NOT A SLAVE

CHAPTER TWO:WHY

Luke pov

  Why? It is a very powerful question that occurs in every humans mind.And now adays it's been torturing me to death even when I'm in the middle of doing something important. Currently my father and i along with a few of our slaves are on our way to buy more slaves. Why? I don't know why we need more slaves when we have a bunch of them home.

I have grown up with slaves around our house. Since my mom died after giving birth to her last son which happens to be me. Today is my 24 birthday and my father wants to buy me slaves of my own just like my brothers. But the thing is i can't stand slaves around let alone having them as my own. Don't get me wrong i sleep with the preety slaves often but nothing disgusts me more than them. Why? Why do i sleep with them when i hate them it's because sleeping with a slave is more easier than sleeping with a lady.

When you sleep with a lady you need to take responsibility for your actions that might go as far as marriage. When it's a slave you can get away without as much as glancing back at them. Plus you can do whatever you wish with their body and they can't complain specially when your someone like me who likes to go harsh on them.

My two older brothers are quiet different though. They think slaves are equally as human and that they need affection as much as we do. When my first born brother Thomas turned 20 my father offered him this chance but he went all about how he can take care of himself.

" Son are you sure cause you will have  needs to take care of.not to mention you might have your own household in the future." My father tried to persuade him but my stubborn brother wouldn't give in.

"No father i won't just sit and order around a human as if they don't have dignity.  Beside how i manage my household should be one of my worries not yours "

"Well think about it son since i can't force you." I've never seen my father sound defeated before.

Atleast my second eldest one was wise enough to go buy some which he let free on their way back home.mason had this sick idea of letting all slaves free but since he can't convince my dad he went for a start with his own.

" mason what have you done.i paid for those slaves if you don't want them you should have said so" i wouldn't be surprised if father had killed mason that day.

" Father you said i can do what i wish with my slaves and i just did that. Why would you think i wanted to go there in the first place." Well mason got the famous glare from our father that night.not to mention father stoped speaking with both my brothers since that day.

That led to me trying to please my father by having slaves. From the household i was the one who was in charge of dicipline and punishments. The position was my fathers but when i turned 18 he passed it to me saying that my brothers would create a havoc in the house by letting everything free for the slaves.

" Son what's been on your mind."my father spoke breaking the silence that has settled in the first place.

"Nothing father just thinking about the women we locked in the dungeon before we left."

"Well why is she there in the first place."

"She stole some bread last night claiming her son was about to die but she ended up being caught before leaving the main house."

"And what are your plans for her?"

Now that i think of it she should probably be whipped till she never tries pulling something like this cause i hate someone who steals more than anything. She could of asked and I'm sure my fool brothers will give her the full kitchen.

"I think i should have fun whipping her. It would be a lesson to everone to know their place."

"Don't get carried away son cause we all know how you get once you start."

My father might want slaves around but he was never the cruel one. Till sometime he didn't even have a dungeon but everything changed when he found out about my reason to despise slaves this much.

" I know father i have left the past behind i can only see my future so no need to worry."

"I hope so son you deserved none of that I'm sorry. Your father always blames himself for not being there for you."

I've never blamed him for what happened back then. He was left with 3 sons to raise and a household to take care of. Why? Because my mother died before even holding me in her arms. Thomas was 4 years old and mason was 2 barely remembering our mother. And my father never talked about her.

When i turned 15 that's when i had a talk with my father that changed his behaviour towards the slaves. He changed the rules to more strict ones and had the punishment dungeon built. But i knew from that moment on he kept blaming himself for my current state.

"And that lady friend of yours how is she." I forgot to mention my childhood friend emily. She's the only women i respect and share a decent relationship with. She helped me in the past and since then we've been what you call freinds.

"She's fine why do you ask."

"Well what is your plan son you're not getting younger."

"I told you before father me and emily are just two people who like each other only as a company nothing more."

"Even if that is true son you never know someone might snatch her away."

The thought of her with someone doesn't even faze me rather i would be happy for her. Just when i opened my mouth to answer we had reached our destination and we had stoped moving.

I know y'all might hate luke but try and see things in his place even though he has no right to treat people like that.