The Dragon King's Mortal Bride

Bianca was ploughing the hard ground. A bead of sweat rolled down the side of her face. Her jean trouser was splattered with soil. She was all covered with dirt and her hand was clammy as she held the shovel. After ploughing some more she decided to rest a little. Her long brown hair was packed in a messy bun with her very old and slacked ribbon. As she sat to rest she began to imagine how life was cruel to her. Today was her birthday and also her mother's death anniversary but here she is, working like every normal day. Her step mother did not care about her. She ordered her to work while her step siblings did nothing all day. She couldn't argue about the workload or she won't be served dinner or even worst beaten. She could hear her step siblings laughing with their friends. While she was working hard on her step mother's on a sunny day, her step siblings where sitting at the veranda with their friends, drinking cold juice and having fun. And all this is happening in her father's house. Thinking about her father she truly miss him. 'When will he be back from his trip' she thought. She was deep in her thoughts that she failed to see her step mother walking towards her from the back. She was only aware of her presence when she felt a knock on her head. "I didn't ask you to sit around and rest. Hurry up with this and come and iron my clothes" Caroline (Bianca's mother) spat. She was frightened and quickly stood up. "Am sorry ma" she apologized. “be sorry for your stupid self. You are here to work and not sit around lazily.” “ but ma I wasn't sitting around lazily. I was only resting because I was tired.” Bianca tried to defend herself. “ how dare you talk back at me. So are you trying to call me a liar is that it? Alright I'm going to show you how to respect me since your mother failed to teach you that.” Caroline said in anger and slapped her several times on her cheeks. Every slap had it's own insult. Caroline called her names and insulted but her and her mother who was already dead. Bianca stood there crying. It wasn't the slaps that made her cry both the fact that Caroline said bad things about her mother. She didn't even respect the fact that her mother was dead. That was what hurts her the more. After she was done Caroline left her and entered the house without even looking back at her. Bianca cleaned her face with her hands and continued her work. She didn't want to be insulted again by Caroline so she hurriedly finished her work. After she finished with the garden, she quickly rushed to iron Caroline's clothes. After all the day work, she finally got to rest when it was 8pm. It was already night. After having a little rice as dinner, she went to her room which shouldn't be called a room. It was a*****e room that was given to her to sleep in. The window was small, air could barely enter. Although the room was small in size, Bianca saw the room as her freedom. She was able to escape from her stepmother and step siblings whenever she was in this room because they never cared to enter her room. According to them the room was nothing but a smelly trash. As she laid on her bed she was deep in thoughts. So many questions were bothering her. How will her mother be if she was still alive? Will she love her? Was she kind? And so on. She never knew what motherly love was so she was confused about the whole thing. She opened the locket that was around her neck and stared at her parents pictures. She began to think does her remember her mother's death anniversary? Or has he forgotten all about her? She thought deeply to herself. Her father hardly comes home always but since today was her birthday she thought he will be nice to come back and wish her a happy birthday. She had no one to wish her a happy birthday. Maybe his very busy because he has to provide for us his family right? She thought. She didn't even have a cellphone that's she could call him with. Caroline made sure her father didn't buy one by lying to that I misuse it. He had no other choice but to listen to his wife. She loves her father no doubt but sometimes she's get frustrated to why he allows caroline control him. She's didn't have a phone but her siblings had phones which they are always using. They hardly do any work. She let out a long sigh. She have to sleep now so she can be able to do her tomorrow chores. She thought as she carefully closed her locket and hid it inside my shirt. It has to be hidden or else if her stepmother with take it away from her also. Whenever it comes to the locket, she is extra careful. She laid on her bed and her mind drifted to how she will have a good life in the future when she feel asleep. Beep beep beep. She opened one eye first then when she looked at the old alarm clock and she saw the time was 4am, she quickly opened her second eye then jumped down from her bed. Time to work. She quickly took a quick bath and dressed up into an old top that was big and a leggings that already had holes on them. She ran out from her room into the kitchen. She carried the cleaning instruments and started sweeping the all the rooms in the house. She mopped every where to be clean and sparkling. She also cleaned the furnitures and washed the plates. When she was done everywhere was looking so clean and sparkling. Then she went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for her step mother and step siblings. She made bacon, eggs , and chocolate pancakes. They all looked delicious in her eyes but she couldn't touch it let alone eat it because her stepmother will punish her for that. She can only take the left overs which they remained after eating. She packed the food neatly and arranged it with plates besides it in the dinning room so that when her step mother and step siblings are ready to eat, they will just head straight to the dinning room and have their breakfast. She waited in the kitchen for them to finsh eating. When she noticed they had all left the dining room, she went to pack the plates. She checked to see if they remained some for her and she was happy to see there was some food left. She quickly ate the food and washed the dishes. After she was done she decided to go to her room to rest for a little while. As she was about leaving the kitchen, she heard a knock on the door. ‘ who could that be? Hope it's not Caroline or Clyde and Chloe's friends? Because I'm so tired for another work.’ she thought. She opened the door and was surprised to see police men standing outside. “ Good afternoon officers how may I help you?” she asked politely. “Is this the residence of Mr Parson?” one of the officers asked her. When she heard them mention her father's name she felt pale. Why does it feel like this visit isn't a good one. She thought. “ Yes it is. Any problem?” she asked. “ Sorry to ask but can you