SATAN'S CHILD

CHAPTER 34

Like always, a maid come in the room to deliver food. V has left to fulfill his duty as this place's King. The maid who arrived is not the usual maid who has been ignoring me. This she-devil here is different. Her look is so familiar as if I've seen her from before. It was on the tip of my tongue but I can't voice it out.

"The maidservants from before has been fired due to some reason. Thus, make me the new maidservant who will deliver your food. Please eat, I've heard you're not eating well." This new girl politely said with her head hang low. Doesn't she know that her King forbid everyone from talking to me?

Brows furrowed, I closed my book with a loud shutting sound. The girl is still inside and not leaving the room. Patiently waiting for me to comply to her words, but unfortunately, I don't want to eat. I have lost my will to do so long long ago when this shitty new life started. "I'm not hungry.." After saying that, I slid down from the head board and tucked myself under the blanket.

"But His Majesty said that I should make you eat even if you're against it. So please eat, I don't want to go there and force you.."

"Tell your Majesty that I don't want to eat even if I die from hunger. That's better than living in hell, literally and figuratively."

The girl sighed. I thought she must've given up, but I was wrong. I felt the cold breeze hit my bare thigh when the blanket was taken off of my body. "What the.." I stared at the wall, horrified.

"We're gonna do this the hard way.." said the brave short girl wearing maid's uniform. She's not even bothered that I'm only wearing a boxer and polo long sleeve.

I was dumbfounded when pull out of the bed with only one attempt. She's short but strong. Next thing I know is that I'm sitting on the chair and in front of me is the food she delivered.

"Please, eat. Don't make it hard.." The girl is smiling yet her eyes hold a different story. A scary one. "And by the way, you can call me, Alaria.."

My stomach growled when the scent of food hit my nose. I have avoided eating and due to that I am in extreme hunger. It's been so long since I smelt food, thus, smelling it now makes my mouth water. I gave up on starving myself and just eat the foods that are served in front of me. Alaria's smile grew wide as she watch me eat.

"So...Alaria, you're allowed to talk to me?" In the middle of eating, I started a conversation.

"Only when necessary."

"So why are you talking to me now?"

"Because you asked me."

Wow, she's stupid. So naive that it made me crack a chuckle. The former maidservant told me that if she talked to me there will be punishment, that's why she ignored my presence. But this girl, was she informed about that? I bet she is but looking at her now, she doesn't seem to care. What the hell is wrong with this woman?

"Aren't you going to be punished if your Majesty find this out?"

"Actually, yes. I will be punished if His Majesty find out but you look so miserable and lonely. So I'm risking my life here.." again, she flashes a smile. I don't know if it's sincere.

"You don't need to do that. Don't talk to me anymore, I don't need companies.."

I walked back to my bed after I finished eating. Then, I picked up the book I was reading and leaned my back on the headboard after making sure my thighs are covered by the blanket. I can't let them be exposed! My thighs are full of purple and red marks that the devil made himself. I'm already embarrassed because she already saw that.

"But your look says the opposite.." the annoying woman followed me. She sat on the chair beside the bed, watching me read which is making me feel uncomfortable. "What's your name?" She asked but I keep my mouth sealed.

Alaria kept on bugging me which is so annoying! I shut the book harshly once again and turn my head to her direction. The urge to kill her is rising from my toe to my hair. Why am I suddenly feeling so mad about her existence!?

"Yo—" All of a sudden, I felt nauseous. The food I just ate came running up to my esophagus. I rushed to the toilet adjo to the room and on the bowl there I throw up everything I ate earlier. The girl came dashing in the same room, she rubbed my back for comfort but it only made me threw up even more.

I'm so dizzy after I finished my business. Alaria help me wash my mouth and go back to the bed. I didn't played sassy no more, rather I was relieved she's here to assist me. The tiredness and exhaustion due to some reason made my eyelids heavy. I didn't fight the sleepy feeling, I let it succumbed me. The next day I wake up with the same urge to throw up even though I haven't eaten anything. Fuck! My throat fucking hurts!

"Jeongguk! Are you okay?" Alaria came in the room just as I was about to exit the bathroom.

She again assist me and helped sit on the chair to eat. The food she has made me wrinkled my face in disgust. What the hell is this food? It smells horrible. And again, the bathroom calls me. I told Alaria that I don't want to eat the food she just delivered so she left the room to fetch a new tray. Guilt assault my heart. I have treated her badly in our first encounter yet she still help me.

Tears came out of my eyes. The girl who just entered has her eyes shot wide when she laid her eyes on me and saw me crying. She quickly moved to place the tray of food on the table then comforted me until I stoped.

The same routine goes on. Alaria and I grew close to each other. The throwing up also subsided after a long time. But another problem came. My mood changes every second. One moment I'm angry then I will cry and after that I will laugh with tears on my eyes. Alaria is so confused at my behavior, as well as me.

I also craved a lot of weird food. Which is  hard for the poor maidservant to comply. Sometimes I would cry whenever I see her look so exhausted, I can't help but blame myself. I am being a big burden to her. What squeeze my heart more is she's not against everything I want her to do. 

Both Alaria and I didn't mention my situation to V. I begged her to stay quiet and keep the secret to us. Gladly, she listened to my  request. As for the fucking he-devil, he's often missing in action, which I do not mind. I'm actually thankful that he's not always around. It saves me from getting devoured every single night. And whenever I see that face of his, I will hiss and fume. His face is what I mostly loathe right now other than dying.

Today, I'm sitting alone in the same room. I want to murder a certain someone for making me eat a lot of food, causing for my stomach to grew big. I am damn bloated like a frog! The sound of door creaking alerted my senses. It was opened slightly but no one came in.

"Alaria?" I said. Taking out my feet on the bed.

No one answered so I took the chance to stand up and approached the door. Lately, that maidservant hasn't been coming to my room. My food was being delivered by someone else. I am worried about her. And the thought of her being fired because of me has been lingering in my mind ever since then. I don't want her to left me. She's the only one I have right now.

"Did you hear about the execution?" A voice unfamiliar to me said. It was coming from a male. I took a peek at the outside world, there are no one here except the two guards who are gossiping.

"Yeah. I pity that woman. She's brave.." the other one responded.

"I heard they're going to chop her head in public."

I felt shivers down my spine when I heard that sentence. There's a bad feeling deep inside my heart. I stepped back only to bumped into something that causes noise. The two guards quickly looked at my direction and shoved me back inside the room. I didn't battle with them and just walk back inside. Deep inside my mind I hoped that the woman they're talking about is not the same woman who has been keeping me company for a while now. Please God, don't let it be Alaria.

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