The So Called Witch

Chapter 7

She was slow to comprehend what just happened, this was the first time her mother had hit her, and that hard?

Holding back her tears, she put one palm on her red, now swollen cheek, she was more hurt by the fact that her mother had actually hit her than the pain that she was feeling, and all because she was late for fifteen minutes only

Her mother's eyes filled with rage at seeing her daughter this late, she new the strict rules, she couldn't hold back her anger and had just hit her, she never did, and now seeing the expression on her daughter's face, she felt a tiny hint of regret, but as soon as it came, it went

"You should have known better than breaking the rules, you wait till your father knows about this, he wouldn't be as easy with you as me"

It wasn't really her father who she will face his wrath now actually, as its impossible since he's under the ground six feet buried from a long time ago, it was her mother's husband, as she likes to call him, who will make her night unbearable

But nothing would hurt her more than that slap she got from her mother now

She remembered when her mother used to be so caring and sweet, that was, when her father was alive, but ever since he left, her mother used to do many disgusting things for money so that they could stay alive, slowly, her mother became more angry and rude towards Odette for no reason, until she met Henry, her mother fell for his looks and so called wealth at that time

Her mother could care less when her daughter was being hit by Henry, she just wanted the money so badly, when they married, he didn't have any penny left, leaving it all to odette to start working

Why her mother hasn't got rid of him yet, she wouldn't understand, it's clear that she didn't love him as much as she did when they first met

"Get inside" her mother's harsh voice brought her out of her trance, back to the presence

"C'mon in" She hissed when odette seemed to no have moved a single muscle

A apart of odette wanted to not listen to her mother, but she knew that Henry wouldn't have let that easily go as well

"Clara? What's all this about? Can't a man get some sleep in here?!" A loud voice boomed from the stairs, he was coming downstairs

Quickly, her mother gripes her arm, and pulls her inside roughly, closing the door behind

Odette winced at her mother's fingernails digging into her skin

Once he was in sight at the end of the stairs, was odette able to comprehend the serious situation at hand, he didn't look that pleased, in fact, he was looking as if he wanted to murder someone, with his eyes red from tiredness, and his big form, he looked like a monster, human monster

Oh god, please help

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Athena stayed silent, she knew that whatever she will say wouldn't help the situation at hand, was it wrong for her to listen on about Odette's past? Well, it's too late now to regret this

Odette's pair of wet eyes looked up at Athena's worries ones

Odette changed her expression from thoughtful and sad to confusion, why was Athena looking at her as if she had just spit out her secret?

"Did I say it out loud?" She finally asked

"Um, i-i guess you could say that" Athena said, she didn't want to lie at Odette, but at the same time didn't think it was wise for her to tell her about them, at least not now

"Till when will you be staying here?"

"O-one week I think" odette answered, she was still confused, and ashamed of herself for saying what was in her mind out loud

"Good, tomorrow early in the morning, before the sun rises, I want you to be in front of my bedroom, don't make a sound or even knock on the door, just wait till I come out" the princess ordered, "You may leave now"

With that Odette left the room, with one thought on her mind, what does princess Athena want from her, and what in the world does she know about her