Chapter 9

When I was near the stairs then there I saw a rose was standing there. She is one of the maids in the house. She must be 5 years older than me. She is a very good person. She is like an older sister to me. I went near her and asked, “what happened, why are you calling me”.

“Are you ok?” she asked me in a worried voice. “yes I'm OK “ why is she asking me.

“Then why are you breathing so hard is something wrong are you not feeling well”, she asked me. Then I realized I was breathing heavily “Yes everything is OK I was just running because you're calling me I'm totally fine ”.

“Oh is that so”...

“why were you calling me”.

“O yes I forgot madam was calling you she needs the help of yours to select a dress for her. She is expecting you in her room”.

“OK let's go is she going out”.

“ I don't know if she only told me to find you because she needs your help”.

I just hmm in response. I went to Aunt Jennifer's room. I was standing in front of her room door. “O Jane you came, come here I need your help”. I entered her room and she was seeing her dresses with confusion “please help me to choose a dress for tomorrow”.

“For tomorrow are you going out?” I asked her. “yes I'm going out with your uncle. He is taking me to some charity ball. I'm so excited after so many days I will spend some time with him”. She was so excited about it I smiled at her.

“OK, I will choose a beautiful dress for your uncle won't be able to take his eyes off you,” I said to her playfully. “Jane stops teasing me and helps me,” she said to me while blushing. I chose a red gown for her because it would look beautiful on her. She was happy after seeing the dress she thanked me which was not needed. I always felt happy helping her.

Now I was in my room thinking of my aunt. She was so happy when I chose a dress for her. She wants to spend some time with her uncle. He was so busy in the past few weeks because of business after all he needs to manage his empire. Suddenly my thoughts shift to what happened today.

“You're going to pay for it,” his words were playing in my brain like a tape recorder. What should I do? What is planning?

Is he planning something very bad to make me pay for it?

My brain has stopped working. I need to be as far from him as possible. From now onwards I will avoid him. I will keep the distance between us. There was a knock on my room door. Slipping out of my bed I opened the door. Rose was standing there with a smile on her face. I smiled back. “Miss Jane dinner is ready please come down”, she informed me in a sweet voice. “ Rose, how many times have I told you to call me Jane, don't call me Miss. I like it when people call me by my name,”.

“I think about it Miss,” she replied to me “see again you called me Miss”.

”Sorry,” she said in a sweet voice. I smiled at her “ come let's go dinner is ready Miss Rose,” I playfully said to her. When we reached the dinner table only my uncle and aunt were sitting there. Thank god he is not here. I can eat my food in peace. I sat near the aunty we started eating.

I was enjoying my food and my aunt was telling me how charity balls are. Suddenly I started feeling uncomfortable immediately my gaze turned to tears. I saw him coming down. He was looking at me and he was rubbing his forehead, making me remember what I did to him today. I turned my eyes to my food. Avoid him as much as possible. Jane doesn't think about him; he is a devil. He just wants to bully you. He won't do anything to you if he does anything you can tell uncle and aunt about it.

What if he does something which I can't tell uncle or aunty.

So many thoughts were coming into my brain. I heard a chair sliding. He took a seat in front of me. I tried to avoid him as much as possible.

“Why are you late,” the uncle asked him. I was feeling his stare at me but I didn't look at him.

“I was preparing something, I think someone won't sleep tonight,” came his cold voice. At his words, my body started trembling but I didn't look at him.

“ Are you preparing for exams,” the uncle asked him “ yes I'm,” he replied to his father. I knew he was not preparing for exams; his preparation was for something else. They must think their son is so hard-working but they don't know he is such a devil.

He was threatening me through his words. Through their conversation, I keep my head down. It became hard for me to swallow my remaining food. What is he going to do with me? All the time I was feeling that he was smirking at his plan.

” Son, your mom and I are going out for a charity ball tomorrow are you free tomorrow?” the uncle asked him. For some time he didn't answer so he asked “Why”.

“ Tomorrow is Sunday and we both are not at home. We are leaving the house early and we won't be back till night and tomorrow most of the servants have a holiday. I don't want Jane to get bored at home and alone so someone should be there at home to take care of her” uncle said in a worried expression and aunt also joined him.

What am I a child? I exclaimed to myself.

“ don't worry dad I won't go out tomorrow I will take care of Jane you go have fun”. I choked on the water which I was drinking and I splashed all the water from my mouth out after hearing his words. “Are you OK Jane?” uncle and aunt asked with a worried voice. “ Should I call the doctor?” my uncle asked me. He worries me so much.

” Uncle I'm OK, you don't need to worry so much about me. I'm not a child, I can take care of myself. I don't need anyone to take care of me. You all can go out tomorrow,” the last two sentences I said loud and clear to hear ‘him’ with a smile on my face.

“ No, there should be someone to take care of you. What will happen if you choke on the water tomorrow like these if you are alone and if you can't breathe properly due to it there needs someone to call a doctor,” he said in his cold voice?

He made the situation more serious and now I could see the fear in the uncle and aunty faces.

“ Son, you're gonna stay at home and take care of Jane tomorrow for me,” the uncle said in a commanding voice like ordering his son.

“Of course dad, your wish is my command. I will take very good care of her for you and don't worry she won't feel bore” he said while smirking at me. Uncle has signed my death certificate.

There is no escape from it. I'm domed.

“ l know son you will take good care of Jane” aunt said it and she was smiling at me. Why is my aunt so happy about it? God please open the ground and swallow me. I want to escape from this world.

I stood up from there and I said goodnight to my uncle and aunty. I kept my cool. I can't show them that I'm in danger. I walked from there when I reached the stars and started running. I ran till I reached my room and locked the door. Locking the door won't help. He has keys to remember. "shit, I'm not safe in my room. I'm not safe in this house. What should I do”. I was laying in my bed what he will do tomorrow to me. Is he going to murder me? He hates me so much I can see it in his eyes. Tomorrow I'm going to be alone in this house with him. There will be some servants but they can't save me; they all fear him. Tonight I have to think about something I don't want to die. I'm too young for it.

Suddenly I remember his words “I was preparing something, I think someone won't sleep tonight,” What if he brags in my room now. I have to think of something now or else I'm dead. Then I heard my room's door opening sound.

My heart started beating very fast. My body became numb.

He---he-- is here to take his revenge. The door of my bedroom opened and then what I saw made my pupils dilated.……

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