Chapter 20: Meeting A Roommate
Lilac
I was breathing so hard when I returned back to the Slave quarters, and I felt like I might collapse. I couldn’t believe that I was still alive, and that I wasn’t hurt. It was still impossible for me to wrap my head around all that went down in the Prince’s room.
I was still breathing hard when I returned the cleaning supplies back to where I got them from, then I slumped against the wall there and let out a long breath, feeling like I could finally breathe again.
What the hell was that? Everything about him had felt so powerful and so scary. I felt like a bug in his presence. I almost couldn’t believe that was the same person that was that beast that I thought would kill me. When he cornered me against the wall, I thought he’d actually kill me.
But here I am, still alive. The thought of being forced to do this every single day sent dread through me. He had warned me to not be late next time, but I wished I wouldn’t have to be in his presence again. My hand reached up to touch my throat and I winced as a little pain shot through the bone there, while flashbacks of when he strangled me resurfaced across my mind.
I let out one last exhale and moved off the wall, and as I walked down the hallway, past so many other slaves all dressed in the same uniform as myself, I slowly reminded myself this is my new life henceforth and I’d have to get used to it. Get to being a slave in a kingdom we are seen as trash. As I walked, people barely paid me attention, which was a complete opposite of what I used to experience back at home. If I were back home, everyone would be staring at me while gossip and laughing at me, and I’d be hearing the whispered word ’freak,’
Here, it doesn’t seem like people are blessed with heavenly gifts. Which means I’m just like them in that aspect, and no one can label me a freak here because of that. For the first time, I felt like a normal person.
Although a few people were looking at me curiously, it was just small glances, and I assumed it was because I was new here. I literally just joined a few hours ago after all. It was already evening and I took a few turns till I arrived at the room I’d be sharing with three more people.
I pushed at the door but it was locked. After knocking, it swung open almost immediately and I was welcomed with a glare from someone very tall and large. It appeared like I woke him from his sleep and I gulped nervously and inched backward tentatively to avoid him hitting me. He had large shoulders and he sleepily rubbed his eyes as he blinked down at me.
"What do you want? I’m not interested in fucking anyone for protection."