The little people

Pov. Asteria

I laid down there for at least one hour feeling my wounds heal one by one. At some point, my head turned to the right so I could see over my balcony and castle doors. With my perfect sight, I could see kids playing with their parents, brothers, sisters, and friends. Watching them run around smiling and screaming in happiness made me smile, a real smile.

How many times have I wished I was a normal person? How many times did I wish my parents loved me? The town was so big with people walking around it seemed endless. The people who lived in the town weren't royalty or had any high status. They were simply normal people. Well as normal as we could get.

The houses were painted colorfully and each small house seemed to radiate hope and the sense of family. I sighed when I felt the last wound finally close. I soot up with my feet hanging off the floating bed. I reached for the pale blue stilettos and I slowly put them on not taking my eyes off the kids running around.

I carefully jumped off the bed and gracefully landed. I walked towards the concrete railing and positioned my hands on top of it to get a closer look at the town. Now I could see the special features of the people and the small creatures flying around that I couldn't see before no matter how good my sight is. I didn't know I was crying until I felt a teardrop into the concrete.

Now I could see small white butterflies flying around. I frowned and pouted as I looked around my balcony. Butterflies never came here even though it was filled with flowers. I returned my attention to the park filled with kids playing.

I was surprised when I saw a kid crying and a bleeding knee. I was about to blow my magic and heal him someway. My movements stopped when I saw a woman move to kneel in front of him. I raised my eyebrows in surprise. What was she doing? Why was she kneeling? I saw her take out a wipe and band-aid. She cleaned his small cut and put a band-aid on top of it. Then she got closer and kissed him on the knee. Why did she do that? Wasn't she suppose to punish him, not help him?

My mother never did that for me. After seeing the resemblance between the two I assumed she was his mother. Mother always punished me if I got hurt or for anything in that matter. I walked back inside my chamber giving a last glance to the child and his mother.

I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't realize I allowed Emily to come in without realizing. And I finally realized I was sitting on my couch as I heard someone clear their throat.

"Hello," I whispered, not being capable of erasing the memory of the child from my head. I shook my head in order to erase that memory. I got up from the couch and sat at the makeup table in order to finish my previous work.

"Are you okay?" she asked, giving me a nervous and worried look.

"Yes, of course, don't worry about it," I said looking at my face through the mirror and it was scarless.

"Are you sure?" I simply nodded, but I knew that didn't calm her by the looks I could see through the mirror. I spun my chair to look at her.

"Emily, I'm okay, now we just need to worry about how we are going to leave this place," I said, giving her a booming smile. The seemed to distract her.

I cleared my throat and went on with doing my makeup. I didn't do anything crazy. It was just a little of concealer, blush, mascara, and nude lipstick. Just that made me look much better.

"Now that I'm done we need to figure out how we are leaving," I said.

"We could always grab one of the dragons from the stables," she recommended I nodded in agreement, but how would we get there? I face slapped myself, I am so stupid.

"The tunnels," I whispered out loud.

"What?" she said.

"The tunnels," I said happily but loud in order for her to hear me. Stars shined in her blue eyes in the realization of what I meant by tunnels. I was snapped out of my thoughts as I heard a knock on my doors.

I looked up and screamed to whoever was on the other side to come in. The doors automatically opened recognizing my voice.

And guess who it was? It was that jackass. Okay, Asteria breath, just breath. You just got to handle him for 6 days and a half no more. What can happen in those days? I smiled at him and Emily looked at me surprised.

"William!" I screamed in fake but convincing excitement. "I'm so sorry about yesterday I wasn't myself at all," I said, giving him puppy eyes which he nodded in assurance.

"Emily, you may leave," I said looking straight into her eyes signaling her to leave as fast as possible. She nodded then bowed for me and that prick.

"Now," that bastard said, taking my attention back to him. "Now that we are alone, I actually know a way that you can repay me," I almost threw up once again at his words.

"As you may know I made a deal with your parents that you need to do anything I say," he reminded me I just nodded.

"Well, since I came here I haven't been fully satisfied," I took a step back in surprise and fear. NO Goddess please no. I knew that I wouldn't be able to say no and my parent's punishment would be much worse. I could still feel my mother's whips.

"What do you mean by that?" I asked fully knowing his intentions.

"Don't fucking play innocent with me Asteria," he warned. " I told you, I will have you on my bed more precisely in yours this time." I shook my head not wanting to believe his words.

"Please, "I pleaded and was about to make a run for the doors when he pulled me back by my hair just like my dad. "Please let me go," I weakly begged.

"Shut up bitch, you'll do it the easy way or hard way, "I kept trying to get out of his grip and was about to use my powers when he injected a needle in my neck. I felt weak the instant he finished injecting the liquid and fell to the ground paralyzed, poison.

"Please, " I whispered my last attempt for him to reconsider his action but I knew it was useless when he started unbuttoning his shirt. Please someone help me, but I knew no one would come. At this moment I knew I was my own hero and I was going to try and fight him off by any means possible. If this happened and one day I found my mate he would be disgusted.