Scared And Scarred

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Alicia's Pov:

I was so very scared sitting in Lucas's office, though it turned out better than I expected.

Initially, when he asked about sir, I thought he already knew everything that I wasn't ready to share.

But I am happy that he respected my silence even though he had his doubts.

Even though I wanna share my miseries, my past, and my pain but I can't trust them.

I was stunned when he called me his sister and told me that I am his equal. Whole my life, I was treated worse than a slave. When Lucas asked me to call my brothers by their first names, it felt too good to be real.

I am not sure that I could even digest three meals a day but I am grateful that they are allowing me to eat.

He almost gave me a panic attack when he said ' rules and punishments '. Thank God rules were nothing like the sir's rules. These were so easy to follow and reasonable. I'll make sure that there is no need for any punishment ever. I'll be extra careful.

I didn't think much about the school, I'll handle it when needed.

As soon as he allowed me to leave, I vanished from his office. I went back to my room to avoid interaction with any of my brothers.

My room was so pretty that I didn't want to ruin it, so instead of a bed, I sat on the rug. Even the rug was so soft that it was a thousand times better than the torn cloth I had back at sir's place.

Sitting here, I had nothing to do. Previous memories all rushed back. How sir punished me, he would whip me until my back turned red with blood, then he would make me lie on my back and punch my stomach. I could feel all the pain like it was happening to me right now. Suddenly I couldn't breathe and everything around me blurred. I wanted to shout but no words escaped my mouth.
At this moment all I asked dear lord was to free my soul from all this pain and hurt. Extricate me.

The next thing that I remember is someone knocking on my door that I don't think I closed. I get off the bed so I could let the person in. Wait when did I even sleep on this soft bed, it was like a silk cloud.
I think I passed out on the rug. Did someone come to my room?

Before I could mull over it, someone knocked again and even louder. So I rushed to the door. Felipe was about to knock again when I opened the door.

"Hey Xia, did you have a nice nap?" I nodded.
"Great, sorry I woke you up but it's time for lunch. Come join us."
I rushed inside the room and grabbed my diary and wrote, sorry for sleeping so long. Can I join in two minutes?

"Don't apologize dear. Take your time and I'll wait for you near the stairs so we can go down together." I nodded again.

After he left, I rushed to the bathroom and washed my face. I fixed my clothes and went back to Felipe.

We went together to the dining area. There were only Yahel and Issac.

"Come sit Xia, Lucas, and Martin are busy working and couldn't join us."

Lunch went peacefully but I could barely eat because I was still full from breakfast.
Thanks, Jesus that Issac didn't say anything this time.

After lunch, I was about to go back to my room when Yahel stopped me and said,

" Xia if you are not tired and willing, then come with me and I'll give you a tour of the house." I nodded and gave him a small smile which he returned.

I am tired. Their house is a bungalow. It's so enormous. It has 3 floors, the first floor has a kitchen, living room, dining room, five bedrooms, and a grand garden.

The second floor has all of our bedrooms along with 3 guest bedrooms. This floor also had a pretty library and three offices, one for Lucas, one for Martin, and the other one was locked.

The third floor had a gym, movie room, music room, and gaming room. The gaming room itself is terrific, it has a bowling alley, pool table, and a huge screen for video games. There was so much other stuff that I didn't even know existed.

Yahel told me there was something called a jacuzzi in the attic. And the basement was converted into a huge garage.

There was a ground somewhere behind the house where you can play soccer, basketball, and other outdoor sports also there were two swimming pools. I don't why one wasn't enough.

There was a normal-sized house half a mile away for the guards and maids to stay in.

My brothers were insanely rich. What work do they do to get this rich? I was amazed by the details of this beautiful mansion. The interior was thoroughly done. Every vase, picture, or chandelier looks perfect.

There was a perfect balance of light and dark.

After the tour, we went back to our respective rooms. Again I had nothing to do but wait in my room. Is this how my life will be from now on? Alone.