21 Mommy

"I don't want to talk about it".

'Nobody asked you to' Roland thought to himself.

Hermes stood up and straightened his clothes.

"I have a job to attend to. I don't want to share you with anyone else, so stay in here. The lord here doesn't even know that I have you here so, it's best to stay in here if you want to remain alive.

But then again, I doubt he has the strength to kill you. He's quite weak at the moment. I could just kill him but then again, I can't. If I kill him I won't be able to get rid of this curse.

I really wish I could kill him right now. He's getting on my nerves. Oh Zeus, you have no idea.

Day in, day out I have to put up with being ordered around. I am a god for crying out loud.

It's a good thing I get the chance to go to the underworld every now and then so I can release my anger".

Roland listened as he ranted about how he was treated and how he planned on executing the lord overseeing him after he'd broken the curse.

He was unsure of the amount of time that had passed. As a matter of fact, he was unsure what day it was, the time or whether it was night or day.

'Doesn't his mouth ever get tired?' he couldn't help but ask himself.

"Also, I…."

Roland felt as though his ears had been clogged. He watched as Hermes' lips (nothing gay about it) moved non-stop.

'His lips remind me of that one girl, with big lips that was famous mainly because of her sister's lifestyle in my memories'.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" he wore an amused smile.

'Dammit! I didn't even realize that he'd stopped talking'.

He wracked his mind, trying to think of a justifiable reason for his actions then he stopped.

'Why am I even trying? Who cares what he thinks?'

Seeing Roland act nervous brought a smile to Hermes' face.

"It's alright. I know that I'm stunning and have all the qualities a woman wants. I'd drool over me too"

'He should change his name to conceited'.

He couldn't help but roll his eyes.

The smile on Hermes' face disappeared and a serious expression warped his face.

"I was being serious about you not going out. The beasts here would go on a rampage if they knew that a male was here. I went as far as neglecting the male that was tied to that post. I can't let them take away my meal. Stay inside this room and do not leave".

'What's the point? I'm going to be defiled either way'.

He felt the need to cry.

'Mommy' he lamented in his heart 'I am being punished for my disobedience. I should've just married that loose, plastic, STD infested, two faced girl you were setting me up with. The worst that could happen is me catching Gonorrhea or Chlamydia'

"I should be back in about three days, a week at most if I stumble into that dog"

He walked towards the door and gripped the handle.

"If you don't like your destiny, don't accept it. Instead, have the courage to change it the way

you want it to be!".

He exited the room.