Chapter 2 of chapter 7 A beginning of rumors

A beginning of rumors! 

" If she's not a slut, then what is she doing in a lord chamber on his bed?" Another lady asked, getting the support of the others in the hall..

"Yeah, what a whore, shameless!" 

Emma intended to fight back but I held on to her, I can't allowed her get punished inorder to defend me..

"I think the two are in same shoes, she wants to sleep with a lord just like her friend. Disgusting!" She said mocking at us. 

"Mad friends!" 

I tired holding her tightly, but she struggled her way out of my grips forcedly, she walks up to the girl and grabs hair, roughly 

"You bastard! You dare call my friend a slut?" She drags the girl to me, making her to knee before me. She rise up her head at the confused me, was she expecting her to apologize to me, I gulped on the girl and she seem more angry than before...

Eyes burning as she stares at me, she chuckled

"I never in my life will I apologize to  her!" She roars, stands up and gets hold of me roughly. I couldn't stands as I tried my way to defending myself before the girl. Emma quickly pushed her off and jug on top of her. 

The situation become more difficult to separate, when the girl friends joined in. I can't allow some idiots laid their hands on my girl 

"Freedom!" I joined in, not actually fighting but holding off the fight that turns me into their victim. The girls pulled hardly on my hair painfully, ignoring how much pains they're causing on me. At least, the attack on Emma wasn't that much, infact that's the reason I choose to join anyway to protect her and makes sure she's saved.

The others in the hall, tried to separate the fight but the three ladies don't want to let's go that easily.

Between the dragging and tearing, we heard a harsh voice, the voice that all workers in the mansion obeyed.

"Holy crab!" 

Immediately frozen all. Hands frozen on my hair and Emma own. " What the hell do you ladies think you're going!" Lady Pearl growled angrily, and all separated instantly,

She storms right in front of us, bowing down our heads to her submission "what causes the fight?" She asked calmly after getting closer to us.

"She's the reason" the first girl said who started the fight pointed at me, Lady Pearl glared at me, I could feel her anger burning up for the way she glanced. 

"What have she done?" She asked the first girl again, " she was catch sleeping with a lord" the girl simply answered, courageously,

Lady Pearl chuckled, "And you think you have the right to punish her!" She roars angrily, this is the first time I have seen her in such a mood, Never have she rise her voice at us before. 

"...." The girl couldn't replied, she was stumbling in fear. 

"You have the guts to take orders in your hands! " 

The girl burst out in tears, " No My lady.." she cried, I was surprised, what's would have provoked Lady Pearl that makes her acted this way? 

"For your punishment! You'll be flogged  twenty strokes for breaking one of the rule that my rules! And also with your friends!" 

The girls went down on their knees immediately, pleading on their life, they know the beast guards that handle the flogging, they're like the devil of their own world. 

"Please my Lady have mercy on us!" They pleaded innocently, I felt so guilty for this, I'm the reason they're going to get flogged, this is not good. 

"Lady Pearl," I called, all looked stunned at me, " please, take me instead of them, I cause all these. Them never would have broken your law" I plead, also goes on my knees like them. 

"You're stupid!" She yells at me, "And foolish, guards!" She calls. I shut my eyes closely, with the fear of taking away, at least that would calmed down my condolences.

"What'd you think you're doing?" Emma whispered behind me fearfully, "doing what's best to do" I said softly. 

I heard the heavy stomps of the gruads boot approaching, "My lady" them greeted Lady Pearl. 

"Take them" she ordered, I didn't felt anyone hands on me, why? I sightly opened up my eyes. The girls were gone, Emma was standing shakily on my side. I looked up and saw Lady Pearl  brutally eyes glaring at me.

" Come with me now" she ordered calmly, I stands up and followed her out of the maid Hall. I tried to recalled what happened back then but I can't, did the grauds takes the girls away? And why I'm following her, l looked scared, my heart race, what have I done this time. Lady Pearl seen to turns her back at me, she walks sliently, claiming on the stairs without no words to me.

