Author's note: Gah! I am so sorry! I got absorbed with my college class. I have had this written on paper since the 18th of April, but I have been to busy to sit down and type!
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Chapter 36
Rosa barely spoke whenever she entered the room where Olivia was caged inside. When Olivia spoke to her, she didn't know whether to remain silent, like she'd been told, or say something. The manners that she had learned as a little girl told her that she should say something; however, the beatings she received for disobeying seemed to make the choice that much harder. It was certain that Rosa enjoyed the life that Olivia's presence brought to a room, yet she regretted that one day that spirit would be dimmed or gone entirely.
"Why don't you stay for a while? Sit," Olivia shifted on the cot, "Let's chat."
Oh how Rosa wanted to sit; to rest her swelling feet and stall the foretold fate that awaited her for something she did or didn't do. Although her heart wanted nothing more than to stay for a while more, her brain reminded her of her vulnerability. She yearned to stay, but that was not an option.
"I am sorry," she begun, "maybe another time." Then, she would leave, the door closing with her standing on the wrong side.
Olivia, being no fool, recognized the inner battle that went on inside the woman. She saw her desire to stay drowned out by her fears. Breaking that wall and gaining her trust would take some time and would require the use of gentle words; however, time was slowly running out.
Author's note:
I know that is surely not enough for your long wait but that is all I have and can think to write. Maybe when school ends I'll get my groove back