Olivia woke up early because of the uncomfortable strap around her neck she couldn't sleep for long. She was stunned to see Mars sleeping next to her,
"Why did he sleep here?" she thought. It’s his mansion where ever he can sleep... "hmm,"
She slowly slides down the bed and walked into the washroom,
She was not feeling sleepy at all and roamed in the room as she doesn't want to disturb Mars in his sleep.
Sunshine was dazzling down the curtains,
She moved towards the window and stood behind the curtains without removing them aside, looking down the dense lush green valley, the pine trees look more beautiful from here, it's like God has given the best of natural beauty to this place,
Mars woke up and he rolled his hand on the bed where Olivia was sleeping, rubbing his eyes with the other hand,
He dreadfully stood from the bed as he didn't find Olivia sleeping there,
He looked around but didn't find her anywhere in the room. He then suddenly saw a shadow behind the curtains. A smile crept over his lips.
"Is someone hiding from me?" he removed the curtains and Olivia trembled with his sudden words,
“Ooo, you” ...she jerked with his sudden words
"Why you woke up so early? was I snoring so loud that It disturbed you?" he jittered.
She grins, "Not at all Mars, I even didn't realize that you are sleeping next to me,”
"I couldn’t sleep because of this strap, it is quite uncomfortable," she said adjusting the strap of the cast,
Mars moved close to her to examine and found red rashes around her neck,
"Ohh, girl, you are so sensitive,” Mars said looking at the few rashes that have developed on your skin,
He carefully removed the strap from her neck and touched on the rash over her skin to examine the neck, a spark went down his spine with his fingers touching her naked skin, he was so close to Olivia, that her cold breathes fan his arms, he immediately removed his hand and took a step back.
"Don't worry, I will send Eden with an ointment and another soft strap,” he said turning to the door and hurriedly treads out the room ranking his black curls,
Olivia walked to the mirror and start looking at the rashes in the mirrors, her eyes landed on the red prints on her neck reminding of Marcus forcefully strangled her neck when she called his name, "They are not rashes," she murmured,
"Devil"
Charity stepped into the room,
"Good morning Miss," She bowed to Olivia who is still standing in front of the mirror talking to herself,
Olivia smiles to see her, "How are you Charity?" She humbly asked
"I am good, Miss, thank you for asking,”
"How's your wrist now?" Charity asked looking at her new cast,
"It will be fine soon, I hope!" she exclaimed holding her wrist.
Charity helps her with bathing and made her put on the new cloth.
The huge pink closet is full of all the expensive branded dresses, gowns, midis, denim, shorts, night wears so on.
Olivia looked at the closet and then turned her eyes to the overloaded shoe rack with stylish shoes, ballerinas, flats, wedges and what not.
She was amused to see so much branded stuff around the room that too only for her,
"Who designed this room?" she asked sipping her hot chocolate milk,
"Master Marcus," Charity sincerely answered,
"For whom?" she sounds excited this time,
"For you, Miss,” Charity smiled.
"Please don't lie, Charity, I know nobody can be so concerned to me, especially not Marcus, oops Master Marcus," she said frightenedly looking at the door,
She doesn't want her other hand to get plastered,
"Where is Alice?" Olivia asked joyfully
“She has gone out with Master Mars for shopping,” Charity replied cleaning the room
"WoW, shopping,"
She looked back at the pink closet,
There was a time when I was free to go where ever I wish, but that time I never have anything good to wear so I always avoid hanging out with others, Now I have branded clothes and shoes but I am prisoned here,
"How poor I am?" sadness clouded her eyes with the
She again strolls towards the window. This floor to ceiling window is her favourite spot in this room, as she can see the dense green forest, she can feel the breeze and the small stream falling down the valley made it worth watching all day.
She trails down memory lane. Where once in her school days, they got a chance to trek a small mountain, she couldn't join the class because she couldn't afford sports shoes and her teacher refused to take her in regular old shoes,
Charity cleaned the room and looked at Olivia standing near the window,
"Miss, I have cleaned the room. Is there anything, I can help you with?" she politely asked,
"Can you take me out to the small stream?" Olivia said pointing out of the window.
"I really apologize miss, I can't do that,"
"I know, that is ok, soon I will be habitual to live in this room."
"You can go, Charity," She said faking a smile.
Charity bowed to her and walked out with the soiled stuff,
Olivia looked around the room again, but nothing to do, she thought of that picture book that Marcus gave her,
A bulb of light glowed over her head,
"Where he kept that book?" she excitedly opens the pink closet and turned around all the clothes, one by one checked all the drawers,
but she didn't find that picture book. "I want to see that picture book," she frowned and frustratedly slam the closet door and the clothes she just stuffed in came out the closet and scattered on the floor,
"Oh shit," she looked down and panicked to see the mess.
She hurriedly grabbed all the clothes and stuff them back, and close the closet door,
Suddenly Alice entered in screaming Olivia's name,
Olivia frighteningly turned supporting the closet door with her back pushing the door,
Mars came in following Alice with so many shopping bags in his hands,
"Olivia, see what I got for you?" Alice joyfully screamed Olivia's hand but Olivia hesitated to move, she knows if is she moves from here all the clothes will scatter again on the floor,
Mars noticed Olivia's hesitation and thought, she is afraid of him,
"Alice come here," He called putting down the bags on the sofa,
Alice joyfully picks one bag and dig her small hand in the bag to fetch out a purple barbie dress, "Mars gifted me this,"
Olivia faking a smile, "Nice darling,"...Mars took six bags and walked towards Olivia, "Olivia this is for you," Mars smiled waving the bags in front of her.
"For me?" she surprisingly yelled