The King's concubine

chapter 13 : The journey

Mei
The cries started again when we were forced to walk the directions where the intruders were taking us , Men didn't utter a word as they by passed us ,
The bent their head in shame and anger . They could  not meet any woman's eyes . They feel like they are to be blamed from all these.
Which is not their fault, we have never went to war .Our village has always been peaceful , We loved everyone around us despite what we have .
We were poor yes , but the king was trying his best to make sure that we live happily despite the problems that we have .
Soon it will get dawn and I wonder when are we going to reach our destination . my eyes looked around as we walk in que like bees. I have still not found my sister , and my mom who I am likely sure that they are here .
Just like any other girl , family  is important , And being into this kind of  pre-slavery I have to worry about them , I have never in my life wanted them to suffer .
If it's the sufferings  then I rather want to see them smile than the tears pouring from their eyes . People don't understand how you become a different person after you have family .
And especially if you have a heart like mine , You tend to forget all the dangers so that your loved ones can love you , accept you and respect you in all aspects .
Walk !! I heard one of the soldiers bark angrily to some girls not far from me ,
I ..I can't anymore.. she breathed out fearfully while crying .
She is in big trouble , the inner me tells me sadly, and I couldn't help but agree with my Intuitions ,
Becuase not soon the girls hands were opened  and she was slashed into  pieces infront of us .She didn't yell no shed a tear from exhaustion and I am so concerned about it ,I know for sure her soul had already rested for a while .
Muflling my sobs , They kept telling us to keep on walking and threatning us if somebody says they are sick , they will have the same fate as the file who has just died .
I pray everyone to have hope and faith for the goddes,i understand that this is a test that many of us didn't see it coming , But still ...
We should have faith,
"And what if faith is not enough , ?''I found myself asking as we walked drowsily .
I ...I do not know.. I found myself whisper whilst hot tears streamed down my eyes ,
This is it you morons !! We are about to cross this damn lake and I am pretty sure you don't want any of you to be drown into this shit !!
The soldiers yelled to everyone of us making us tremble , This is a border between our village and the forest .Thinking about this made me shed few tears ,
I will never see home again, This is the last step that I will take before leaving  my village , I won't see my shop nor make any new clothes . I won't hear the music that we used to hear through out the days , I wouldn't see any dancers , any naughty boys or any perfect families again.
The men started to cross the river uncomfortably as they were tied with  heavy tough ropes ,
I knew not everyone is going to pass this alive and i was proven right when one of the soldiers came with a sword and cut the ropes of one  of the young men who possible was weak and couldn't even open his eyes , and drown him into the water .
As the girls and women cry silently , we  all couldn't help but muffle our sobs and hear his last yells of disappearing into the waters . We all are going to end up the same ,
I muttured under my breath with uncontrollable tears that leaked down from my eyes .
Walk ... The soldiers tell at us and we do what we were told , Silently walking and helping each other from drowning .In difficult times we have always helped each other and this moment means a thousand things to us villagers ,
We remeber there is no friend than your own neighbour , there is no friend than family and the people around you .
I and the others were all wet when we managed to pass through , we thanked the lord that none of us were drowned or killed at the moment and I  made sure I  drank some water  as we crossed through .
After few minutes , The children were also brought , hanging on the log that was carried on the shoulders of the soldiers , weeping as their being scolded to shut their mouth .
They have no mercy for children , what are they going to do to the young girls and women ,?
I am scared to ever think about it,My inner fear is something that I don't even want to cross at, Becuase usually the Instincs that I usually get are always true .
Get on walking !! We don't have a decade to wear around .. The man's voice who is their king said with a temper .
Yes my king !! The others followed and ushered us to carry on walking and passing the small forest that was about to welcome us ,
I took a deep breath and walked and bent my face like the others and followed through the que of line , " you could see our dirty legs that were painted with mud ."
Our smelly bodies that hid nothing modest than the nighties that we wore . Somtimes you could feel the soldiers stare that was around us and it's disgusting .
I am pretty sure many of them have   even partners who are waiting for them , but they are here showing their true colours and tyranity towards innocent people .
The forest is eerie Silent, it is the hours of the morning and the mist that clouded the nearest leaves and tress made us all shiver from the formed cold air ,
I could feel my mouth trembling and my legs getting wobbly but I couldn't utter a thing,
Not soon we heard a bark from the soldier, Walk fast  you cats ... You can fuck  everything but not walk .
He spit out venomously .
I gritted my teeth with anger, how could he talk ill of us , many of them they have abducted are young girls who I am pretty sure are as still innocent as the apples hanging on their branches. They were the ones who came to us and rape the women that had partners and even made them feel unworthy by burning them as the children watch them .
They are the one's who are animals , dirty and monsters that shouldn't be forgiven .
Why can some people see through us , ? We are never a harm, we have always lived together with courtesy . 
And that ended only in one night ..my subconscious reminded me and I closed my eyes following like the others .
"The bitter truth , "
We carried on walking until we all halted our movemwns when we heard a yell of a man ,more like a grunt that followed by a thud .
We couldn't look but bent out heads and wait,
Shit .. he is bitten by a snake .. One of the soldiers said ,
Kill him so that you could speed up his death , The voice who I assume is the king said out .
B..but my ..my king he is our soldier ...He pondered! 
Shut up ! Any one weak will be left behind even if it's going to be one of you . Their king yelled  and  carried on riding his horse  with a grunt. 
I haven't seen such a cruel man in my life , He is despicable and an ass even to his loyal men.  He is brutally killing them to prove to them what ?

"That he is the king ? "

The hypocrisy ...

After hours of walking that's when we heard the king's voice ..
WE ARE HERE ...