Slave..... Will I Ever Be Free??

Assure

Ae's POV:

I fished out the cell phone which I had hidden in another pocket. Pete looked at me as I handed him the device. "This is for you." I said. He took it in his hands admiring it. I can see his eyes welling up in tears as he looked at the device.

"Why are you crying?" I asked. "I-I.... N-nobody gave me g-gift after mae passed away..." he said while crying. I felt hurt after hearing those words. It looked like nobody cared for him. I wrapped my arms around him and he instinctively hid his face into my chest crying out the pain. It felt worst seeing him like this, he was scared, threatened, beaten and also forced to do things against his wish. He had been enduring all this pain for God knows how long.

I have never felt interested in anyone but this little lad had my curiosity and concerned peaked for him. "Pete... I am there for you when you need. You are not alone and I will be bringing you gifts every time I come to visit you." I assured. I kept stroking his back, trying to calm him down and after a while, I can hear him sniffing.

"Now... Let me show you how to use this." I said while diverting his attention to the cell phone. I explained to him some basic functions and about calling and all other stuff. I also taught him to use the camera and he seemed to catch up everything pretty soon.

I made him understand about how it worked and how to attend the calls. It was a big step and risky decision but I wanted Pete to be happy. And most important of all, I wanted to make sure that he is safe.

"Pete, will you tell por about your phone?" I asked wanting to know whether he was ready to share the news with Weir. He looked at me and shook his head in denial. "Por will take it away. He don't allow me to use phone." He said. It was a relief knowing that he will be careful while using the device.

"Where will you keep it?" I asked. "I will keep it inside the room. Somewhere hidden." He replied. "What if the servants comes to clean your room?" I inquired. He looked down at his hands while he spoke in a low voice, "No one comes to my room except for Weir. He only comes when there is someone coming for a business deal. He don't enter my room, he just inform me about it from outside and leave." He spoke.

"Isn't this your room?" I questioned. "No... This room is only for the guests. I am only allowed inside when they want to........" he didn't speak any further and I understood what he wanted to say. It made my blood boil when I realized that this room was meant to have bad memories for Pete. I can completely understand his fear now.

I didn't want to keep him in this place anymore. I wanted him to be free and happy. "Pete, would you like to come with me?" I asked. "Where?" he asked innocently while blinking his eyes. "To my house? You can do anything you want there. You can eat chocolates, ice cream; we can go for picnic.... Would you like to come?" I asked.

"YES!!!" he said in his joyful tone. Now, the only thing I wanted to do was to get the permission from Weir to take Pete to my place and which por will be doing. Before coming for a visit, por and I talked about the deal and por decided that we will talk to Weir about our terms. Por was going to double the money but in return, Weir was going to allow me to take Pete to my house.

As far as I know, Weir would do anything for money. But the main part was allowing Pete to leave, we feared that Weir might say that I can visit Pete whenever I want instead of letting him outside. We had asked for a month because after Pete's birthday, many things were going to change and Weir was going to have the biggest surprise of his life.

"Ae...." Pete called. This was the first time I heard him call my name and it sounded like a call from small kitten. "Yes dear..." I said giving him my full attention. "Ae... Will you surely take me out?" he asked. "Yes... My por will talk to your por about it and then, you will be allowed to go out." I assured. I didn't want to see his sad face anymore.