slave girl

chapter one

🍁 My body is covered with the scars he gave me but my hands are covered with the life I drew from him 🍁 

Just edited this chapter. Pls I hope you read it all over again.

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Strolling in the meadows while listening to the sound of canaries singing melodious tunes and enjoying the whispers of the wind is what I love best in the day. It is the only thing that makes me forget the past and lean on to my future in this new town.

When I ran away, I stumbled across a path that led me to this small town. The roads were tarred and dusty. The houses had cracks on their walls with rusted roofs. People were riding donkeys which was rare in the Delphia, the town I came from where horses were mostly used.

I saw a cottage that looked empty and decided to check it out. I looked around to see if anyone was looking my way then snuck into the house. The coals in the fireplace were still red hot which means that it was definitely not deserted. There was a kettle on the stove that had steam coming out of and a half eaten bagel on a side plate. I looked around the house for pictures so that I can maybe identify the owner of this house which might be pointless but it was worth a try.

I saw a small framed photograph of a man and a woman. They both looked like they were in their late twenties. The woman had hazel coloured hair with green eyes and she had a smile that reached her eyes. There was a small scar on her left eyebrow that can go unnoticed if you don't look close enough. The man beside her was looking at her with so much admiration. He had blonde hair with brown eyes that had a wrinkle beside it because he was laughing and looking at her.

I want that.

I want someone to look at me like that also.

Looking around the house, I found noting interesting other than saddles. I slumped on the sofa and didn't know when I fell asleep until I felt someone shaking me.I opened my eyes and saw two men standing beside the sofa. One pointing a gun to my head and the other eating an apple.

"I'm going to ask you this question only once" the man with the gun said, "who are you and what are you doing here?"

To say I was scared was an understatement. I could literally see my life flash before my eyes. I was frozen but strangely drawn to their accent. They sounded English but with a mix of Delphi.

"Robert, call the sheriff ", the man with the gun said to the apple eating guy without taking his eyes off me. I know this guy. He is the blonde guy from the picture.

"He is going to love this ", The guy who I guess is Robert exclaimed sarcastically while leaving the room.

"Who are you?", the guy holding the gun asked me. His hair was covering his right eye.

"My name is Milena" I whispered keeping my head down.

"Pardon me miss but I didn't get that", he snapped causing me to flinch

"I s-said t-that my name is Milena", I raised my voice a little bit.

"And why are you in my house?!" he yelled grabbing my wrist. He reminded me of my Master and immediately I started sobbing.  He let go of my hand almost too quickly and moved back. Robert walked inside looking confused.

"Charles, what did you do to her?" he asked.

"I'm sorry I snapped ", Charles put his gun back into his holster, "she just reminds me of her."

"Well she isn't" Robert replied,"you can't yell at a stranger because of your personal life."

"Don't you stand there and tell me how to act around people when you can't even stand the sight of new people! "Charles yelled angrily

"At least I avoid them rather than being an ass towards them!" Robert yelled back.

They were deep into their argument that they didn't see me sneaking out of the house. I finally realised the breath I was holding when I got outside. As I was about to run, someone caught my arm. When I looked up I saw a very gorgeous man with brown eyes and and a chiseled jaw. He was wearing a straw hat and his lip was in a thin line. I suddenly became weak in the knees. He dragged me back into the house making me to almost trip but I caught myself.

"Is she the one?", his deep smooth voice sending chills down my spine.

"Oh goodness gracious ", Charles said running his hand through his hair, "she almost gave me a heart attack."
 
He moved me to the sofa and asked me to sit. My heart was racing so fast I thought my chest will explode. I sat down and started picking on a hole in my dress.

"What's your name miss", the sheriff asked

"Milena", I said looking down

"And what brings you to this town because I'm sure your not from around here, am I right? " he removed his hat and kept it on the stool beside him as he sat on the sofa opposite me.

"Yes I'm not from around here", I whispered looking up, "I'm just looking for a place to stay because I have no where to go to. My parents died and my aunt chased me away from her house", slowly looking away from his hard stare afraid that he would know that I am lying.

"I'm really sorry for sleeping on your sofa S-sir Charles", I licked my chapped lips and swallowed hard. "I was desperate"

"And I'm sorry for snapping at you like that", he came closer and took my hands in his, "I don't know what came over me"

I was surprised because this was the first time a man was apologizing to me. They are either busy insulting my scars, hitting me or raping me. That didn't stop me from flinching though.

"T-thank you", I stuttered quietly.
He nodded and moved back to where he was standing before.

"Milena, you'll be staying with me if you want but you will have to work in my garden", the sheriff said with a scowl, "but I will have to do a background check on you because I don't trust you".

"Yes, thank you", I said ignoring the fact that he can find out the truth, "I promise you won't regret it"

He ran his hands across his face with a deep sigh, "ya, I hope I won't", and stood up from his chair picking up his hat.

I picked up my dirty bag and followed him as he started walking out of the house without giving Charles and Robert a second glance.

And that was how I found myself a home and a family in Central Goldberg.

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Hello everyone. I'm kinda nervous because this is my first novel and I hope you guys liked this chapter.

I promise you that the best is yet to come. And please if you didn't enjoy the beginning, please still keep going, I'm sure you'll enjoy it *fingers crossed* thanks again.  Don't forget to follow me😆😘