Cursed (Open Novella Contest)

Chapter 10

   Once I calmed down, I managed to put my costume back on and make it look at least presentable. I walked back down the hallway and looked around. There were no guards that I could see. I sighed and walked towards the door when Melania came running inside. He grabbed my arm as he ran past me and dragged me down the hallway. "Why aren't you doing your part?" he asked as we ran.

   "I was," I said, "But it didn't exactly go the way it was supposed to"

   He sighed and ran faster. That meant that I had to sprint in order to keep up with him. Once we got to the room with the jewel in it, we found that Blaze had left the door wide open. Inside the room though, there were two men arguing. One of them I recognized as the new Sultan, Kevin James. Kevin James was short like his father but was built like Superman from the old American movies. His eyes were hazel and he was very pale. "We have to distract them somehow," Melania said, hiding behind the door.

   I thought for a minute when I finally had an idea. I had to tell them what happened to me. It was the best thing to do. My mom did say that we shouldn't hold these kinds of things back. "I know what to do," I said with a smirk.

   I ran inside the room and right up to the two men. "Sir!" I called out, "Help! A group of guards, they raped me"

   The two men looked at me in surprise. "What?" the sultan asked, furrowing his eyebrows. 

   "The guards" I repeated, "T-they raped me. I'm sorry. I stumbled in here by mistake and they saw me. This outfit is for my job so I can make money"

   "Stop rambling," the sultan said before pushing me out of the way, "It's your own fault. You should have gotten a real job so that way men wouldn't want to touch you and treat you like those guards did. Make sure you close the door on your way out"

   He turned back to the man he yelling at before. Tears watered in my eyes. Did he really just say that?  I asked myself, After everything I have been through?

   I sighed and walked away. When I walked through the doors, I was greeted by a shocked Melania. "D-did that actually happen?" he asked.

   I nodded. Melania said nothing as he gave me a bear hug. I couldn't stop myself from crying. The moment ended when we heard Blaze screaming down the hallway. "Run!" he yelled.

   Melania and I looked at each other before running in the opposite direction of Blaze. He'll be fine. He'll catch up, I thought to myself as we ran through the doors. It wasn't until Melania was climbing into the van that I noticed the jewel sticking outside of his satchel. I smiled and climbed in after him without fear.