Life with a beast

Chapter 4

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"How dare you report me,so you think you're free,you think you can escape"Damien questioned angrily grabbing my shirt.Its been two days after our encounter at the principal's office.He waylaid me on my way home from school.

"who the hell do you think you are?"he asked

Then I replied smiling"the person that'll teach you a lesson"

He left my shirt and looked at my face wondering how I've grown so confident

"You need to be taught a lesson"he said raising his hand in an attempt to slap me when a hand withheld him from behind.He turned back and went blue immediately he saw who it was.

"Dad I can explain.....I wasn't....."he tried to make a sentence amidst his stuttering.

Dad?so his dad is the mayor?no wonder why I get this rich spoilt brat vibes whenever from him.

Clark stood behind the mayor then everything made sense,how the mayor got to know but how did Clark know Damien was going to bully me again.i had earlier explained to Clark about all that happened between I and Damien while he was absent from school due to an illness,and I remember how furious he was when I did,he promised to get back at him.

"Come with me!"the mayor told Damien and apologized to me as they both went home.Clark then explained that he heard Damien telling his friends about waylaying me after school so he went to get the mayor and luckily he was at home relaxing and not in his office.

The next day Damien was no where to be found,i later got to know that he left for the city to complete his studies.

Present day**

Knock!knock!

"Pls come in"

"Good day ma'am,here's your meal"

I told the maid to leave the meal on the table that I'd eat when I'm hungry.

As soon as she left I went over to the table to check the meal,it was a something I never thought I'd ever eat,i can't imagine how rich the Daniels are to be able to afford this sumptuous meal.

I sat down to eat the food,I would have ignored it if not for the fact that my worms were constantly growling reminding me to feed them and also a stomach pain I've been experiencing ever since I got up from bed.

After I finished the meal,I tried thinking of a way to escape this hell,still lost In my thoughts I didn't know when My so called husband came in.

"Hello...."he said snapping his fingers to bring me back to reality.

" I knew a day like this would come,I've been patiently waiting and here it is"he said smirking.

"I hope you know that this place will be your personal hell and I can't wait to make you suffer"

I kept looking at him without saying a word.

"I have certain rules..he paused and then continued...as you know that this house belongs to my parents,however we would be living here for a while before moving to my house and during our stay here,I don't want my mother to sense our hatred for each other,you must always put on a smiley face in her presence.

Do you understand?he asked looking straight into my eyes,it felt like he was looking into my soul though.He moved closer and suddenly grabbed my jaw lifting up my face.

I gulped and replied with "yes...I do".

"Very good"he said releasing my jaw.Now to my likes and dislikes;

"Firstly you must for no reason touch any of my things,you'd be in trouble if you do.

You have to sleep on the couch because I don't want you putting your smelly body on my bed and lastly you must not talk to me unless i need something from you and ask you first.I'm I clear ?

"Yes sir "

"Sir?,hmm i like that"he said smiling and left the room.

After he left,i sat on the bed crying "why me?,I haven't done anything to deserve this "

Why Damien of all people,why must I be paired with someone I hate so much.

Why am I so unlucky,Anna got paired with someone she loves why can't I be lucky as well.

I went to the cellphone stand trying to call anyone at home

*******hello!,hello!i said repeatedly but couldn't hear a thing.

I laid on the bed for a while,then suddenly I remembered rule number 2,I got up and went to the couch instead,it was so uncomfortable.i missed my bed,I miss mum and dad,I missed Clark...zzzzzz

I got up from the next day with body pain.it rained the night before.I tried looking for a blanket when I couldn't stop shivering but could not find the keys to the closet.i guess my clothes must have been arranged there because my box was empty,the maids must have done that while I was sleeping.

Damien probably kept the keys in order to prevent me from covering my body when I was shivering at night.

I curled up on the couch praying for the cold to cease till I eventually slept off,thank goodness I didn't freeze to death.

Stupid tradition,I can't even go see my parents until after the test I'm only permitted to send letters and talk through the cellphone.

After a while I decided to go out for a walk since Damien is fast asleep,maybe by the time I get back I'd be able to ask for the keys to the closet.I've always seen the Daniel's house from afar but haven't gotten the chance to get close to ittalk more of entering until now,I never knew the reason for me coming here would be terrible.

The house itself is gigantic with a very beautiful exterior and interior ,rumour has it that foreigners built the house years ago before it was passed down to the mayor by his father.

I was on my way to the garden which i sighted from the veranda,and I saw a room,you can call it an art gallery if you may,it contains lots of abandoned paintings,some were even covered in spider webs

"Wow"I said absent-mindedly

"I know right?,a voice from behind replied ,I jerked and turned around to see who it was

"Sorry to startle you,I'm Diane and I'm Damien's sister"the young lady had a long hair which was as dark as licorice and a caramel skin tone with body shape like that of a model,she looked so beautiful.

"Oh it's fine"I replied

"Got interest in art?"she curiously asked

"Not really,I just love beautiful things"

"I can show you around if you don't mind,trust me you're going to love it"she said,for some reason i just like her.

"Okay"I replied almost immediately as she began to guide me around the house.