrow some money for your dress as you had given yours to your father" she answered and Galene frowned.
" But mother why would you do that, I told you not to bother about me, I would save up again and get the clothes, You don't have to borrow for me" she said; her frown deepening.
"Tell me, you Weren't able to get the money were you? She asked and her mother bursted out in loud tears.
"They wouldn't lend me money, they said I had come to borrow for my drunk husband that even if they gave me as little as a shekel, I wouldn't be able to pay back," she said weeping. "The one who the husband had tried to borrow me, his wife had accused me of trying to take away her husband from her by collecting money from him. I had to leave before she calls the villagers" her mother said with more tears rushing down her eyes. "You see mother, you shouldn't have gone to them. Even though I only had two dresses, I would wear them happily till I save up enough" she said comforting her mother who continued weeping. "We would not die out of hunger, as long as we are alive, the gods would provide food for us" Galene assured her mother. "But am not happy Galene, I am not. My only daughter couldn't dress like her fellow maidens, if not for your god's given beauty, I wonder who would look at you" she said and Galene smiled. "You just said it mother, t
"No they would definitely catch me and even if they don't, they would go back and slay my poor mother because Master Damien is someone who doesn't hesitate to kill as I heard". "If all the stories said about him were all true, then I better keep to my self" she mumbled and sat still looking out of the carriage windows. She could not believe she had always prayed to get onto a carriage and rode round the village and the first carriage she would ever get on was the one taking her to her doom. A place she would work and suffer for the gods knows when and probably would never ever lay eyes on her mother and clan again. "Oh father what have you done" she muttered in pain. She would never forgive him and hope nemesis catches up with him. She sighed as the carriage came to a stop and she got down. She wouldn't deny that the castle was breath taking. Of what use was it to her when she came here as a slave. She preferred her rickety cottage to
"I mean what was your crime to be here" she asked and Galene sighed tears tricking down her eyes. "My father sold me out to Master Damien" she said sniffing and wiping off her tears. "Oh poor girl, How could your family be so heartless to give out his daughter to become a sex slave" she exclaimed pity written all over her face. "Wait you mean I would become a sex slave? Galene asked sitting up. "Yes that was the only thing you would be as a young lady in Master Damien's castle. Other servants and slaves were either married or older" she replied and Galene fell to the floor weeping uncontrollably. "How could you father, how could you be so cruel to your only daughter? What was my offend to you that you decided to treat me like an outcast father?" Galene wailed her voice rosing and filling the room. "Sshhh!!!! Lower your voice, if they get to hear your voice, they wouldn't hesitate to slay you" she said and
"Wait" one of the guard standing there howled at her and she abruptly stopped. The guard that brought her left and one of the guard standing by the door walked into the room. She stood there looking down at the floor, her chest hammering and her hand shaking. She took several intakes of breath to calm her nerves. Soon the guard came out and signalled the other own who inturned, searched her before he allowed her in. She walked into the room and glanced around but couldn't find where the master was so she stood still looking down. Come forward he ordered and her heart flew into her mouth and she quickly took her hands to hide her almost exposed boobs. She breathe out and dragged her legs towards him. She stood at his front and looked down "Good day master she greeted but he ignored her and cupped her left bre*st. She Frozed at the spot and her heart hammered. "Look at me he said and she looked up.
"Just ignore her" Mariam said and Galene nodded. Master Damien sat down on a raised chair sipping red wine from a cup while watching as his guards as they hit a man repeatedly. The man's scream echoed through the room and extended out sounding through the hallway. "What are you doing Duru? Is that how to you hit or your hands are too heavy to lift a strip" He shrieked, glaring daggers at a guard who was hitting with all his strength. He poured more wine into his royal cup enjoying the wail coming out from the man's throat. Hearing wails and cries made him happy, He enjoyed it as much as he enjoyed sex. He got tired of hearing the man's wail and stood up picking up his sword. "Splash" the man's head came rolling off his neck and he smiled, placing back the sword on the gilt. "You know what to do Duru" he said and Duru nodded. "Robin get me the new Slave" he ordered and took his wine bottle existing t
Gathering the remaining strength in her, She whimpered as she grabbed her dress from the floor and slipped it through her head. She stood at a spot and tried not to look at him and using a lot of efforts, she dragged her feet towards the door. She could fell his gaze on her back but didn't dare look back at him. Trying not to show weakness, she opened the door and left his room. She got to their room entrance and crashed to the floor wailing out loud. "What has she done to her father to deserve these punishments? Shouldn't they just kill her so she could rest. "gods and goddess weren't they looking down on her while she suffers in the hands of master Damien. Her inner legs hurts so bad. She couldn't endure the pain. These were more than torture to her, she weeped crouching on four. * * Lydia who had been pacing tho and fro the hallway, worriedly waiting to know w
"I could see that, I had been wondering around this whole place for minutes now and my legs are beginning to ache me" the lady laughed softly. "I see you are one of us and you are probably new here" The lady said and Galene nodded. "I got here a week ago" she answered and the lady nodded. "Now I understand perfectly" My dear slaves are not allowed to the master's personal kitchen and that was where u were headed" The lady pointed out. "Follow me for I would show you where the slaves kitchen are located, she said and Galene followed her. They soon arrived the kitchen entrance and the lady stopped. "I would leave you now, you can go in she said and turned to go but Galene called her back. "Please can I know your name she said and the lady smiled. "Amaya" she said smiling and Galene nodded and also smiled back. "My name is Galene" she said and Amaya beamed. "Peace" I love it and it reflects on you" she said and Galene blus
"Mother how have you been?" She asked after her mother calmed down a bit. They were now seated at the wooden bed. "How else would I be my daughter, your father seemed to have gotten worst as he no longer gets any coins from me". "He had sold off all my valuables and dowries, squandered them all on gamblings and drinks. I am just living with hope that the gods would make my daughter wipe my tears" she concluded and Galene's heart shattered as tears stream down her eyes. Her mother was been suffering in the of her heartless father. "Everything would be fine mother, let's trust and believe in the gods for even my destiny and future, he knows them all" she breathe out and her mother nodded. She knew she couldn't even believe her own words. Even though she had lost hope in her future as she had been sold off, she would not let her mother see through her eyes, the pain and anguish they held. "Mother I would go continue from where you sto