Chapter 190
They had been very blunt with me. My fake owners did not ever see Master Damien and his Brothers. They passed messages to one another. If | got my them in trouble they would sell me, Master Damien could not stop it.
“| missed earth,” | lied. “I was anxious. My owners would not letout until | calmed some.”
“Ah,” Rose said satisfied, “it happens to many of us, the realization you will never leave can cause great distress. I’m sure changing owners made it worse for you.”
“Yes,” | nodded.
From days of Laying in the box, | was weak. My friends helpedinside and decided | needed to do something. They brought the drums over and askedto play. It took an amazing amount of energy to tap the familiar rhythms on the drums.
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“| was agitated,” | told her, “they keptin the box.”
“You have been gone ten day cycles, Ciara,” Rose said. “How much of that twas in the box?”
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| didn’t answer her, but she seemed to understand.
Rose’s breath shuddered out. “You must be active to get your strength back,” she told me. “Cwith us; we will walk.”
Fuji did not understand the walking | did with her and Rose. We just paced the compound. My balance got better and | got stronger as the morning wore on.
The lunch bell rang and we were on the wrong side of the compound. I’d never make it in time. “Go,” | told Rose and Fuji, “I'll get there.”
The girls ran off and | was left to stumble toward the Lunchroom. The men were all feeding their slaves by the t| made it. | moved as quickly as | could to stumble and kneel before my owner.
The other men asked him what was wrong with me. He gave them brusque and noncommittal answers. “You were not trained,” Basin hissed. “I’m not sure why Damien chose your family. There were better choices, there still are.”
“Mind your own slave, Basin,” my Master said in his regular dismissive tone. “No one needs your opinion on the matter.”
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Tonight all the men were looking at me. It was worse than when I'd been at the posts. | heard them talking clearly and they discussed what a poor job my current owners were doing. “Would you sell it?” a man asked one of my owners as they bathed.
“No,” was the disdainful answer. fou were not trained, that is now very obvious,” another man said.