"Maria…" my eyes flickered opened "Maria, oh thank goodness your awake." A vast number of people surrounded me. There was the twins Cathleen and Fiona, Danielle mitts, many other girls that I did not recognise ,Katie and Lucy.

"How are you?" Danielle asked

"Fine, Where am I?" I looked around; my surroundings had changed since I had remembered, it was the same size yet more objects filled the room.

"Your chamber…well actually… you and Bethany's new chamber." said Fiona. I turned my head, a bed on the other side of the room was empty,

"Bethany…as in Bethany button."

"Yep"

"Oh…great."

"Um…well…she's not …um…that bad," stuttered Katie who was blushing nervously. We giggled at Katie, "shut up." She said still blushing. Suddenly the door burst open, the girls moved away from my bed, their Mr Greendale stalked over to my bed, his face showed concern.

"How are you?" he said.

"Uh…um…I'm fine." I said why is he here?I thought.

"Did my son hurt you much?" so he knows.

"Um…yeah quite a …bit" he walked up to Lucy.

"I want you to look after her well, I shall send some medicine down tomorrow." Lucy nodded then pulled up a chair from one side of the room, dragging it to my bed she sat down. Mr Greendale was already heading for the door.

"what will happen?" I blurted out. He turned his expression seemed unreadable.

"I'll shall deal with these matters while you get better as soon as you are well, you will start your work again." he said , then nodding at the girls he left. The girls had an expression of awe on their faces.

"phew, god that was a shock," said Fiona.

"nah , you think it was just a pleasant visit" said Cathleen sarcastically.

"Why was he here, this isn't very important." Said Katie

"oh yeah excuse the fact that Maria, was almost raped and beaten to death then you can say it's not important." Replied Lucy.

"Sorry but it's not un-common, she's lucky she didn't get raped and beaten to death cause it has happened before."

"Thanks the vote of confidence." I said that really cheered me up

"Anyway , how did he find out,"

"Don't know, do you think a slave tipped him off."

"I don't think so, it's against the code of slave law."

"the what?"

"code of slave law, any slave who suggests that their owner is beating them could be sentenced to death for suspected lies."

"so we know it wasn't a slave but …"suddenly someone opened the door.

Bethany button stepped in. she's hardly changed , she seemed to be just as snobby, mean and tartly looking as before, her long blonde hair streaked down her back, her bright blue eyes just as bright as they were in school.

"Oh don't mind me, continue with your little tea party." we glared at her.

"So much for not that bad." I said to Katie.

"Were you talking about me?" said Bethany scowling at Katie.

"um …no…I mean I would never…"stuttered Katie I interrupted her.

"Maybe we were, so what." I said bravely. Bethany smirked.

"Brave yet stupid, not seen that before. Well maybe I have seen the stupid part, but I always saw you as a wimp." So she remembers me.

"That's surprising, you calling me stupid. When you're the one who got transferred for low grades." That wiped the smirk of her face.

"Your lucky I don't hit people smaller than me."

"Didn't stop you hitting Katie did it, or have you got amnesia."

"Shut your mouth, you stupid bitch." I knew then I had crossed the line. Bethany nostrils were flared. "Now listen missy, your little friends are going to leave then I'm going to sleep and I don't care what you do, just stay out of my way." We stared in silence as she walked to her bed, Katie piped up.

"Maybe we should go."

"I'm staying" said Lucy "you guys go."

"You sure?"

"Yeah I'll stay here with Maria."

"Ok then bye Maria." said Cathleen.

"Sleep tight." said Fiona.

"Don't let the Bethany bugs bite." Said Danielle recieving a sneer from Bethany.

"Don't worry I won't, bye" One by one the girls left the room leaving me alone with Lucy and Bethany.

"You better get some sleep. I'll wait here for a while and look after you."

I nodded and shut my eyes immediately falling into a deep sleep.

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A loud noise woke me up, I sat up in my bed , Lucy was asleep in a chair by the side of the bed. I looked to the door there was screaming. A loud screeching scream sent a chill down my spine. I jump out of the bed and rushed to the door, opening it a crack and I watched as Ricky and Joe terrorised the women , I edged out of my chamber. Against the wall of the chamber hall. Joe stopped he seemed to looking at a girl with a grim smile he ran towards her, I noticed that the girl was a offspring worker . her stomach seemed large, with child inside. Something began to swell inside me as Joe pushed the girl to the ground ,he began fiddling with her body. Then I snapped rushing forward I kicked Joe off of her. Every slave in the room gasped before I could help the girl, my hair was being grabbed I was pulled away Ricky appeared in front of me he drew his fist I tried to struggle out of the grip but Joe was holding me. The fist crashed against my face. Raising his knee he kicked me in the stomach. The pain was overwhelming my vision blurred but I still felt the strong pangs of pain. Suddenly someone was shouting, it was an unfamiliar voice, the pangs of pain stopped but my body still ached, I fell to the floor as Joe let me go. I hit the ground hard; I let out a groan the rest happened in a haze. Someone lifted me up. It was a man, my body rested against his. He held me bridal style, his grip firm yet gentle. I felt safe I lifted my head, I couldn't see properly but I saw some features black spiky hair and dark brown eyes. I began to pass out but just managed to mutter the words. "Who are you?"

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