03/05/2025
The Kings Gimp
~chapter 3~
*Caught!*
Ruby Turner
Tears slipped down my eyes as I stared at the dark ceiling. I felt trapped, I missed my mom and I just wanted to get the hell out of here.
I ran to the door, contemplating my next action before doing it. I banged hard in the door, begging for someoneâŠ.anyone.
I peeped through the glass but no one was coming, I slowly sat on the ground feeling weak and tired from all the shouting.
âThis is how itâs going to end! Iâm going to get sold and forgotten, no one will remember meâ I whispered, tears dripping down my face. I heard something outside, it sounded so faint I almost didnât hear it.
âKnockâ I heard again, I stood up and stared outside the door. A middle aged woman stood there staring at me. She looked stunning, her obvious wrinkles around her big brown eyes staring at me.
âYou must be newâ she whispered, looking around to see if anyone was coming.
âPlease this was a mistake, Iâm not one of the girlsâ I begged, I didnât know if this was my last chance to escape or if they were setting me up. I just knew I wanted to get out.
âI donât understand but I believe youâshe assured.
âOh my gosh thank you so muchâ I cried tears of joy, it was nice to see someone that actually listened to what I was saying.
âIâm going to get you out of here, the king has picked an interest in you and thatâs a bad thingâ she said, fumbling with some keys. I guess they were keys to the door.
She fumbled for a while before I heard the door lock click. I hopped on my toes out of excitement, I was ready to do better and run faster this time. I have been given a second chance, I needed to make it count.
She opened the door and grabbed my hand âGo straight down, youâll see a dark alley. Follow that down, there will be no guard by this time. Hurryâ she instructed, hurriedly closing the door and walking away.
I wanted to thank her but she was out of sight already.
âI need to do thisâ I whispered to myself, making slow stripes towards the alleyway.
It was dark and quiet, I looked around after every step. I didnât want to make any mistakes.
I got to the alleyways and I saw some guards there, they were having a conversation about someone that sounded like me.
âShe would be good in bed,â one said, grinning from ear to ear.
âThe king took interest in her quickly just like we did, I canât wait for him to be done with her. I canât promise Iâll shareâ the one who locked me up said, shoving the other guy a little.
âHow are you sure the king is going to give her to you?â
âIâve been loyal and good to him so heâll definitely give her time. Do you remember how I got Stacy, his favoriteâ he laughed, motioning for them to go to their designated locations.
The king sounded disgusting, how dare he treat girls like they were pieces of trash?
Ughh I canât wait to get out of here.
I watched the guards concentrate deeper in their conversation while I sneaked back and got to the door.
I grabbed it and yanked it slowly, to avoid any loud noises.
I felt the whiff of cold wind slap my face, I couldnât help but sigh in relief.
I looked back one more time before taking a run for it. I passed through maize plantations and they bruised my feet as I wasnât wearing sandals.
I pushed through the pain,I had to get home, I had to meet mom and tell her how sorry I was for disobeying her. She was right, this place was cursed and trashy, I was definitely going to drop a bad review on my blog.
I stopped to take my breath, taking a look around I realized that I was at what looked like a market. There were short legs of people's possible shops.
It wasnât the cleanest market but I had to give it the benefit of doubt, it was probably looking like this because no one was around.
I tried to see if there was anything I could eat but I didnât see anything.
âIâm so hungryâ I whispered, which didnât sound like anything because I was so quiet, the crickets were louder.
I considered eating them but everything was disrupted when I heard footsteps.
âFind that bitchâ someone said, walking slowly towards where I was. I ran to hide behind a shed waiting for them to pass but that didnât happen.
âCheck everywhere, we canât leave without her. The king would have our headsâ he announced and the rest of them chanted âYes!â Before walking away.
âYou have to be around hereâ he muttered to himself.
I placed my hands over my mouth trying to stifle the little sounds of breath that were coming out of my mouth. I held my breath for the longest time that I thought I was going to pass out and die there.
I hated the thought so much?
âCheck behind the shedsâ he ordered. They started checking and I knew they were getting close to where I was.
For a while everywhere went silent, my eyes wandering, brain thinking of what could be wrong? Why was everywhere so silent?
I closed my eyes, praying not to be found but I was grabbed.
âI got her,â the one grabbing me yelled to the commander.
âWhere do you think youâre going huhâ he smacked my face hard. I felt the metallic taste of blood in my mouth.
âYou were bought, you have no right to leave without asking the kingâ he looked around and pointed at another âtake her backâ I was scooped off the ground and smashed me hard on his shoulder.
Everything went blank.
I woke up feeling pains all round my body. I was soaked in water.
âWhat is going on?â I groaned out. Trying to get out of the bathtub.
The room was filled with towels and bottles; different types of bottles.
Some girls walked In holding different clothes.
âPour the water in,â The woman who helped me said. A girl with a bucket full of hot water walked closer to the bath and poured it in.
I felt the water burn my skin but I couldnât do anything because my hands were tied down.
âPour the rosemary and sunflower oilâ she ordered and they did. They did as she said and walked closer, the girl took a wet cloth, raised her hands to my shoulder and scrubbed gently.
âMake sure she is extra clean, the king doesnât want his slave dirtyâ she yelled, at the girl, making her scrub my body harder.
I couldn't control the tears that dropped from my eyes, this was the end, I was treated nicely because the king wanted to use me for whatever sick thing he wanted to do.