Chapter 10
Rose made it to her room without being disturbed by any of the customers already coming inside the brothel. She was surprised to see how late it was now since it was noon when she left with the other women to stroll through the town.
She had been unconscious for hours, dreaming of a field that she didn’t know whether it was real or fake.
Rose’s unconscious state had led her to miss taking food from the kitchen to have something to fill her stomach and she didn’t know where the apple she had bought was now. All she had to try to make it through the night was water.
Rose pressed her back against the wall, the small knife pointed toward the door. Even with what happened today with Mathias and Graham, Rose had not forgotten what she overheard between Silvia and Jonathan.
Jonathan had to be crazy to want to attack her when Graham wasn’t looking, but Rose had always known there was something wrong with him.
Unfortunately, Rose did not have any other places to hide other than her room so she had to defend herself should Jonathan or Silvia be foolish enough to come here.
Rose removed the cloth she had placed over the jar to keep the water protected. She lifted the jar, bringing it to her lips to take a long sip of the water.
In the distance, Rose heard the music start to play as the women were off to entertain the customers and laughter was heard. These two sounds alone had been torture over the years as she knew what was occurring not far away from her.
"I’m tired," Rose whispered.