Is she taking me to faced my own punishment? What punishment would she gives me? I was really scared, I couldn't bares it but tried to hold back my tears.

"Lady Pearl, where're we going?" I asked shakily, 

"Will you shut the fucks up?" She questioned back harshly, without turning back her glance, she continues walking and I followed her behind.

We get close to a huge door, she opened it and stormed in, Also with me.

"Shut the door behind you" she ordered calmly, liked her voice has changed to it originally form. I simply do as I was told

The room was huge and fancy, I couldn't takes a better view of it, As the lioness eyes glued on me.

"Now tell me, what's happening between you and lord Marcus?" She asked, sitting on the massive bed in the room. 

I Dow down my head, why is she asking? She didn't believe me? Is this the way she wants to punished me? 

"...." 

"Lift your head up when you're talking to me!" 

Her voice jacks me up, is this the same nice Lady Pearl?  Who had been taking good care of me? I asked myself. 

"I'm waiting!" She roars again, 

"Nothing, My lady" 

"Nothing?" She repeated my word mocked tone. She stands up and help herself with a glass of wine from the stool behind her bed. 

She sipped a little and went back to rest on the bed. 

"Have you met him before?" She plays with the glass on her hands. 

I frozen in fear, should l answered her and tell her the truth I met lord Marcus years back in Lord Mayors? I didn't know what to say to her at that time, what if her gets me wrong? 

"I'm waiting Isabella" she said, As her eyes gazed black on me. 

"What's exactly happening between you two"

"I....I have met him before" I stemmered, she smirks, "when?" 

"In... Lord Mayor, years ago" 

"Hmmm, I see, how old than?" 

"I was five years ago my lady" 

"That's means you two were very young then. Do you know the reason I'm asking you this?" 

I shyly answered no, of course I don't know. I was terrified she was going to do something unexpected to me, like something mysterious not question asking.

"The Master is begin supiocous of both of you, you need to be careful Isabella, the world you're is a dangerous world. The masters are the beast of this world. So, keep your legs close and don't runs naked in the rain again" 

My eyes widened at her last statement, did she saw me? I was relief she didn't say anything  harsh to me but advice me. Of course I know what she meant by that, it's have happened over and over again years back. 

"Now you can go" she instructed, I wanted to take a step when my legs frozen, my thoughts immediately runs back to the girls. 

"My lady" I called, "yes" she answered tiredly, sipping on her wine lazily, " what about the girls?" I  innocently asked. 

"They're deserving what they want" she answered calmly, laying down on the massive bed. 

"But...." 

"No but!" She immediately stood up, 

"Get the hell out of my chamber before I changed my mind!" 

Immediately I stromed out within a second, Lady Pearl is in a bad mood! She always seem clam and gentle towards us but today seem a lot different from all the rest days. 

What would have gotten into her that's makes her this angry? 

I sighed, And continue my walks back to the maids Hall...

Getting back to the Hall, everywhere seem muted due to the incident that happened. Emma seem worried as she sat down sliently on her bed. 

"Emma" I called, she rise up and ran to me, we embraced warmly. All eyes darws on us.

"What happened?" She asked looking worries

"Did Lady Pearl punished you too?" 

"No, she didn't" I answered, smiley at her. She embrace me again. " I'm sorry I acted that way, I shouldn't have done that, it's all my fault the girls were now punished"

"Is not your fault, it's mine, I'm the one who should have be sorry. Because of me I don't know what punishment those beasts would begin giving to them" 

"It's okay, come and rest, you're still under your two days rest"

"Rest?" I surprisedly asked, "is an instruction from a lord remember?" She narrowed her eyebrows at me. 

"Alright" 

Despite, all that have happened, the other ladies still stared angrily at me, As all whispered in slience, eyes glued on me, then I know it's will take time before everything change back to normal or remains the same...I just hope so