Chapter 53- Turning Her Words Against Her
AVA ~~
I stood there, quiet. Just watching everything unfold.
I didn't say a word because I was so tired to even say anything.
I just wanted it all to end. I just wanted the head slave to dismiss me so I could return to my room, curl into a circle on my bed, and prepare myself for tomorrow — for whatever punishment was waiting for me.
That was all I could think about.
Then her voice cut through jolting me off my thought.
"Ava the slave."
I blinked.
Why did she say it like that?
Why not just Ava?
Why include the word slave like it was my surname?
Like it was stitched to my soul.
For a second, I wanted to say something. Just something little like, Ma, please… just call me by my name. I know I'm a slave. Everyone knows I'm a slave. But still… I'm also Ava.
But of course, I didn't say it.