Chapter 3

Aribella P.O.V

I had to get home quickly or else I would get in trouble. Hell, I was already in trouble. I walked as fast as my little legs could carry me. I didn't want to attract attention to my self because it always does me more harm than good. I forced my stupid petite legs to pick up pace. I finally reached close to my house. Oh no! I hadn't collected the money, it was too late, my father had turned and locked his eyes on me, there was no going back now. It was too late. I walked slowly but my father seemed to lose his patience and met me half way and grabbed my hear yanking it with him, pullinge to the house like a ragdoll. When we got to the door step he threw me inside like I was nothing. "How dare you keep me waiting!" he screamed at me, his saliva going no where but my face. I wouldn't need to take a shower for a week, his saliva was already helping me to take a shower. He repeated what he said again but this time with much power, his brain seemed to have been skimming over the important detail  that I was soaked. He beat me to a pulp and left me, I was extremely glad that he didn't remember about the money. I went out to go collect the money, I didn't bother to change my wet clothing, I had only two dresses and if I changed into that one I would have nothing to wear tomorrow. I may be poor and unlucky but I was a near and very hygienic person. I knew I was gorgeous even without being told, I knew it. Though I had also heard lots of people gossiping about my beauty. Some said I was a witch, some said I killed people to perform rituals to become beautiful. Some said I was a demon tricking everyone into believing I was beautiful and I was greatly disappointed when I realised that none of them spoke up for me. I mean what was I expecting they all hated me. When I had reached the house where I was to collect the money, I knocked thrice on the door. No one answered the door, I heard voices inside, really close to the door, they were purposely not answering the door. As I was about to knock on the door again, the door swing open to reveal Gianna. It was her mum that I had come to collect the money from.

"You were supposed to be dead, " she sneered in my face. That's when it hit me, from the very start, she had wanted me to die, she had planned it, she just wanted me to offer her my services then she would kill me without having the need for me anymore. It affected me more than it was supposed to, had I thought that this would all change. I was stupid if I had contemplated that, I was gonna die here and no one would care. That would be it for me. That would be the end of Aribella Crishna. Is that how I wanted my life to be? To die at nineteen years old? No, I wasn't gonna let it happen. I was going to leave this place, I couldn't do it now because it was still bright. I could hide and escape when it's dark. No, I couldn't do that because if he comes back and finds that I'm not around, he'll alert the whole village and I would be caught. How about whe he's  sleeping?. Yes that would be the best but that means I would have to endure another night of suffering but to escape forever it's worth it. I would need to collect the money so that I could live to escape. A sounding slap on my cheek causing my train of thoughts to crash. "How dare you ignore me, " She shrieked. I was about to apologize when I realized I didn't have time put up with this one last time so I retorted, "I dare myself". I have to admit she didn't give me the golden shocked expression I was hoping for in fact she just laughed at my face then she turned serious again and yanked my chin, then she said, " I don't know what has gotten into you but I advise you to kill it if you want to survive" I flicked her hand away. Remembering why I was here I asked for the money. She then gave me a fake shocked expression. "Don't you remember? you came here earlier on, snatched the money from us and used it to treat yourself, " She lied blatantly.

I think I was infected with the dare madness cause I also used the word.

"Don't you dare pretend that you gave me anything, just give me the money so that I can avoid drama and leave this place as fast as I can," "Too late, " she said. I was confused until she fell down on the floor by herself and started crying loudly. Her mother came out of the house too with a smirk and joined her daughter on the floor to cry loudly attracting the attention of villagers. They are going to turn this in me and no one would believe a thing that I would say. "What happened, " a female villager asked Gianna and her mother who is called Dianna. Then Dianna started uttering lies from her cursed mouth. After she finished telling everyone the same thing Gianna told me they were all looking at me with disgusting on their faces and they started inching closer and closer until they were all right next to me after that they...

A/N

Thank you guys so much for continuing to read my story, it's very hard in the first few chapters because you feel discouraged that you haven't gone any far but thank you guys so much.

Questions of the Chapter

What service does Aribella offer to the villagers?

What did they do to her after they were right next to her?

Will Aribella manage to escape and will she be caught?

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