The Silent Nile
By: Rayisha
Papyrus four: Thorns
The next few weeks were quite busy with the sudden death of the Pharaoh. Not only had members of the court had a funeral to repair they also had to find a bride for Atemu even quicker so he could be named Pharaoh.
Iri watched Atemu from a distance seeing he didn't like going to met the girls he was to choose from. For some reason it seem to bring tears to her eyes when she thought of him married especially if it was with someone he didn't love.
She was sitting in the servant bathing area pandering on when her and Atemu would get to spend more time together. Suddenly she smelt something sweet she turned to look for the source and saw Akuma.
'Master…help...me' was her last thought as her world blurred and turned black.
Akuma caught her before she hit the water. He laid her down on the floor taking out a dagger and began to silce at her arms and slashed arcoss her right eye.
When Iri was regaining consciousness Akuma began to rape the poor woman. After he finished he threw her into the water and threw a vase to get someone to come as he made his clever escape.
A servant called Mina entered the bathing area and screamed when she saw Iri's bloody body.
"Guards! Guards!" Mina shrieked, after putting a towel around Iri.
Two guards came in and saw the bloody woman.
"Do you know what happened?" The elder guard asked.
"No. But I heard something break. Obviously someone attacked her." Mina answered.
"We'll report this to the prince while you go tend to her wounds." said the younger guard.
Mina nodded and rushed to the bandaging area.
"Prince Atemu! Your companion has been injured." reported a young guard.
Atemu insistently looked worried, ""Take me to her."
"Yes, my prince."
They went to the bandaging area .
Atemu bent down to Iri's level seeing she was awake. Mina and the guard left them alone. Iri didn't look at Atemu at all as more blood was already staining the layers of bandage.
"…Who did this to you?"
Tears formed in Iri's eyes as she looked away from him. Her robe also has a little bit of blood on it. But not where her dagger wounds were.
"It was…Akuma…" Iri answered moving her body to a fetus possion.
"…There's something your not telling me…"
"Akuma…took away the only thing I had left of my own…now I've lost everything."
"You haven't lost everything. You still have your life. And you still have me."
Iri's eyes widened she moved her body towads Atemu. Tears fell from her cheeks,"How come everytime I am feeling down, you always seem to know what I need to hear?"
"Instnict I guess." Atemu said.
"I've been selfish latly…maybe this is the gods way of punishing me."
"How have you been selfish?"
"…I…I..I've been wanting to spend sometime with you. I like those moments where its just the two of us."
"Being lonely isn't selfish. And right now it is just the two of us. " Atemu replied lifting Iri into his arms.
"There's no need to carry me I can walk."
"Would you rather bring more pain to yourself by walking with the chance of tripping?"
Iri kept silent and smiled, enjoying the moment.
'We won't get to share these moments for much longer…but for right now I'll just enjoy his company. Even if it's only for a short while.'
plz R&R next chapi.