Chapter 20: The nightmare 4
A few minutes later, we heard some footsteps.
“ Olivia, come over here.” Mom said, drawing me closer to her.
“ Thanks for being strong earlier.” She said to my hair, breathing heavily.
“ Mom, when are we going home?” I asked wanting to go home.
“ You said dad will be back today and that we will throw a big party.” I probed further, but mom hushed me.
The footsteps of soldiers approaching a prison create an eerie and tense atmosphere. The sound reverberates through the surroundings, filling the air with a sense of impending action and danger. Each step is firm and purposeful, reflecting the disciplined and trained nature of the soldiers on a mission.
As they draw nearer, the rhythmic thud of their boots echoes off the prison walls, amplifying the intensity of their approach.
The sound can be compared to a steady drumbeat, instilling a feeling of foreboding in the hearts of those inside the prison. The clinking of gear and equipment adds to the cacophony, heightening the tension and indicating their readiness for any challenge.
Their footsteps of those soldiers approaching our chamber create a scene filled with tension, anxiety, and uncertainty, as my mom and I brace us for what lies ahead.
The keys wriggled as the guards made to open the door.
Mom tightened her hands around me every single second, the guards stomped in and
Yank me off my mother's arms, but she wouldn't have any of that happen.
she struggles with them and asks them to please let me stay with her, after some minutes of struggles she let go of me to not hurt me.
“ The Queen wants to see you, and you'd better cooperate.” One of the guards, who seemed to be the leader of the group, said with demeanor thrilling in his voice.
“ I will see her only when my daughter is coming with me.” Mum said defiantly.
The leader leans closer to her and whispers something in her ears.
“ Did you want her to see that? Well, it might serve as a nightmare.” He said, laughing out loud and showing the ugliest set of teeth I'd ever seen.
“ Escort her highness out.” The said, giving a sinister smile.
Mom came to me and hugged me, she said" regardless of what happens you must return to your park. You must be strong do not give any chance for weakness, never should you ever cry in front of anyone because you're stronger than I. And take care of yourself and your father for my tell him I love him.” Mom said crying whole heatedly.
Tears forms my eyes as she looks into them, but she stares dagger at me and whispered to me in a hush tone” be strong” mom said before she was dragged out of the cell room.
I was alone in the dark room, shivering and calling out for dad in my mind.
I didn't understand any of what was happening and why it's happening. Maurine said, looking up to catch Damien's eyes.
“ Did you know what really happened to my mom in the room she was dragged off to?” She asks in the most painful voice Damien had ever heard.
“ That incident was the cause of my nightmare.”
On getting to the room, the three monsters (Queen sky, princess Skyler and Desmond) are there waiting for her.
“ Tie her to the chair!” Queen sky command.
“ No. Please…no…" She pleaded crying.
And I was there alone in the dark room, blocking my ears with my two hands because I could hear mom's whimper in my head.
She was tied to the chair and was tortured in the worst way ever.
She was gagged and electrocuted, while she was pregnant, it's so brutal that I couldn't describe it.
About thirty minutes later, Desmond got a phone call, and he hands over the torturing equipment to princess Skyler for her to handle the rest of the torture.
“ He picks up the call and whispers some things on the phone.”
In the middle of everything, I heard a commotion from outside, guards were trooping towards my chamber and in no time the door fling open.
“Come here, girl, your mom is waiting for you in her room.” One of the guards said as he picked me up.
“ I won't go anywhere with you, mom asks me to wait for her” I said, wriggling on his shoulder.
I met my mother in her room (where she spent her childhood). Dressed in a flowy, floral dress with a relaxed fit, and on her neck sat an elaborate designed Choker necklaces on her hair sat a beautiful hairpin, and she wore a nice heels.
I was surprised to see her smiling, three maids came to take me with them to doll me up.
“ Your highness miss Olivia, it's time to take your bath.” A maid who appeared to be malnourished said to me, and her breath stinks.
I look at my mother, and she nods in affirmation.
What could have happened? When will my mum just sit there smiling? Did she give up the bracelet?... No…no…no…. That can't be the reason.
I wanted to pull my clothes when a younger maid came to me.
“ Your highness, please do me the honor of pulling your clothes.” She said, sounding like she's pleading.
I was in the bathtub taking a hot bath when the maid from earlier with stinking breath passed out.
I was shocked, not because she passed out but because they didn't seem to care about her, all they did was to drag her lifeless body to a corner of the bathroom.
“ You should call a doctor.”I said sharply.
“ Only the royals and the noble are allowed to see the doctors, ever since the death of king Dennis, he is your mother's younger brother, and he is just as nice as her.” The maid who pulled my cloth earlier whispered softly.
“ Why don't you have access to medical emergencies?" I asked curiously.
" Because we are slaves to the throne." the maid replied softly.