tell us who you are you to him?” “ I'm his eldest daughter.” She answered. “ Alright is your mother home?” more questions she thought. “Yes she is hold up let me get her for you.” and she ran to Caroline's room and banged the door. When caroline opened the door she was angry to see it was Bianca who was disturbing her peace. “ What is wrong with you? Why were you banging my door are you crazy?” she shouted. “ Am sorry ma but some officers are outside and they requested for you” Bianca said. ‘ I hope Clyde hasn't caused any trouble again. I don't have time for all this’ Caroline thought as she went to see the officers. Bianca followed her behind silently. “ Good day officers. How may I help you?” “ Good day ma'am. We are sorry to disturb your rest but we are here to report a case about your husband Mr Parson.” Caroline was surprised. ‘So they were not here for Clyde but for David. But what have he done for them to come here’ she thought. “ What about my husband?” she asked them. “ We are sorry ma but there was an accident yesterday and we found someone died in the scene which we were able to identify as Mr Parson.” An officer said. Bianca froze. She didn't want to believe what she just heard. Could it be true? Is her father dead? Did her father leave her also on the same day her mother left her? No this has to be a lie. This can't be happening. She thought. “ Officers what are you saying? That my husband was involved in an accident and he died is that what you are trying to say.” Caroline asked her voice was shaking a little. “sorry ma'am for your lost. We will like you to follow us to sign some papers.” Bianca watched as Caroline followed them. She fell on her kneels and cried her eyes out for the death of her father. Her step siblings went to hang out with friends so they were not around to hear the news. She was left alone in the house. After two hours Caroline returned and she didn't look so good. News travelled around and people began to come around to console them. Caroline, Chloe and Clyde welcomed them while Bianca was in her room still mourning for the lost of her father. She felt alone in the world. She was an orphan now. She has no one. What is going to happen to her now? She thought. The burial arrangements were made and her father was buried a week after his death. Family and friends still came around to greet. Bianca was still assigned to work even though she was also mourning. She couldn't eat well. She was falling sick but she refused to take a rest. She continued to work. After the burial, the lawyer visit to state Mr Parson's will. “Good day everyone. I am Felix Hank, Mr Parson"s lawyer and I'm here to announce his will. I hope everyone is here.” “ Yes lawyer everyone is here.” Caroline said quickly although Bianca wasn't there. “ Well he stated he had two daughters but I can see one ma'am. I'm sorry but I can't announce the content of the will without her present.” Felix said. Caroline quickly shouted for Bianca. She joined them not looking too good. She looked very lean and she was looking sick. Felix felt pity for her. “ Now since everyone is present I will proceed to read his will. He states that his house is signed under his wife Caroline Parson and five million dollars is to be shared to Mrs Parson, Chloe Parson and Clyde parson.” ‘ five million dollars hmm not bad at all’ Caroline thought. “My company is to be given to my first daughter Bianca Parson. For it was built with her mother and it was meant for her right from the start” Felix said. “ What? That's outrageous. What do you mean she owns the company?” Caroline shouted. “ Sorry ma'am but that's what my client stated before his death. So that all for today I will come with the company papers for Bianca to sign excuse me.” and off he went. Caroline was very angry. ‘How could David betray me this way’ she thought. ‘I have to do something. No way am I giving that thing my company.’ she thought. In the middle of night Caroline woke her children up to talk to them. “ mum why did you wake us at this ungodly hour. Don't you realize we had a hectic day and we need our beauty sleep?” chloe said glaring at her mother. “ I'm sorry my dear it's just that I'm so troubled about your father's will.” Caroline said to her softly. “ well we can't do anything about it because he has given it all to his favourite child.” Clyde said with a frown on his face. “ but we can be able to have the company to ourselves.” Caroline said with a grin on her face. Both Clyde and Chloe sat up to hear what their mother had in mind. “ how mum” Clyde asked. “ it's simple, we have no choice but to end her life.” “what but mum that's murder. You van be arrested for that” Chloe said with her eyes wide opened. “dont worry I won't be caught. We can make it look like it was a suicide” Caroline said. “wow mum you are very brilliant. You sure are a good master planner” Clyde praised his mother. “ when do we carry out the plan”he asked “hmmm is was thinking as soon as possible because there won't be......” Caroline was interrupted by a sound of something falling on the ground. Their face because pale. Clyde quickly stood up to check who was that but was relieved to see no one. “ don't worry everyone no one was outside maybe it's the breeze and remember Bianca doesn't wakes up at night.” he said as he sat down. Unknown to them Bianca wasn't sleeping at all. Infact she heard everything they said. She was so scared for her life. With shaking legs,she left her hiding spot and rushed to her room and packed her clothes in a small duffle bag. She also carried the little money she saved from the minor works she did. She left before the day broke so that they won't notice her leaving then she took a bus although she had no place to go to. The bus stopped at the last bus stop then she dropped from the bus began to trek. She was scared because it was already dark and no houses around. She was able to see a motel but the money was very expensive for her so she left. She was unfortunate to meet some thugs who were trying to steal her locket since she had no money. She ran away from them shouting for help but no one helped her. She tried to hide from them by entering into the forest and climbing a tree. When she stayed untop if the tree for a while, she thought they had gotten tired and have gone. When she successfully jumped down and was about to find a way to leave the forest, unknown to her the thugs were hiding and waiting for her. She ran as fast as she could. She fell and injured her leg but she refused to give up she stood up and limbed deep into the forest. As she was still limp-running, she almost fell when she felt a pair of strong hands holding her from falling. She turned to see a very handsome man looking at her with his gold eyes. ‘who could he be and what is he doing in the forest?’ she thought.