Amos didn't think Sera understood beauty. The sound of the violin was so beautiful, soft, and heart-wrenching. He almost thought of Sera's tenderness, but then he remembered what she had done to him.The wound was still gaping. It was sore and painful. Several scratch marks appeared on his chest. But, he felt better like that than having to get healing ointment.To avoid Sera's torture, Amos pretends to be asleep.The sound of the violin continued to play until half an hour later. Then silence.The silence made Amos feel uncomfortable. He tried to neutralize his heartbeat. He had to pretend to be unconscious.Amos heard the sound of slow steps approaching. He tried to calm down, but his heart was still beating fast. He felt a touch on his cheek. Sera's fingers were hot.The touch was very gentle. Amos wasn't sure it was really Sera.Suddenly he felt his clothes being removed. He couldn't remember how many times he had changed clothes today. Too many times. Panicked, Amos opened his e
Amos looked at Sera. "You're sure not planning to torture me again?"Sera sat in a chair next to the bed. "Hurry up and eat."Amos hesitated, but he quickly grabbed the pasta and ate it. A few minutes later, it was all over.Sera smiled at him and handed him some medicine. "Take this medicine."Amos looked at Sera suspiciously. "What is this medicine for?""You don't have to ask every time I tell you," Sera snapped. She didn't have the patience to answer Amos' questions. Didn't he know how much she cared about him?Amos shook his head. "I don't need any medication." He felt fine. There were only wounds on his body that could not be treated with medicine. "Drink," Sera ordered in a soft voice.Although gentle, Sera's command was truly frightening. Amos gulped. He looked back at the three pills in his hand. Feeling it was useless to refuse the woman's order, Amos swallowed the medicine in one go and finished the glass of water.Sera stood up from her chair. Amos reflexively moved back.
Amos felt pressure in his chest. It allowed him to move again. Amos saw that his body was covered in bandages. Sera didn't give him any more ointment.He got up and sat on the edge of the bed. He saw Sera carrying a brand-new pair of clothes. "Put them on," she ordered.Amos took them. His eyes were drawn to the luxurious clothes. The shirt is white and the pants are made of high-quality fabric. His eyes were filled with amazement as he touched the clothes. They were made of fine material.Sera watched Amos who was still mesmerized by the clothes in his hand."Put it on quickly," Sera repeated."Ah, yes," Amos stammered back.Sera was quite surprised by the slave's compliance. She saw Amos standing up and struggling a bit to put them on. He repeatedly scrunched up in pain. Finally, she approached him to help. But Amos was frightened and backed away."Let me help you," Sera said, motioning Amos to come closer to her."No, I can do it myself."Sera stared impatiently. "Come here!"Amo
"Where are you going, Sera?" asked Winston."I want to take him for a walk.""So early?"Sera nodded. Then Winston stared at Amos who was already dressed. He didn't look like a slave at all. Amos looks different like that because of the clothes he is wearing."Papa won't like you taking him out," Winston said, with a serious face. Sera nodded. "As long as you don't talk, Papa won't know.""Papa's not blind or deaf. Many guards will see him. Do you think I'm a petty person to report you to him?" Winston asked. Sera smiled. "I'll take care of him. You don't have to worry.""It's not a matter of you taking care of him—""I know, I'll make sure he doesn't talk to anyone. If he does, I'll be sure to burn his family slaves to the ground," Sera said, looking at Amos to make sure he heard her.Amos looked down, gulping. So he is supposed not to talk either?Without waiting for Winston's reply, Sera pulled Amos' hand down the stairs. Amos walked quickly to keep up with her. The shoes he wore
"Do you like it?" asked Sera."So wide," Amos replied, still looking around.Sera watched the forest around her.Wide? She chuckled. Of course, the world is vast."I'll take you out often if you behave yourself," Sera said.Amos watched from the window. Suddenly the window glass opened and he jumped in surprise. A fresh breeze hit his face. He closed his eyes.Sera watched Amos grab the air from the open window. There was nothing on the road. It was completely in the middle of a forest. No one would pass through that area. So she let Amos take his hand out.Sera looked at the black car following her. She hoped Riel would keep an eye on Amos later."Is that a deer?" asked Amos, widening his eyes to see a deer with long antlers among the trees. He remembered seeing the animal in the book Balferis had read."Have you ever seen one? There are a lot in this area," Sera replied. She got tired of seeing them. Several times, she ate them."Beautiful," Amos murmured as he saw a group of deer.
Sera smiled at how Amos ate the food in front of him. He only used a fork and ignored any cutlery. She was quite happy that Amos could eat like a human.Amos looked down and focused on eating his food. He knew Sera was watching him, but he didn't want to think about it. He just hoped he hadn't made a mistake. As he ate, he swallowed the food. It tasted strange but delicious.In the slave house, they had the same meal schedule every week. Apart from vegetables, they also get other nutritious foods such as meat. But, he had never eaten food like what he was eating right now."Can you smile?" asked Sera.Amos looked at the woman in front of him, confused. Why should he smile? He wasn't in the mood to smile at the moment."I've taken you out with me. Can't you smile at me in return?" Sera continued.Amos looked down, glancing at the half-eaten croissant on Sera's plate."Is that an order?" asked Amos.Sera smiled. "Do you only smile when I tell you to?""I don't know. But I'm not in the m
Hoper chuckled. "Does it have to be now?" The timing was not right when Sera was in a rage.However, Amos appeared to be struggling to hold back. He seemed to be holding it in for quite some time. Why was he saying it now?"Later on the first floor," Hoper said. Then he pulled Amos closer to the elevator and made him walk faster.Amos stopped in front of the open box. He didn't want to enter the box again. But seeing Sera looking at him impatiently, Amos hurriedly entered. He didn't care about anything anymore.Amos held on to anything as the elevator moved slightly as it descended. He closed his eyes. Hoper quickly withdrew his hand. When he opened his eyes, he saw the previous room in front of him. Amos was sure that the box was some kind of room-shifting device, but he still didn't understand how it worked. But he was interested."Miss, you can go to the car first. I'll take Amos to the bathroom," Hoper said."What happened to him?" asked Sera sharply."He seems to need to pee," Ho
Amos stepped back until his body was pressed against the stone door.The creature looked like a dog but was so big, it was as tall as Amos. Feeling in danger, Amos tried to get out of there. He opened the door, but it didn't move at all."Oh, what's going on?" he screamed in panic. He saw the big dog coming closer and closer to him.His shoulders trembled even more when he heard the dog growling in an unfriendly manner. He was sure that if it attacked him, he would die instantly."Please open it!" pleaded Amos, as he did everything he could to force the stone door open. He was sure he had only shifted the door to close it. But why couldn't he open it now?Amos turned around, seeing the dog only three meters away from him. He immediately held his breath, trying to stay calm, even though his chest was pounding."Hi, I'm not a bad guy," Amos said, trying to engage the dog in conversation. But the dog didn't seem to appreciate Amos' friendly words. Because its sharp fangs stuck out even m