Nyefield University pt 2

Chapter 3

Charlie aged 11
"Come with me." I've learnt better than to ask questions now. So I follow my aunt, she takes me into her bathroom which I've only been in a handful of times. This normally means we have guests coming.. Great. I try to hold back my sobs, I don't want a beating again. The bath is already full with bubbles this time, it smells like baby shampoo. "Strip and get in." I take off my dirty dress that I have to always wear and get in and hide under the bubbles as quickly as I can. I hate it when adults make me take my clothes off infront of them. It doesn't feel right. Beatrice starts to clean my hair for me, it's all knotted and horrible because I'm not allowed a brush. She's yanking my hair and I have to bite my hand to stop from yelling out. Nearly a bottle of conditioner later my hair is smooth again. I'm passed a strange rough sponge and told to wash myself, I start gently scrubbing my skin but apparently it wasn't good enough so she rips the weird sponge out of my hand and scrubs every inch of my body. I'm silently crying by the end, my skin is red raw but luckily she doesn't punish me. I get out and she passes me a tub of baby powder.

"Cover yourself in this, we want you smelling right for tonight." I'm confused.. wouldn't they use perfume or something if they wanted me to smell nice? I do as I'm told though, then I'm lead back to my room. Beatrice locks me in but comes back only moments later with a shopping bag. "John was nice enough to buy you somethings for tonight. It's a very special night and you are to be on your best behaviour." I nod and slowly open the bag, it has a cute little pink dress with unicorns on it.. its a bit babyish for me but I like it. There is some pink hair bobbles and a butterfly clip, along with a pink pair of jelly shoes. These are the kind of things I would wear when I was like 6 but I appreciate them all the same.

"Thank you so much, I love them"

"Good, put the dress on then I can do your hair." I put the dress on then my aunt puts my hair in pigtails and the butterfly clip on the side of my head. I then put my new shoes on. "Very good. I will tell John how well behaved you've been. We're going out to the car now, you can bring your teddy and you need to be well behaved. Remember good girls get rewarded." I've not been in a car since I was bought here, maybe we're going home! I grab the teddy the nice police lady gave me before I came here and I follow my aunt out of the house, she helps me into the back of the car and head off.

Eventually we stop infront of a big metal building, theres a big scary man that opens my door. He looks at me the same way everyone has looked at me recently, like they want to eat me. I don't like it. Beatrice leads me inside the building and we go through loads of doors until we're in an office. John is sat the otherside of the desk.

"Finally you're here."

"Sorry sir, her hair was much worse that we thought. She was very well behaved."

"That's good to hear, Charlotte well done." I hate being called Charlotte but I don't say that.

"Thank you for my new clothes."

"No worries you look beautiful. You are going to be the star of the show!"

"What show?"

"Ahh I haven't told you. You're the main attraction tonight, don't worry you don't have to do anything other than just stand there. Some people will be paying very good money to see you tonight. And the person that pays the most money will have a very special experience with you." I dont dare ask what the experience is, but the way he is talking and looking at me makes me feel funny.

"Beatrice can you take her to the room. Everything will be starting in about ten minutes."

My aunt leads me through more doors and corridors until we enter a room that's like a sitting room but made for small kids. I'm told I can play with anything though so I sit down with some crayons and paper. After a while I can hear a voice, like when you're in a shop and a loud voice shouts something out. He speaks very fast but I think I hear him saying different numbers over and over going up. Finally he says