.. I froze at the spot,hearing those words come so balantly out of Jacintas mouth,I didn't even notice he was there until he turned back to jacintas voice,HIM,a blonde with admirably pale skin and light blue eyes turned my way ,he didn't utter a word in response to his little sisters comment and just looked me from the hair on my head tracing down to my tippy toes,I was unusually more uncomfortable in this clothes than I already was,the cold aura on my skin grew bolder and bolder,I let out the suffocating breathe I held in as soon as he turned away like he didn't want to ever care about my existance …ever,not like that didn't make me happy though,it also still came as a thorn my feminine ego,who does he literally think he is , why am I angry,hes literally someone I just meet,he really got on my nerves and haven't done a single,I brushed off the feeling as Jacinta was leading me to the…umm,basement?,in this house,like the whole literal house,where I was going to sleep tonight and till God knows when ,was a basement …"is this where im going to sleep please,with rats"I said in a rather playful way which was quiet an irony to how the whole situation to me ,Jacinta just stared with guilt and said"I also asked mum the same question,buh she something ike this was what you deserved ,I really don't understand",I just shaked my head to it ,I wish I understood too.....
Tap -tap "wake up you little bitch,your not given accomodation to sleep the whole day "it was Mrs Roman,one month in already I should be used to this already ,the sun hadn't kissed the surface of the earth and she woke me up of "duties",up until the moment of entering this house I have never done a lot of things like ,washing other people or my own laundry,and when I did nonsense Mrs Roman would curse me bitterly but apart from that aspect things hasn't been that bad,the only I had to encounter Mr Roman was during dinner which Jace , fortunately for me never seems to attend,I felt at peace most of the time and still adjusting,....I just had my bath and changed into the only pair of baggy clothes jacinta had given me,i had a weird routine of going up to the back little to be a little delusional about mum staging this whole thing as a joke for 300th time this week, immediately I stepped out of the basement door,like she had been waiting for me,mrs roman handed me a tray with food ,"go give him breakfast he's quite under the weird",me?,i immediately searched my brain for a quick excuse to avoid this whole situation but well of course i had none ,the tray already Handen to me,I had lived in the home for over a month happily avoiding jay,water dripped down from my forehead mistaken as water it was my nervousness in physical form,his door was half closed I slid my way in,wow I didn't expect his room to be this arranged,jay always rough and non chalant the few times I watched him grab his meals,inhaled his soothing fragrance,I totally forgot my main reason for coming in here ,I dropped the tray on the side tabe placed opposite his reading desk,he semed to be a bit ahead of me in class I observed grabbing a notebook on his table ,a frame was bent over,curiousity urged this cat to death as I turned it over,a redhead?,I wonder who she is,probably hes girlfriend,I shrugged my shoulders plaing it back "I persume your doing searching through my things,huh?",my eyes instinctively looked towards the door ,it was jammed shut ,how come I didn't notice,I took a quick glance at him before bowing my head down,his wet hair sprinkled droplet of water on his chest ,I finally noticed "the divine abs" lola told me hot guys had,I blushed at a relevant information,he was half naked,my head stll bowed,he approached me using his cold fingers toraise my chin,my skin tingled under his touch sending rockets of shivers down my spine,"you know ive always noticed how deep your blue eyes are,I like them",why was I burning within meat his sudden confession,I tried bowing my head again,but the force of his fingers on my chin increased"if you lay your head low again,I might kiss your lips right off your face",his fingers no longer felt cold,like I drained all of it,I swallowed a big hard gulp…oh boy what did I get myself into.....I took a few steps back,"I'm sorry ...um..sir?",my obnoxious statement was followed with a mocking laughter which echoed painfully in my eardrums ...oh lord,save me from this torture,he leaned forward,"it's Jay ...I want to hear it in your voice "my owners son said in a calm but commanding tone similar to that of his father,"J-jay"i shuttered forcibly from my throat,at then his breath had tingled the micro hairs on my forehead,the droplets of water on his bare body had began to dry up..."uh.um,Jay,your mother asked that I bring your food to you",I said using my eyes to place the position of the food,"yeah,i kind of figured that out"the owner of the room said as he paced backwards and sat on his bed,with my head still facing the ground i turned my back to him,waiting for his order to leave his room...I really should find a way out of here as soon as possible...still facing my back to him, isn't it about time he chased me out,I could feel his hard stare at my back,my spine twitched