Escaping Reality.

Chapter Eight

Regina's pov

I was pushed into the dark basement. I almost scrape my knee and fell forward using my hands to lift my body up .

I turned my head to look at the person who dared to push me roughly. My brows tightened as I saw it was one of the servants. Bella by name . She was particularly close to Wendy.

Bella snorted at me with mockery in her eyes. Well , you will always find people who kick people when their down .

Bella walks away but the other maid still stood in place looking at me with sympathetic eyes . She gave me a quick bow before she hurried off .Her name was Rose and we used to chat a little in the kitchen anytime I went to help.

I observed my surroundings taking a mental note of every thing in the room . The basement room might have been built to store wine and expensive drinks judging by the wine racks and shelves.

Unfortunately, it had been abandoned for too long making it look dusty and old . The basement was not big making me want to suffocate .

My face turned red from the heat in the room because the basement had no windows . I glanced at the tightly locked door and my thoughts couldn't help but drift to how desperate Wendy work hard to keep me in here .

' No food for three days ' . I can't just sit down here and starve to death . Besides, I have to go to school , I'm having classes tomorrow . What right do the Wilson family have to stop me from going to school. They are not the one paying my tuitions ! .

I sat on the cold floor with my eyes fixed on the door. I began brainstorming.

How can I get out of here. The room was too stuffy making me unable to think well. I sat still in a position for a long time.

The evening sun would have long turned red and begin to disappear . Well , I didn't know for sure.

My stomach had begun to growl in hunger but I sat still with my back straight. Coldly staring at the door as if expecting an enemy .

Giving Wendy crooked way of thinking, she will definitely come here to mock me before going to bed . It's not strange at all . Some people just find pleasure in watching others suffer .

Cold sweat rolled from my face like a small bead down to my jaw before falling on my clenched wrist .

Maybe I was just being presumptuous. My eyes dimmed a bit with drowsiness. Just then the door creaks from the outside.

Here comes the psychopath!

Sure enough, Wendy walked in menacingly . Her brown hair cascaded over her shoulders . She stopped on the first stair .

" I see you are quite enjoying the this extravagant castle I prepared for you" Her voice rang loudly. Irritating my eardrums, I frown .

" How does it feel to be abandoned by everyone? " She continued " you were acting all fearless in school, forgetting your true identity. Even maids look down on you. You didn't think twice before acting like a queen on my turf ? " She asked with a smug smile on her fair face.

I thought of what happened in the garden . Looking at the bandage on her upper arm, I shook my head smiling.

" Ha ha " I chuckled lightly and I was a bit stunned by how sweet it sounded.

Wendy glared at me in anger, making her face ugly. Campus flower my foot .

" It seems that I've overestimated you . " I said glancing at her injured left arm.

" In the end , you still have to hurt yourself to inflicted any severe punishment on me . That's something a loser would do ." I looked up at her pretty face which has been distorted by anger.

" You b!tch really know how to talk huh . Let's see how you are going to handle it with your trauma . You will soon realized that there's no place for you in Wilson family and around me ! "

I had a fear for darkness since I was little. It is related to the way my biological parents abandoned me . I quickly glanced around realizing that the basement had no light, I clenched my fist .

My eyes snapped back to Wendy. Why does she always thing I want to take everything that belongs to her .

" Take your darn paranoia somewhere else. Do you think you're important ?" I asked coldly unable to condole her annoyance.

" Who wants to be in your Family. I did not choose your parents back then. They chose me and even begged me . Now, after saving your lives you treat me badly. How contemptuous and despicable. " I stated with red eyes.

I watched as Wendy turned pale with anger . She stood there unable to refute me for a while before finding her voice.

" It doesn't matter, that's a small favor and anybody could have help us out. So don't act like a compassionate princess ."

"Anyways , Just watch , I'm going to make everybody hate you. Beside, tomorrow evening is Grandpa's birthday banquet. How Will feel when he sees how vicious his beloved granddaughter is." She slammed door hard as she walked away.

Grandpa Wilson had always been a benevolent person. Treating me like his family . It been so long living here but it was very hard to consider them as family.

I let my back rest on the metallic floor. Ignoring my stomach discomfort, I let my guard down a bit.

' Now that Grandpa is coming here I'll be free in no time. ' With this thought in mind I closed my eyes , wanting to loose consciousness before the room gets dark.

...

I felt something hitting my arm repeatedly and I opened my painful eyes .

Opening my groggy eyes I felt my face pressed against the cold floor.

A hand tapped me again and I jumped up only to see Rose kneeling beside me in her servant uniform.

I stared at her with a confused look.

" Miss , Aunt Mag as me to bring you to the kitchen. " She said looking excited.

" Why? " I asked cautiously , knowing today is old master Wilson's birthday banquet.

" Madam Wilson said to go help in the kitchen . She asked me to give you this ." She said stretching a servant uniform to me . I looked at her with a strange look .

Are they planning to sell me as a slave ?

My face twisted in confusion. What plan is this woman up to again.

" What are you thinking Miss. Aunty Mag told me to tell you that this might be your only chance to fill your belly again before you are thrown in again. " Rose reassured me .

Talking about food my belly growl thunderously in hunger . Well I'll just go eat then come back.

I wore the servants uniform in no time and Rose gave me a scarf to cover my hair and neck . That which I found suspicious.

We walked out of the basement and Rose locked the basement door with a padlock. Glancing around suspiciously she led me to the kitchen.

Many people already arrived because the banquet was about to start . Wealthy families and CEOs were roaming about in the Wilson family hall . I lowered my head as we walked to the kitchen.

This wasn't surprising because Grandpa Wilson was an important figure in New York city. He had four well-known construction companies in New York . After he retired he shared the companies among his four sons . My foster father almost lost his own to bankruptcy before I helped out .

As I entered into the kitchen, I saw many new faces with the servants uniform. Probably hired for the party.

We roamed about for a bit before we came to Aunty Mag who was supervising the others . Aunty Mag dragged me into a corner as soon as she saw me .

" Oh my little Gina. Are you okay? " She asked . Before I could reply she cuts in again.

" Don't let anyone from the Wilson family know you are out from the basement. I tried so hard to get hold of that key . Make sure you eat well and go back quietly. Okay " she said anxiously, her old face filled with worry.

I couldn't help but tear up .

"Aunty Mag " I chocked up "what if they find out"

" They won't, trust me . I did well this time . They won't bother with you now since old master had arrived. They will be too busy to notice you. " She affirms . " Go and look around. Make sure you are not seen "

With that , she pushed me gently and I nodded reluctantly.

I noticed a table full of food at a corner of the hall . No one has approached it for a while. I glanced around before walking towards it . I pick the first thing my eyes landed on . A cheese cake. Stuffing it into my mouth hastily, I picked two heavy sandwich.

" This should be enough" I was going to get some milk from the kitchen. With this thought in mind I turned around with my head bowed like a little thief . I tried to run away only to bump into a sturdy chest in black suit. Regina you can never escape trouble.

"Opps " I gasped as I looked up to see deep blue eyes staring right at me .

My jaw dropped as I saw Blue!