Fifty

Aurora looked exhausted and tired, she had just finished sweeping the whole palace compound, she was about to retire to her chamber to rest a bit before she started to wash the palace clothes.

Sweat was coming out from her forehead, seeping to her face, she used her arm to wipe the sweat. She was about to turn to the hallway when Evans halted her.

"The king wants you in his chamber," Evans said to her and walked away. Aurora wanted to ask him why, but he didn't allow her before he fled away.

Instantly, fear ensued over her, the king always called for her whenever he wanted to inflict pain on her. But there is nothing she can do, she has to manage the pain, until her sister Nneka will rescue her from the palace.

The more she walked closer to the king's chamber, the more her heartbeat kept thumping faster, she felt like her heart intended to jump out of her body due to the fear.

She hoped the king hadn't caught on to her disguise, the thought kept racing her heartbeat; the king wouldn't