chapter 5: She Look Young

Chapter 5: She Look Young

Sophia

"I am Talia by name, nice to meet all of you," she said smiling but none of us replied to her.

"Let's all go and eat," Talia said, still smiling, her smiles didn't leave her face even though we didn't respond to her.

We followed her to the eating area where they served us food and we sat together on the table. Other maids were busy looking at us with disgust and I couldn't help it but felt uncomfortable by their stares. They look so beautiful and superior and we are looking like low life people.

"It seems you are babysitting this time Talia?" a girl walked up to where we were eating and asked Talia.

"Please Bella be nice…. this is…"

"Don't dare to introduce me to these filthy people that I won't be seeing in a week," Bella cut her off.

"I have told you to be nice to them," Talia glared at her and she scoffed.

"It doesn't make sense, you are wasting your time with these people, their fate has already been decided". Talia said.

"Bella, it is time you leave from here and stop scaring innocent people." She said while referring to Bella. And Bella rolled her eyes as walked away shaking her hips. Something in me tells me that she is in this castle to pursue man. Her whole body screamed close and she looked like someone that loves flirting.

"But what does she mean by fate has already been decided?" Are they going to kill us?

"Don't mind her, she is a busy body," Talia said to us. But it didn't stop my curiosity, and I am sure others are also having some questions running through their mind but we can't speak up.

"Of course she is," one of us responded. At the table while we were still eating, Talia suggested we introduce ourselves.

"I am Rose and I am twenty-six years old," the lady sitting next to me said.

But she looks younger than her age and her smile was so bright, not minding our condition. She smiles so beautifully and never bothers about the circumstances she finds herself.

"My name is Lucy" the lady sitting by my left introduced herself. Although she didn't look like someone that talks much and she was busy looking at the food and picking it one after the other as if it was the most interesting thing she has ever set her eyes on.

"I am Grace, thirty-five by age and I guess I am older than you all," she said smiling brightly.

Wow, she is really that old!

"I am the eldest among you all so I demand respect from all of you", the last lady replied and Grace rolled her eyes.

But she looks very young.

"Then what is your age?" Grace asked her.

The lady giggled.

"Okay, my apologies as she laughs between, and waiting for her to finish laughing.

My name is Tina, and I'm nineteen years old. My pleasure to meet you all," she replied and she looks like someone that will be troublesome.

"But why did you lie to us in the first place Tina? Rose asked.

"We all need to laugh to ease and relieve stress," she explained.

They all faced me waiting for my own introduction and I stared at them in confusion.

"Oh I remember, you can't speak right?" Talia asked and I nodded my head.

"Then why can't you write down your name?" But I still shook my head.

In the remote village I came from, there wasn't anything like education there.

"You can't write as well?" Talia asked and I nodded again.

I was never opportuned to learn how to read and write and the remote village I grew up never had anyone training or impacting knowledge to them.

But the years I spent in my village were the most precious moments of my life, not until the awful fate befall on me. A fate that I always prayed to be taken away from me.

"We will definitely find a way to communicate with you, but now that we don't know your name, what do we call you?" Talia asked.

I can't even think of anything to tell them. I didn't even wish to try telling them my name because the name my parents gave me was the thing I hated most in my life.

"There is no need for that because she can't speak," Lucy said with annoyance.

I really don't wish to associate myself with her because she always acts as if she is the one in this condition.

"You don't need to speak to her like that," Tina replied as she turned towards my direction.

"I only told the truth, so don't attack me," Lucy responded in defense.

"Enough of that, do you want us to choose a name for you?" Talia asked and I nodded. "That's alright, I am very sure we will find a way to communicate with you", she added.

"Is no use being nice to us Talia, cause your friend Bella has already told us that we are not going to stay too long here so why all these pretence," Lucy scoffed and Talia's smile vanished and her face was really terrifying.

Immediately, I suddenly became anxious as to why Bella uttered such a comment. Talia looked at Lucy and then smiled again.

Lucy was just being rude even though she is angry, it wasn't right for her to transfer the aggression to Talia. Besides, it wasn't her fault that we were slaves.

"With this behavior of yours,you will get yourself in big trouble that might lead to death Lucy, you should have at least allowed me to finish my sentence," Talia replied, still smiling.

Her smile didn't leave her face and one could easily notice that she was trying her best to be friendly with us but Lucy didn't want to accept it.

Although, all of us needed an explanation of what Bella said earlier but the way Lucy was going about it is totally wrong.

"I was going to explain everything in detail to you people but you rudely interrupted me. You all were brought here to serve Alpha Axel." Talia said.

Immediately, confusion and the fear of the unknown was written all over our faces.

What does she mean by serving an Alpha? Slaves are not supposed to be seen anywhere near the Alpha and that is the fact known to everyone.

Then what was Talia talking about?

"Before you people jump into conclusion, allow me to finish first," she added as she saw the look on our faces.

I was very scared at this point.

"How is it possible for slaves to serve the Alpha?" Tina asked out of curiosity.

All my life I have never heard of slaves serving the Alpha of a Pack. I thought there is a law that slaves are not to see the Alpha's. Anyone seen near them, is either the person will be killed or be torture in an unthinkable ways. So then, what was Talia trying to insinuate?

"Please allow me to finish my explanation, you all will be trained for seven days on how to behave like the real maids in the sight of the Alpha, you will be serving me food and as well as other errands for…."

"Other errands like what?" Lucy again cut her off rudely.

"You don't always let me finish before interrupting me, let me remind you, I have the authority to punish you so you better watch how to speak to me." Talia warned with a hard voice but still firm.

Talia didn't like being talked to in such a rude manner but Lucy bothered and she was acting as if she wasn't one of the slaves. From the way she was speaking, I think she has never worked before. Maybe that's the reason she randomly asks questions without letting Talia finish.

"From my experience so far, the Alpha never had a mistress or bedmates. I know it's hard for you people to believe but that's actually the truth and I can't lie about it." Talia said.

Anyway, believing her would be so hard and difficult because slaves don't always trust their masters.

"Why don't you want to tell us the truth that the Alpha takes pleasure in torturing us," Lucy scoffed.

Torturing? That word alone makes my whole body shiver. In all my years of slavery, I have never actually been tortured, all I received was punishment and no matter how painful it seems I knew it is far better than being tortured.