with sparks jolting downy feet,are we literally shaking now?,at least let's not lose our face here,the ac was at its lowest degree and yet I had puddles of sweat forming on my forehead,he didn't feel as distant as he was before ,I just swallowed a hard gulp,I swear if it wasn't that I had no where to go,even my shadow ought not to be here at this time,I was busy being delusional not to notice the current situation,he was literally behind me,and of course he decided that it was only when his lips touched my ear that I'd be able to hear what ever he will say ,"are you sure your feeling to well?",what's that I hear ,why the sudden change in the tone of his voice,now it almost sounded like he cared?,"your scared?...of me?"he sounded confused like he wasn't the same person who threatened me just a while ago,his palms gripped my shoulder firmly, turning me to face him,"please don't be scared of me ?"he said softly,oh my God,I was just simply compelled to raising my head to meet those clear ,calm set of eyes,he was really soft with the eyes,head back down,all I could give was a simple nod,"should I escort you to your room"he asked,"what..n-no,no ,umm,never mind "oh dear the last statement startled me such much I had no time to think dashing out of the room,
a little smile emerged on her face,the pale faced dark-skinned girl who just left her owner's son's room had drifted into thoughts of the seemingly non- chalant guy who she had lived with showing a bit of his soft side.
"Kytana" the young vibrant voice called out ,like sharp swords tearing me away from my thoughts"um..yeah","mum asked for you,she's quite angry though",I let out a puff of air,this no longer scared me,Mrs Roman had an awful temper ,I had easily adapted to her ways of hitting me,whether or not I do something wrong....my shoulders slouched ,I walked reluctantly as requested by my mistress,if someone had told by this time few months back ,that I'd be treated no less than an item,i would probably laughed to claiming that I would be happy at least i would explore,oh no ,this wasnt at all the case
...."wake up,its me"the familiar voice of the boy who acted sour in the day said to me,it was Jay smiling wildly at me with the corners of his lips almost reaching his forehead,I couldn't help but laugh weakly ,a few more months had gone by and Jay actively comforted me each time his mum does her usual,well of course secretly he did,we grow awfully close in such a little while,I even feel his parents are getting suspicious,"Jay it's night,someone might hear",I said to the older guy who couldn't seem to let go of the wearing material i used to cover myself,"kytana,its the basement,no one can possible hear us"he said pouting,making those bright plum red lips of his more visibly evident,the way my stomach churned from the heat of his palms almost felt like torture,rare intrusive visits like this almost doesn't seem weird any longer,he often acted like a baby that hasn't been weaned yet,while I was obviously lovestruck by it, "Regardless,it's nighttime ,you need your rest","you know what I'm here for "he said in a more stern and serious tone,placing the first box on my legs as he helped me sit upright,remember when i said Mrs Roman would often hit me,yep,he was here to clean the injuries left after,he forcefully but calmly dragged my hands ,seemed like he was watching ,i felt my heart hurt,he watched and did nothing,i dont know what i was expecting,maybe he'd figgt his mum,i had to painfully but constantly remind myself that. I was an outsider in his life and all he was doing was out of here compassion and pity not like I actually meant anything to him,and never mistake it for any sort of romantic approach,that was really hard to do,staring at a face like his,so much focus and energy into dressing my wounds,he leaned closer to the few bruises I had on my face, rubbing the ointment on the side of my cheeks, he's disgusted looking at me,"Jay.....I'm fine,i don't want to bother-",cutting my statement short laying his index finger on my dry lips,"when have i ever complained about you being a bother to me..huh?,relax its almost done"he said moving the hair covering parts of my face behind my ears exposing the large bruises on my forehead,I studied his face for any slight sign or utterance in his face signaling discomfort in the sight but he had none,what was he thinking I had no idea at all,I traced my gaze from his brow to his lips back to his nose,when i meet his eyes which shot an intense stare into mine,like he could see through me or something,not like there was much to see anyways,"ish"I muttered out after so much effort I put in not to show pain,at least I was free from the intense gaze,"uh..um,I'm sorry"he said with ears turning dark red,"Jay??,your ears ,are you ok",I said touching the tip of his ears,he retaliated to the contact moving back so quickly and weirdly to,I arched my brow in confusion , folding my arms awaiting a response,"I ,uh,think your right,its late,you need to rest,um.. goodnight"he said so quickly, didn't even notice when he packed the aids and raced out of the room,well that was weird,Jay actually agreed to something i said,that is indeed strange...
