TAKEN
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She settled down on the floor to listen to what he has to say and he cleared his throat before falling into a temporary silence which was due to the fact that he didn't know where to start his explanation but after a while, he decided to just say what he had in mind, He looked up to see her face which she glued on the book shelf in the room
"I know you must have been worried about what my friends said about you being my new play thing" he started and shifted into a more comfortable position
"I'm not worried, why should I be? do I have a reason to be?" she asked still fixing her gaze on the shelf
"No you do not have a reason to be worried" he replied sharply waving his two hands before releasing a long sigh
"The thing is, I had a girl whom I was so interested in then, she was my personal maid just like you. I asked her out and after some persuasion, we began to date, she was fond of me and likewise me too, I was fond of her, I liked her so much. My father got to know we were dating and warned her to break up with me but she didn't which was due to the fact that I assured her that nothing will happen." he started to explain while she listened eagerly, she wanted to know what happened to the girl and their love
"One fateful afternoon, I was with my friends and father when one man came and asked my father where the slave he put up for sale was, my father called her in and told her to pack her things immediately so she would follow her new master. I was shocked and surprised, I wanted to fight as she went to pack her things but my father threatened to disown me and send me to the pig farm which I hate so much if I dare say anything. She eventually brought her small bag where she packaged her clothes and stood in the room with us, She was expecting me to say something, I could feel it, I could sense her eagerness to hear me defend her like I had promised but I failed her, I betrayed her, I just sat there without saying any word until she was forced to call upon me" he narrated
"This was not what you promised me Young master, are you dumping me? did you lie to me all these time?" she asked with tears running down her cheeks but I just folded my fist and forced harsh words out of my mouth
"You should know when to stop, did you really think I will marry you? you were just a thing I used to pass my boredom" I said to her and shattered her heart to million pieces, my stomach churned as I said all these but I had no choice to tear her heart away from mine with those cold words" he added and the pain was evident in his voice
"My friends there laughed and made jest of me that they had told me previously that it wouldn't last and they are glad I admitted she was just a play thing" he said bowing his head and she was speechless
She blinked severally before opening her mouth to say what was on her mind, she stared at the ground before lifting her head to look at him properly
"You are indeed evil, there are many ways to turn her away without using those cold and degrading words, your friends are even more terrible, how can they laugh in a situation like that? no wonder they uttered something so annoying the first time I encountered them at the market. Anyways, I have no plan to have feelings for you or make you like me not to talk of dating so please tell your friends not to ever think of me or address me that way again" she stated boldly with a confidence she didn't know where it came from, she was disgusted with what she heard and everyone involved in it
"I can't control my heart from liking you but I will make sure to take care of my own feelings and what happened to her will never happen to you" he said but she was not interested in all those sweet talks, she value herself so much that she refuses to hear something that brutal all because of him
"I hope you don't do things that will cause me trouble, I just want to live quietly till I can go back to where I came from. I wish you a good night rest" she responded and stood up to take her leave.
She continued to keep the distance and even when the friends came visiting, she didn't stay near them or answer any of their questions.
"Do you truly not have any feelings for her? your eyes are telling me otherwise" one of his friends remarked
"I don't have any feelings for her!" he declared firmly and they went silent before laughing again
"Fine then, I just wanted to confirm and be sure" the other friend said
"Why are you conforming? is she your maid? get out of her business" he growled at them and they offered to stop.
They all went out after drinking while Shael went to her room when the maids came in to call her
"the young master wants to see you" one of them informed her
"I thought he went out, is he back?" she asked closing the book
"The young master said to meet him at the mountain side now" the maid insisted and Shael stood still for some minutes before answering
"Meet him there? why? he didn't tell me something of such" she countered raising an eyebrow
"Then how would I know if he didn't tell me too? he said to meet him there now" the maid replied and stomped out
She dressed up and went to the said mountain side but what she found was not what she expected, she got there and was waiting for the young master when someone approached her from the back and knocked her out before carrying her off from the mountain in her unconscious state
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