Bride of Sultan ~ The Bleeding Rose

5 ~ A morning bath together

Gulaab POV

I stepped inside the Hammam and the sight amazed me a lot. It was so huge and the first thing was the stairs in front. I stepped down from them and then realized suddenly that my anklets were creating sound. I quickly shut the door behind me. 

I stepped down from the stairs and kneeled down to remove my anklets. I didn't know where to keep them as I couldn't wear them here. I quickly hide them behind the round pillar that was on the left side of me.

I looked raking my eyes from here and then I realized that I was standing in a small gallery. There was a wall on both of my sides and I took a few steps forward. All I could see in front were huge stairs. I walked towards them and I took steps to climb the stairs slowly. I was alone and it was horrifying me inside. The Hammam was properly brightened and I could see that its sunlight but I wondered from where that sunlight was coming from. 

I climbed the stairs and I almost lost a few of my breath with the sight when I took the step on the last stair and stood tall.

It was not a tub, nor a pool but a huge lake-type thing. The end of the pool was really far and there were water and water only. There was sunlight falling on the water as the roof was open and it was only covered with the net of iron, I guessed. 

It was huge and I was literally awestruck at my sight. I lowered my gaze to my feet and noticed that there were stairs to stepped inside the water. I took a step forward and then one again. My feet dipped in water and I felt it slightly warm. The water was calm and I took a few more steps inside.

My idea was to reach a huge table like the thing that was in the middle of the huge pool. It has an open chessboard settled above it as if someone left the game in between. I wanted to hide behind it before the sultan enters. I wanted to hear his conversation as he had the habit of talking about his plans in Hammam.

I walked inside the water till the last stair. The water was clean and I could see the cream-colored floor below the water. The water reached up to my chin when I get inside completely. I felt my heartbeats and breathes racing as he might kill me for what I was doing.

I walked slowly trying to calm my breath inside the water to reach that table. There wasn't anything other than that where I could hide. 

My movement inside the water made it move slightly and I doubted if he senses that someone enters his Hammam. I horrified thinking of it and prayed as the water get calm again. 

I reached the table and hide behind it. The table-type structure was made of stone and it seemed like a good wall to hide behind. I slowly stood behind it as it was taller than me.

I tried to calm my breath now and just waited for the sultan there silently. The water was deep here and I could feel that it was getting above my nose sometimes. I try to stand on my toes to breathe properly. I waited and kept waiting. 

At some time my feet started hurting and I placed them low back. I hold on my breath for my breath until I was able to stand on my feet again.

Suddenly, I heard the door opening and to be honest. I shivered and get horrified to the core. I tried to hold my breath and tightened my fist on my dupatta. I heard a few steps and I could feel he wasn't alone.

"We have to do something soon sultan." I heard an old person's voice and realized he wasn't alone.

"Hmmm... we will soon. But, firstly I want to focus on the hind." I heard his voice that shivered me to the core and then I heard the splash of water as if he dived inside. It made an immense movement in the water and the waves started reaching my eyes now.