Hell

*knock* *knock*

"Young Lady! Wake up!"

Rose jolted up immediately hearing the maid called for her. Feels dizzy after the sudden action, she tried to adjust herself to the situation and the beam light from the window.

'Gosh what time is it'

Rose took a small glance at the clock on the wall. But she can't see it clearly because her eyes are swollen and wet. She rubs her eyes to clear her vision, apparently she kind of regret doing that after looking at the clock. The clock strikes 7.

'WHAT?! It is 7 am already?!'

Rose dashed out of her huge and fluffy bed grab her towel and toiletries.

"Young Lady! Before you enter the bathroom please open the door first!"

'Aish! What did she want in this rushing time?'

Rose take a glance in the mirror, checking herself before opening the door. Shocked to see herself.

'Oh, God! What happens to my eyes? They all puffy and teary. Also, my face is swollen.'

She rushed opened the door and see the maid saw the maid standing still with a straight face in front of her. She gives her a puzzled look written all over her face.

"Young Lady, Her Ladyship wants to meet you after breakfast in her office"

'Aahh what?'

"But I have to go to school"

The maid calmly shakes her head from side to side. She gives the maid a weird look until reality hits.

'Oh right. I've been grounded'

"Fine, then. You may take your leave."

*****

The sound of the door is open can be heard throughout the hallway as it's very quiet. Rose come out of her room quietly as she's still afraid of her sister. Probably her sister is somewhere around and she doesn't want to irritate her first thing in the morning.

Rose closed her room's door carefully not to make any loud noise and walked down the hallway. She walked down the stairs slowly which is lead straight directly to the dining hall while observing her surroundings. Once she arrived, she realised that Ray was there as well.

"Good morning, Ray."

"Morning. Wooowww, what happens to your eyes?!"

"Shut up! I just realise it this morning. My face was also swollen. Maybe because I cried so hard last night."

"What?! You cried again in your bedroom?"

"Yeah, sorry."

Both of them sit on the chair while the maids were serving their meals at the table. They had pancakes and bread with baked beans and sausages. Also, a cup of hot chocolate for each of them to complete their meal. Yum!!

"Ray, did Amelia wants to meet you too in her office after this?"

"Yeah"

"What could it be?"

"Hey, no need to worry. We're on this together, okay?"

"Yeah, thanks"

"Hurry, or the dragon will burst out fire again"

Both of them giggle while walking side by side to Amelia's office.

*****

After they had finished their breakfast, they walked together to Amelia's office. They walked down the aisle and enter a greenhouse, which connects two buildings, the headquarter and their house.

"Look at the flowers! They bloom prettily!"

With butterflies flies around the flowers mesmerised both of them with their beauty. They keep on walking and enter the next building also known as the headquarter of the Lee family.

"Hey, Alan good morning!"

The twin greets their older brother when they bumped into each other.

"Good morning, kids!"

They continue walking and arrive at the doorstep of Amelia's office. They knock on the door as if the door was very fragile and break into pieces anytime. A camera pops out and scans them from head to toe.

The door automated open and There they saw Amelia sat on the huge chair checking a mountain of files and papers on her table.

"Have a seat kids"

"Very well, you know your position right now?"

"What? We've been grounded? Yeah," Rose asked.

"Yeah, that's one thing. Also, you will not attend school"

"Yeah, so what?"

"I've already hired tutors that will teach you everything. Including the school syllabus and everything, you need to know from the simplest things to the hardest things. Also, you will learn about business as well, as you kids, who will help us manage our family business."

"You mean, what will we spend the rest of our life here, are just studying??"

"Yeah, why? Any objection?"

They just nod vigorously. They know that they can do nothing but agreed as they know that they're prisoners in the mansion. They let out a huge silent sigh, making sure that Amelia can't hear it.

'Another tough life I guess'

As they manage to leave Amelia's office...

"Oh well, before I forgot. Hand over your smartphones"

"Wait, what?"

"Smartphones."

'Did I hear it wrong?' Both of them gazed in confusion.

"Say it again?"

"Don't play around kids. It's S-M-A-R-T-P-H-O-N-E. Get it?"

"But why?"

"You need to focus on your study remember?"

"But you don't have to take our freedom away. That's total cruel!" Rose yelled.

"Enough!! I did this for your good. I don't want you guys to have any connection with the outsiders as they already know both of your curses. They may attack you and harmed our family. Get it? Now hand it over!"

They don't have a choice but to hand it over with a gloomy face. They both ran out of the headquarter with despair.

*****

The days passed felt nothing but hell. All they do start the first thing at 6 am is head to the library and study while waiting for their tutor which arrived at 7 am.

'Gosh, this is so boring'

Their classes end at 7 pm. You think it is the end huh? Nope! Not yet! At 9 pm they were forced to go to the library again and study. Don't ever dream to leave if the clock doesn't strike at 11 pm. Sneaking out? Ha, dream on fellas! Guards are around!

And the schedule will repeat till the end of their syllabus. When? We will not able to know it as well.

'This is a total HELL!!!!!!'

Even if they want to have some fun in the garden or running among the green grasses on the field, the guards are always around to stop them.

Why?

Because they are the prisoners of their mansion, their own family!