The meeting with others

The meeting with others
ROSA’s POV

We have been downstairs in the garden waiting for Queen Nelly as they would always address her to come talk to us or whatever they said.

I stood in line behind a tree with Ella and Grace. It was cold, but the guards didn't let us go inside to get our sweaters. It was so cold because it was late.. It was almost midnight.

“She always does this just so she can oppress us and make us feel like we are under her or something. She always does it, she is literally a bitch, a real one at that.”

Ella said but Grace held her mouth.

“You never know where her minions are standing, Ella. You know we are already in her bad books, come on, huh?”

Grace said and Ella nodded.

We were all about the same height, but Ella was a bit chubby, and in perfect body shape.

We heard some footsteps coming down from the stairs and everyone immediately stood firm. Nelly walked down with a guard behind her. She was in a red robe and her hair was tied properly if she had a place to be at after her little gathering.

“Why is she dressed so seriously?”

I asked Grace and she grinned.

“It was probably one of those nights, Rosa. One of those nights where she goes and fucks the boss.”

She whispered and I wish I could unhear it. My eyes shot wide open and I took 2 steps back.

‘How do you dress up so well, and everyone knows you are getting torn about with a man that chases all of them? Nelly, I really thought you were all that. The name Queen Nelly is definitely just for show and people only call you that because they are scared.’

I thought and bowed my head.

There were loads of ladies out in the garden.  I looked up at the mansion and it was so big.

“Dante’s mansion.”

I said softly or so I thought but it wasn't as soft and quiet as I thought. One lady hit my arm and I immediately looked at her and she dragged me to the front. 

“Let me go.. What did I.. What.. Let me go!”

I tried pushing her away but she threw me to my feet, and I screamed.

“What happened, Gold? What did she do?”

I heard Nelly’s voice over my head and I gasped for air as I immediately looked up at her.

“She was fantasizing about the boss back there.”

The lady, Gold, said and my mouth fell wide open, I wasn't sure if she was talking about me.

“Me.. M.. What do you mean? I was.. I barely just got her..”

“Are you saying that I'm a liar?”

She pulled my hair angrily, and I screamed and cried out loudly.

“Let her go, Gold! Let her go! She is one of my new favorites.”

Gold pushed me away and I staggered but gained my balance. I stare at the faces of the other ladies there and they don't look fazed at all, not one bit. They are used to such hardships and disrespect.

‘New favorites? What does she mean by that? Is she trying to put me up for problems with the other ladies? We had one? Like one conversation? This lady is a devil.’

“So sorry about that, my dear Rosa, huh? Gold tends to become very violent when she feels there's a threat to my man..”

There were some murmurs from the other ladies and Nelly screamed.

“One by one I promise to get y’all trying to drag Dante with me. I am Nelly and I am the queen of this place for a Damn reason. And no one will question me, or try to drag my man with me, y’all hear me or what?!”

She screamed and they all shouted yes.

There were so many ladies that she had to use a microphone. When I first arrived I never knew how many ladies there were, but all of us being in one place I realised that a lot was happening in the mansion.

‘Is Fabio Dante bigger than the law?’ This was the same thing I thought when Grace narrated everything to me earlier. Why hasn't he been stopped? Is he that big? Are they scared of him or what? Something or someone must be protecting him. No way a man will strive for people like this and not get into any trouble with the law. Or has no one ever tried reporting him before? 

“Rosa, next time maybe do not say a word with Dante in your mouth or maybe just maybe you might not get harassed, okay?”

Gold said to me as she pushed me back to where I stood beside Grace.

Tears were still rolling down my cheeks and Ella helped me wipe them off.

“Nelly calling you her favorite is not a good thing, Rosa.. You should avoid her if you can, okay? She is a poison.”

“What does it mean, though?”

I asked and Ella held my left hand.

“Well, it means she now sees you as her competition .. It can mean a lot. She thinks you are very beautiful or thinks there's something in you that Dante would love, so she is scared as hell.. Do you understand me?”

I nodded my head with a smile and kissed Ella’s forehead and patted her head. 

“Well, she doesn't need to worry about me.. I hate him a lot.. I hate everything about being here.. I just want to leave.”

“We all want to.. For real, Rosa.. now, let's all pay attention to whatever Nelly has to say, so we can leave and go on to sleep. She probably can't wait to go have her fun with Dante.. Talking about him, I haven't seen him a lot today.”

I acknowledged her even though I didn't hear a word she said. 

“Now, for the real reason I brought you all down here tonight.. I know some of you..”