Onika's POV
Same day
We made it back to the ship and she sent the crew to get the rest of the supplies. I put the food into the kitchen as she said since I followed her repeating her actions, she lead us back out to the open part of the ship and she walked to the side looking between the sandy island and the blue ocean with her hands on the rail. "Don't go anywhere on this ship without my permission, don't go to another room unless it the toiletries. Wherever I go you follow unless told other wise, and don't speak to anyone unless instructed to...do you understand." She spoke.
"Y-Yes madam" I spoke shakily confused as to why she's so strict on this "Good, we should be taking off soon as they get back with my inquiries." "What is it like in England?" I asked kind of moving closer but this made her turn her head to me some so I abruptly stopped "What do you think it's like hmm" she said before turning back to the sights in front of her "Rich... with a lot of proper people, that own fancy things... and act disgusted with people like me." I said the last part quietly. "You answered you're own question." She said.
"Can I please know you're name?" I asked desperate to know "Theres no point if you can't do anything with it." She spoke turning around completely to me "But that's how you acquaint yourself with someone is it not? I just want to know something about you beside knowing you're married" I spoke as she just gave me a bored expression "You'll learn one day that sometimes it's good not to know things..." she voiced before walking past me to the entrance of the ship "Take the food to the kitchen and put it up while that goes in the weaponry and cargo"I watched as she ordered them where seeing it fit her.
She turned her head back in my direction before walking behind the crew so I folded, we went to the kitchen and counted the food and supplies seeing how long it would last that part being her since I couldn't average enough for each day. She told them what to make for dinner tonight and lead us back out to the top "Prepare for departure" she said and repeated her words in a different language I didn't understand. Her hair blew with the wind some as did her dress, she watched the flags and tarps moving cause of the breeze.
The ship begun to move slowly before getting completely into the water, I began to get sick so I moved to the side throwing up some. "You've never been on a ship before" she said standing near me, I shook my head no then went back to regurgitating. I felt her move closer to me and hold my hair "Keep going, it's okay" she said in a somewhat softer voice than normal as she rubbed my back.
I got done cleaning my mouth out and checking to make sure my clothes weren't dirty. It had gotten darker since I was outside of the room that's now my bedding until further notice, she walked into the room looking in my direction "How do you feel?" She asked and I nodded some "I'm slightly better, How is it out there?" I asked "Blue and clear..." she voiced eyeing me.
I nodded and sat there looking at her but not in her piercing eyes, "when we get to England you're not allowed to leave the house without permission from me. That is only thing you need to know right now." She spoke as she moved to the desk in the room "Yes madam... if I may speak my mind without discouraging you but whose ship is this that we are on?" I asked "You ask a lot of questions for someone from a whore house..." she retorted "I see why he sleeps with other women instead of a bitter shallow woman like you" I spoke before feeling a stinging pain on my cheek.
She was standing in front of me looking down at me like a peasant "Don't speak on something you know nothing of you inadequate girl, in fact don't speak at all unless spoken to because you don't even know what goes on around you. You proved this at that house and now." She said as I held my cheek looking up at her, she walked out after a second of looking at me in disgust. When she did I laid down on the hammock, still feeling the pain in my throbbing and stinging cheek.
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"Come eat" I finally heard clearly through my sleep, I slowly opened my eyes to see her standing there with the same expression. "I don't want to" "I never said there was a choice." She spoke "Five minutes, if I don't see you there will be consequences to these unnecessary actions" she added before walking out. I followed soon after fixing my hair and clothes to be somewhat presentable, I went onto the deck seeing the moon and stars were out filling navy blue like sky. Out of curiosity I moved to the side looking into the deep blue water that had a reflection of the sky in it.
"Good to see you're not throwing up anymore" I heard from an unfamiliar voice behind me, I turned around seeing one of the crew members "I'm Nasir, you are?" He asked coming closer "Onika Maraj" I spoke with a light smile "Beautiful name, I see you work for her" he said putting an emphasis on her "No...actually she owns me" I spoke as the thought altered my mood. "Oh, well we've all been owned before..." he said leaning onto the ship "elaborate please" I spoke "We all were once slaves to the white man, no matter how much you deny it.." "I was never owned" this made him look at me with a mixed expression.
"You were born free?" He asked and I nodded "Whoa... I've never met someone like you." "What do you mean "Someone like me", is she not free?" "You don't know?" He said turning his attention back to me from the water I shook my head no "She was once a slave, she still is. She ran away from her master seeking vengeance from what I've heard, this one of my first times here but they say she's the one that started the revolts against the white man for us." "I'm not und-"What are you two doing out here at this hour?" We heard.
She walked near some placing the lantern she had on the hook near the door she came from, "Madam" he said giving her acknowledgment "We were just speaking of the view" "Why don't you go eat Mr.Jones, your associates are worrying over you." She said and he nodded walking down into the lower part of the ship. When he was gone I assume from her actions she moved more into the moon light for me to see her "I told you not to speak to anyone did I not... what were you to conversing about" she spoke "Nothing of an important mat-"You and I both know that that was a horrendous lie he spoke so speak your truth girl." She said looking me in the eye filled with daggers and torment.
"Who are you?" I asked turning completely towards her "I am a person" she said undoubtably "No, who are you? What is your story your history... anything of that nature." I spoke moving my hands some craving for legitimate answers. "You haven't earned that" she spoke looking past me "Go get inside and eat.." she said "But-"she cut her eyes towards me "Yes madam" I spoke defeated walking past her but turned around to see what she was looking at. "Keep going" She said as she turned around looking at me. I turned and continued inside barely getting a glance at the very thin light I saw in the distance.
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Back in the 'sleeping quarters' I changed into a robe before laying down and getting under some of the covers I brought, in the mist of me getting into the makeshift bed she came in the room undressing from her dress and corset on the other side of the small room. When her corset came off the dress loosened around her so she could easily slip it off which she did, her gown was now exposed my eyes ran over her body before I could even stop myself she put her hair up and turned her head to me "You do know staring is a fork of disrespect" she said "But you're gorgeous" "You don't even know what you're speaking on... goodnight" she said blowing out all the lanterns expect one that was dimly lit. He had to have lied...
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Is Nicki and Kenny really engaged I mean if they are I can't like I will not accept this foolishness. I think she moving too fast if they are, he look a lil sketchy and I ain't taking bout drawing 😐
-Scooby🐶
