BEYOND..

Chapter Three

Location: BENO.
Resident: Minister's Private Resident.
Time:7:00pm
Elena's POV
The nobles went in first and I and my brothers followed suit, the room looked so extravagant and classy, it looked like a conference room as there was a very round glass table with chairs round it. There was a woman sitting in the middle of the table and immediately we locked eyes, I felt a force exactly like the ones I have in my nightmares.

I suddenly felt dizzy and had to lean on the door for support.

"Young lady, are you alright?" The woman asked as she signaled to the nobles to help me sit and also asked my brothers to sit.

I was led to sit on a chair and by now I was already having serious headache. It felt as if I was carrying a heavy weight holding my body down.

-Slish-
I felt a strange air blow on me and the pain was gone.

"I know you three have never been to BENO before. I am really sorry to inform you guys that something tragic happened to your parents, that was why I had the nobles bring you here" She was looking at each of us as she spoke.

"With an heavy heart, I announce to you three that your parents are dead.
Silence
Silence
Silence

Fred stood up and looked at me, then looked at Carlton. I could see tears welling up his eyes. I was trying to hold it in but just thinking of the fact that I can't see them again or eat with them or get annoyed with them made me break down in tears. I felt my brothers running over to hug me.

"I-I...w-we c-can't s-see them a-ag-again, I-I h-had a lot I wanted to tell them" I said between sobs as I hugged my brothers trying to console them.

I wanted to tell mom about my nightmares and how I've been feeling weird since I started having the nightmares. But they are GONE, just like that. Fred will be seven in the next couple of months and Carlton is already ten years old, how will I take care of them.....

My condolences. Before your parents passed away, they were still in debt to the Minister. So you three will be staying at the servant's quarter because you'll need to pay off your parents' debt. Are we clear?" She looked at us for a response.

"Weren't we always in debt, the lower class..... People from the lower class are always like slaves to you all!" I lashed out at her, not caring if she was in the higher rank or not.

Lady watch it! Cause next time I might do something you'll not like. Lord Raeez and Lord Remus, playing take them to their quarters and if anyone of them misbehaves, make sure to punish that person" she stood up to leave.

"Wait! Where's their body?"

"Burnt body you mean? Well, they are already ashes answer didn't put their ashes in a urn because they don't deserve it" She walked out of the room as my brothers burst into fresh tears.

I am dreaming, I'll soon wake up, this is one of those nightmares, right?

The nobles roughly grabbed I and my brothers and they led us out of the mansion, though we were still in the compound. We went north of the compound and after walking for a while, old looking houses came to view. It looks like the houses you'll see Lower class people (like me and my brothers) live in.

As we entered, some servants we met on the way kept bowing for the nobles. A fat woman approached us and bowed for the nobles.

"Lady Melissa asked us to bring them to you, they must be handled with discipline and be punished if found slacking off. Okay?"

"Of course sirs, your wish is my command" The fat woman bowed and the nobles left I and my brothers with her.
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The woman led us to a tiny room with two mattress on the floor. "I guess you three are related right?" I could only nod as a response to her question.

"So you're going to be staying together, I'll let you three rest for today. But tomorrow you will be assigned to your work. Okay?"
No response

"When. I. Talk. Or. Ask. A. Question. You. Reply. Okay!" She said raising her voice and glaring at us disgustingly.

"Okay ma" I and my brothers answered in unison now scared of this woman as she left closing the door behind her.

I was actually thinking she would be nice but I don't think so anymore" Fred said as he slumped on the dirty mattress and started crying and later Carlton joined him on the mattress, trying to console him.

I gently dropped my purse on the mattress.

Are we really slaves? For real? How did we end up like this, Mom and Dad are you guys really dead? This can't be happening, right?

The door was yanked open by a girl, she was also a servant because she was wearing the black uniform.
"Hallo"
"I have been asked by Madam Yvonne to give you an hair cut" she said staring at me.

"Why? Is it compulsory?"

"Yeah, as you can see my hair is short and please is you hair really purple or you dyed it?"

"I was born with it" I answered.

"So what are we waiting for let me get to work"

"Are you going to shave I and Carlton's hair?" Fred asked as he cleaned the tears rolling down his cheeks.

"Nope. So can I get to work?"

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Looking at myself in the mirror, I really looked like a slave, with my black uniform on. Elizabeth, the girl who gave me an haircut made sure my hair was so low it did not reach my cheek. I have been assigned as a server and my brothers were assigned to join the Janitors.

I walked to the kitchen with some other servants, the kitchen was large and I could see like thirty cooks, all wearing a hair net. I was putting on gloves and wearing an hair net.

The servers were lined up at the entrance of the kitchen and so I joined the queue, I could see some servers coming out of the other entrance with covered food and they were going to the mansion all in a queue.

My phone has also been seized by Madam Yvonne and according to her "Servants do not use phones".

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