Chapter 36


    Narrator''s P.O.V


    There are things in the world that change drastically over time, some change for good and some for


    bad. Some people might have trouble being aware of these changes. Lucifer was one of them.


    The roads were filled with silence. He decided to drive today; he dismissed the driver and took the car


    keys, driving out of his office. He took a nce at his watch. The time read 3:45 p.m. He had to go


    somewhere with Adrian before going back to his house so he dropped off Adrian at his ce and


    started to drive again. After dropping off Adrian, he had to take a different route since Adrian lived near


    the woods, the same as Lucifer but the area Adrian chose was quiet as he liked silence.


    The day was long and he wanted nothing but to go home early and rest till dinner.


    His mind wondered aboutst night''s incident. It made his blood boil with anger. Even though he


    enjoyed his moments with August. But at the same time, he could not help but feel anger towards her


    for disobeying him. However, he had decided to make sure that would never happen again. He would


    never let her get out of his sight and the sooner she realized the better it was for her. He was driving


    through the trees that were running along on sides of the road. With every motion of his car, the road


    peered from amongst the trees allowing him to go further. It was a dull and dry afternoon. The bright


    rays of the sun shone on the leaves of the trees and reflected onto the road and the car. Even though it


    was only 3:45 p.m the heat had made it unbearable. Every minute of it was so energy-sapping and


    tiresome that it even bothered the devil himself. Lucifer being seated inside his air-conditioned car


    made him survive the day.


    He made a turn to the left and was weed by the emptiness of the road. He still had quite a long


    way to travel to reach his house. His eyes stayed focused on the road as he turned on the radio. He


    could have connected his phone through Bluetooth but he decided to flip through the random radio


    channels. He was never fond of songs but he did listen to some when he was younger and had


    interests in things other than work. Now, the only time he listened to music was when he was at a party.


    Such things stopped to interest him.


    ''Ladies and gentlemen heree up the next song for you..''


    He heard the RJ shouting over the mic before a song came up.


    ''Sex'' by The 1975. He was not a fan of the band but he was familiar with some of their songs. As the


    song went on with him driving his car on the empty road.


    ''There''s only minutes before I drop you off


    And all we seem to do is talk about sex''


    He turned the radio off, cutting off the song. Taking another turn to the right he felt the ce was


    familiar.


    His muscles tensed. Everything familiar to him... was never good. His speed decreased as he moved


    on. The enormous wild trees were disappearing and he was weed by some houses on the sides of


    the road. Just like other areas, it was also awfully quiet and empty. For a moment he thought it was


    abandoned but he was proved wrong when he saw some clothes hanging on the rope tied to the stand;


    they looked like they were recently washed. It meant people still lived there. He tried to take his


    attention off of the ce. He just wanted to get out of here. For whatever reason that was known only


    to him, he did not want to be there.


    After he drove across a few houses, he abruptly stopped in front of one house. His muscles tensed


    again as he got out of the car. Approaching the house with an unpleasant curiosity, He knew this ce.


    He knew this house.


    A familiar and forgotten feeling entered him and he felt like his whole body was shuddering. He hated


    feeling weak. He changed his posture back to his usual self and walked towards the house. It was


    abandoned. At least that was what it seemed like. He pushed open the small wooden gate that was


    covered in dust and spider web and approached the door of the house. He looked around the house.


    All he could see was dust and dirt. The faded yellow color of the wood. The door used to be in white


    and was now a shade of ck and brown. Some of the window sses were broken that were not


    even fixed. That made sure no one lived there anymore. His hand automatically touched the doorknob


    and his mind could not help but remember something...


    ''Throw the ball to us, kid.'' An older kid yelled from the other side of the road. The 6-year-old looked up


    from his book and nced at them. The boys were around 10 years old and they were shouting at the


    6-year-old kid to throw the ball to them thatnded near the door of the younger kid''s house. He slowly


    got up and ced the book from the ground he was sitting on. He picked up the ball and threw it at


    them. Unfortunately, his hands were not strong enough to throw the ball in that direction. The 10-year-


    oldsughed at him and said.


    ''Look at that weak scumbag.'' He spat. The 6-year-old did not understand the word ''scumbag'' but he


    knew it was not something pleasant. He said nothing and went back to his ce, continued reading the


    book.


    This annoyed the older kids as they threw hateful words at him. His silence was motivating them more.


    But he remembered what his mother told him. ''Never fight anyone.'' He was more than happy to follow


    his mother''s instructions than to fight with those older kids.


    ''Hey you little shit, are you deaf?'' Said one of them.


    ''Oh no, he is not deaf. He listened and threw the ball at us. He is just a weak crap who can''t even throw


    a ball.'' They startedughing.


    Tears filled his eyes but he refused to cry. He watched the boys through his sses, his vision blurred


    with tears.


    ''Aw. Are you gonna cry now?'' They startedughing again.


    The younger kid got up and went inside his house, ignoring the older kids.


    ''One day... one day mommy. I will be strong. I will be strong and take you out of here.''


    He jerked back with a low grunting out of his mouth. His hand was no longer touching the


    doorknob. He could feel himself sweating. He felt if he stood there for another minute he would lose


    control over himself. Clenching his fists, he turned around to leave the ce. He got inside his car and


    ran his hand through his smooth perfectly brushed hair. He loosened his tie. He loathed feeling so


    weak.


    Lucifer gritted his teeth together and drove off. Leaving the memories behind once again.


    On the other hand, August was at the house, inside her room. She was dismissed by  as she was


    feeling unwell. For the very first time, August did not refuse the offer. She actually wanted some rest.


    Last night was enough to make her tired. Sheid down on her bed and closed her eyes. August


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    wanted to sleep for a while. She had a painful headache. She didn''t mention this to anyone because


    she did not want to bother  anymore as she was already busy with other maids.


    Her phone rang. She shot her eyes open, flinching a little at the sudden noise. She received the call


    without looking at the caller ID. Her eyes were closed as one of her hands was resting on her forehead


    and the other hand holding the phone near her ear.


    "Hello?" She said softly.


    "Hey, August, what''s up!" She heard her cheerful friend on the other side. August smiled and got up to


    sit.


    "Hi, Venessa. How are you?"


    "I am good love. How about you?"


    "I am fine. I just have a headache so  dismissed me." She replied.


    "Aw, are you okay, hon? Don''t tell me they are making you work all day!"


    "Oh no actually the maids here are really helpful. I was just not feeling well."


    "Oh okay, Aug. I should let you rest then. Oh and before that.."


    She frowned. "What is it, Venessa?"


    "It''s Thanksgiving! Well almost." Venessa chirped.


    Oh no I totally forgot about it...


    "Oh...y-yes I remember." She stuttered but smiled.


    "Yeah, so it is also us maids'' holiday. The Knights give us the day off to visit our family and celebrate


    both Thanksgiving and Christmas with them. What about there?"


    Venessa questioned. August had no idea about it but deep inside it made her happy... She wished she


    would get to celebrate this with Caroline too. The thought of going home did make her happy, but she


    mostly wanted to get away from Lucifer.


    "I don''t know Venessa. I will ask someone and let you know." They caught up for a few more minutes


    and then hung up.


    August thought for a minute. I don''t have anything good to wear on Thanksgiving and Christmas...


    She knew it was not about clothes. It was about the moments with your family and friends. But, she just


    never had the chance to go shopping. She also wanted to buy something for Caroline. She hoped she


    could.


    But for now, she prayed that she would get out of there, even for a few hours.