The King's concubine

Chapter 22: Losing count

Mei pov

I had lost count of the minutes and hours that I have spent in these stables , and I was all left out occupied and almost chocking on my own hunger  .
My stomach churned in the most painful way , I wanted a slight of water to be put on the tip of my mouth . I would have been satisfied but that didn't happen as I was left out all alone ,
The pervert guards left me alone after making fun of me and how pathetic , unworthy and how useless I am .

I didn't cry nor muttur anything Infront of them ,
I had enough in my shoes , I wanted to be stronger , their words not to hurt me in any way possible but guess what ? I ended up crying the moment they banged the door and walked out,and locked me inside . 

My heart constricted , everytime I looked at this place , I wasn't any far less from finishing cleaning the whole mess , but I knew I had to do something intelligently so that I could be spared and survive tommorrow despite the fever that has risen than it's normal state  .
I wiped the tears that leaked out tremendously out of my paining, stinging eyes , stood up on my feet and looked around .
I took the remaining dirty horses firsts and put them on one place , took buckets of water and throw at them weakly and brushed the dirt that came off from them one by one but in  only specific places that I knew will be inspected or so I thought .
The head , their stinky outer area of mouth , their stomach and finished with the legs that looked  a bit different from the other ones that I have attended ,

They had long black growing legs that was very hard for them to walk  . " What could these be ?" I bent down and wiped the sweat that clouded my forehead and poked them , they neighed at the proces which made me to back away from them .

Goddess !! They are scary ! I muttured inwardly ,
As I kept on thinking what to do with their growing feet , I saw a metal like thing that resembled a spoon ..?
No ! I have no idea what the shape resembled with , but it looked like it might be usuelf in fixing their growing feets .
I looked at the feets again and then at the horses that did nothing but chew on grasses that I dropped on them .

I dragged my body and took it with me , it was heavy ? or is it becuase I am weak and had nothing to eat all day long .
Shaking my head , I poked their feet that looked like a long bird's extended beak (overgrown horse hoofs ) and bent down with the thing on my hand . I pushed it in the middle of it's leg and then forced it cut waiting for a violent response from the horse but I got none which I breathe but quite amazed when the black overgrown legs were ditached and on the floor leaving the horse with the needed hoof to walk on .
Just after I finished cutting the remaining others which were countless of them  they started trotting up and down and making sounds ,
It terrified me becuase i didn't know what was going on , I was just doing what was supposed to be done right ?
Liar ,  you don't know what you are doing Mei , what if they all die tommorrow ? You will be beheaded in a split . My subconscious says to me which I gulped for a second .
I stood up pressing and holding my back with my hands on each side , looking at them wondering around .
What should I do to calm them ? I took the fresh grasses that seated on the other part of the stall and brought them near to the horses and they quickly digged in .
Interesting .. i mouthed to myself and later on after the amusement passed I got back to work tiredly. I didn't want to be prosecuted or die becuase of this ,  I would try my best .
Something tells me that i still have time and I should try harder .
Busying myself after I was done with cutting their overgrown feets , I collected the dirt and dumped them on the wheel barrow ready to dispose them in the place where other wastes were preserved .
I don't understand something, there are alot of guards men  and they make women work ? This king is as heartless as a rock and I would never in my life accept a man like him to rule me .
Sighing out loud , I ended up feeling dizzy all over sudden . No .. no .. no I can't sleep now , I can't pass out now .
This would be my end , I have to live .

"For my sister .. and  mother . "
I crawled back to the dirty water that I used to clean on the horse and pour it right on my face not bothering of the smell that came out of it .
It takes a person's will not to vomit after this , but I ended up gagging and regretting what I did as the smell reeked off from my whole body .
The smell will distract me and even encourage me to finish this darn work before that foolish king walks in here and his stupid guards .

I layed on the ground for some minutes breathing in and out , trying to wipe out the dirty water off of my face that took off  and faded almost all the sleep and the weakness off of me .
I roll my head looking sideways and saw the horses going inside their stalls .
No ! Damn it !! I am not done !!
Wincing with pain from my neck that just got itself noticed , I stood up roughly and walked slowly to them trying to take them out again .
But they didn't budge , I ended up sitting on the ground crying my heart out .
My heart was trembling and paining as I looked at the work done that has remained and I wasn't even halfway from finishing .
Stupid ungrateful horses !! I yelled out frustrated with tears in my eyes throwing my arms on air and legs on ground tiredly .
What have I done to deserve this ?is my luck really this bad ? Why is life so hard to people like us ?
I want to go home .. I miss home .. though we were poor we have never faced anything as painful as this .

Please dear goddes .. please help me !! Please help us .. I begged on my knees as I couldn't do anything but pray for my life and a life , A life that's not here ...
Later on after my breakdown , I was a mess . The smell was unbearable and terrible that it irritated every inch of my body .
With weakness , I started cleaning each and every stable once more .. I didn't even count how many . This place is as huge as a battlefield and I was walking like an oldie.
This will be over soon .. this will get better soon . I encourage myself every second that I had the darn broom cleaning up and the wheel barrow collecting the dirt .
Soon I heard the horses sounds and noise dying down that meant one thing, they were sleeping and the guards will be here soon .
Sniffling , I took the wastes away and started to clean the high end hallway that resembled a court room .
Sure did this room had a large space than the places that we as slaves live-in , I scoffed in my mind .

But then they are lovely innocent creatures ,I shouldn't be jealous of them . I shaked my head , I couldn't even smile as the energy wasn't there to even stretch my face .
Few seconds before even starting to clean up the scattered grass, I dropped down clutching my head and dropped on the ground with a slight thud .

If  I was destined to see tommorrow , I would appreciate and never complain goddess . I thought as I drifted into a deep dark slumber .

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