Queen of The Damned

Chapter Five

“Alright you little brat” Mrs. Jones said in a harsh tone nothing like the one she has when Beth was here. “I don’t want to hear a peep out of you for the rest of the week, and when Beth comes back you better tell her we are THE most loving family you have ever had! GOT IT?!”

I just nodded my head to scared to do anything else. She grabbed my arm and led me to the basement, it was big and nicely decorated with a couch and tv. We walked down multiple more steps before coming to a large metal door. She unlocked it with a silver key opened the door and tossed me in. Before closing the door she repeated “Not a peep” putting emphasis on the -p.

I looked around and saw a dingy mattress, a bucket in a corner and a water bowl that had a bone on it. I shrunk down where I was standing and silently cried to myself. They would occasionally bring me food here and there throughout the week so I didn’t look sickly when Beth came. The food was nothing but the scraps the dog wouldn’t even touch. I kept telling myself that when Beth came back I would tell her everything because there is nothing they can do to me that’s worse then this.

The week went by slowly at a grueling pace I haven’t eaten in a few days. I refuse to eat that slop I refused to do a lot of things in this prison during my stay. I didn’t drink more then a few sips so I didn’t have to use the bucket, and I wouldn’t sleep on the disease riddled mattress.

I hear foot steps outside of the door. It opens with Mr. Johns standing on the other side. Before I could stand up to face him he has his hands on the back of my hair pulling me out of the room and up the many steps until we are standing in front of another door.

“Nasty little brat take a shower before Beth arrives” he said shoving clothes at me and into the bathroom. I face the shower and feel excitement form in my pit. Beth was coming, she was coming to save me from this hell, and then anger forms. ‘How could she just leave me here’ I thought to myself. I undress and get in the shower before they notice the water hasn’t been running. As soon as I’m out and dressed in the pink dress Mr. Jones gave me Mrs. Jones bursts through the door and roughly fixes my hair into pigtails, pulling at it like I was an adult and we were in a bar fight. I didn’t understand why they were trying so hard when I was going to tell Beth everything.

A knock on the door grabs everyone’s attention. A smile forms on my face thinking I hope these people get everything they deserve. Mr. And Mrs. Jones position me as though I’m the spitting image of a perfect child right beside Mrs. Jones. The man reaches for the door knob and opens it with a smile.

“Ah, Beth it’s so good to see you again.”

“Hello Mr. Jones. How is everything?”

“Just wonderful.” He said with a fake smile. I couldn’t contain myself any longer I wanted out of this house and away from these people. I yanked the woman’s hand off my shoulder and ran towards Beth with tears in my eyes.

“Take me with you!” I yelled tears streaming down my face. “Please don’t leave me here for another second! They locked me in the basement and fed be moldy scraps! I had to potty in a bucket! PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ME HERE!”

“What on earth has went on here in my absence!?” Beth said furious death glaring the family.

“The child is lying! She’s been nothing but a trouble maker ever sense you left!” Mrs. Jones said lying through her teeth. “She’s aggressive to our dog and she purposely breaks everything she touches! She’s a menace!”

“Then why didn’t you call me?!” Beth sees right through them and their lies. I couldn’t be more happy. “I’ll be sure to report this to the head office for future reference. Come on Blue let’s go.” she said with a scoff. She takes my hand and leads me out of the house I couldn’t wait to get outside and smell the fresh air. “I’m so sorry you had to go through that Blue” she said with a guilty tone.

“Don’t be sorry” I told her with my voice horse due to lack of water over the last week. She looked down at me, tears threatening to flow from her eyes.

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(Present time) Matt’s P.O.V

I can feel pain and hurt radiating off her body I didn’t even need to look at her to know what she was feeling, and the only thing I could focus on was how to make it melt away. I want her to be forever happy with no worries, no pain just blissful peace. “You’re right I don’t really know you, but I would like to if you let me. The moment I laid my eyes on you I knew you were special, a genuinely good person” looking up at her I noticed her body relaxe. “If you don’t mind...” walking a few steps closer to her fighting the urge to wrap my arms around her fragile body, wanting to put her mind at ease. “I’d like to see you again tomorrow.” Her wide eyes shot up at me in surprise.

“I-I’d like that, very much.” She said trying to hide a small smile that creeped on her lips.

“Good” I stated a matter of factly. “Now how about you tell me a little about yourself?”

She stands there in silence. A few moments pass by and I start to worry I’ve already blown my only chance with her....and then she spoke.

“I-I don’t think that’s a good idea...” she said while turning away from me. I grabbed her hand turning her back to face me cupping the side of her cheek and just below her ear in my hand.

“I want to know you, everything about you.”

“No you don’t, trust me.” She stated looking down.

“Yes I do princess, everything there is to know.” I stated trying so hard to get a glimpse of the girl behind her impenetrable wall she built around herself.

“Everyone who I have ever gotten close to leaves me. I’m...unwanted...un-unlovable.”

“How do you know unless you let people in?” I questioned.

“Because you wouldn’t be the first who’s tried, the only different is you haven’t left yet.” She said with a tear sliding down her cheek.

“Exactly” I said wiping the tear away with my thumb. “I haven’t left and I’m not going to.”

“How can you be so sure?”

I think about it for a second. I couldn’t just tell her ‘oh because your my mate and I’m a werewolf and we are tied together with an unbreakable bond’ yah it sounds crazy even in my head. The waterfall is the only noise for a few seconds until I let out a sigh. “I just do okay? I want to get to know you. I want to develop our relationship because...I like you....a lot” I rub the back of my head to hide my embarrassment but the look on her face tells me, no one has ever said those words to her.

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In all her years I was the first.