It's really hard to know what the time says when ur living underground,I still managed to get up early regardless and somehow that angered Mrs Roman nevertheless,ever since she today's light she has been complaining tossed me a couple depressing quotes and complained again,then suddenly "you dressed the wounds?,who gave you the access to first aid kit,you little thief"she said holding my arm up tightly,tears formed at the corners of my eyes with response to the pain ,"I did"the male voice of superiority said invading a discussion between two females,he said as he approached us , removing her grip from my wrist,"and doing this would hurt her even more",and with no further explanation he yanked me out of there,not to the basement this time but his room,HIS ROOM!!!!,im definitely dead after this,seems like Jay was way worse than just a non chalant, arrogant guy i thought he was ,he is also a spoilt brat,he motioned his fingers signaling for me to take a seat,"im most definitely dead now,you really shouldn't have","are you hurt",he said completely ignoring my first statement,"Jay!!"I said with a more serious tone,he raised his gaze to meet mine"no one would hurt you again,I ,I won't let them"the once arrogant guy in front of me said in an assertive look ,a look that melted all my doubts in one second,i was certainly in love here,could he like me the same ,*oh Kytana,what an obnoxious thing to think at this time, remember we are just outsiders ok*,"kytana" the person facing me said,"huh","lost you for a while there"he said flashing that familiar grin at me,he really doesn't know how hard I'm down for him,"I think I should return ,to ..um "I said already making my way to the door ,when i felt the warm grip of the one caused this strange behaviour of mine held me back,"don't go, please"oh why was he begging,i couldn't possibly stay with him ...alone,for the rest of the day,"how about I come back later to see you off"i said in a bargaining tone,"you promise?,"he said whilst i answered with a nod.....
Night quickly approached as I retired back to the basement,then I suddenly remembered the witty promise I made earlier today ,I smiled to myself knowing that I was definitely going to fail to meet up with it ,I was really tired,"kytana, kytana",my heart reached my throat as I heard my name at this time of the night,was it Jay,"Dad asked for your presence in his room",the rate at which I was being summoned in this household makes me feel like I had been casted in some kind of historical drama and against my will too,i hardly just like his son in the earlier times see Mr Roman around,he's often busy with probably shady business ..."knock,knock".."come in "
JAY'S. POV
I had been smiling all this days,just because of roughly dressed girl that appeared in my house a few months back,is she really going to break her promise,awwn,that isn't so good, is it, already spoilt aren't you,huh?,I'm not letting you go that easy,I stood up and headed towards the basement,she often slept,mainly because of mum,i frowned as i remember the way mum had been hitting her the other day, ugh,you should have done something Jay,I stopped throwing self blame at myself when I realized that she was not on her usual position,dont tell me she's playing dress up with jacinta like she was the first day she came here,yes,I was sneaking a peak of her in jacinta's room,just for observation though nothing else,I got to my sister's room and she wasn't there too,no,if i find mum torturing her again,this time I wont hesitate _,I opened the door also,I could give my brain twist with desperation to see the girl of a smaller figure immediately.....she was no where literally,expect one room i had not yet gone to,I mean what exactly could be doing in dad's room,I still headed on there...."Dad,are you awake"i said twisting and turning the door knob to open,my eyes widened with surprise and then narrowed with anger,the main source of my elevation in happiness,was on the floor visibly beaten up with torn clothes and spills of blood,my father like a beast held a stoned belt in his hands,the adrenaline rushed to my blood,it burnt with anger as I punched hard into my dad's left jaw...nearly knocking him out ad he laid on the floor,i couldn't care less but only for the girl opposite me ,I turned to her ,carry her up in bridal style to my room and locking the door behind us********