Babel Novel
Chapter 119
My hands were shaking again. I was so afraid and the water only came up to my waist. I fumbled the slick Little piece of soap Master Damien had given me and it went to the bottom of the pool. Like an idiot I stood there and stared at it.
Master Evan splashed me with water. I hadn’t heard them talking to me.
“Get the soap and finish washing my brother, Ciara,” he said sounding exasperated.
I tried to reach down and get the little bar without dunking my head, but the current from everyone in the pool made it move to slightly deeper water. My Legs felt frozen to the spot, I didn’t want to be in deep water. Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.
“Ciara,” Master Damien said and I heard the frustration in his voice.
It wasn’t that bad, the soap was under maybe four feet of water. I persuaded myself to just get it over with. I took a deep breath and Let my head go under.
A moment later I was up. I found myself clinging to Master Damien’s chest and gasping for air. The darkness had surrounded me the minute I’d put my head beneath the surface. Master Damien held me as I desperately tried to calm down.
“Please, no water,” was all I could manage to sputter out. My owners stood in a tight circle watching me pant and cry.
Master Christof reached out and stroked my back gently. “Tell us why you are acting this way,” he said.
“I got soap in my eyes,” I lied. Rose had said my fear would anger them. I couldn’t risk it. “It hurt,” I finished and looked up at him.
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“Ciara, do not Lie to us,” Master Evan said in a low threatening voice.
My eyes flicked the deep pool in front of us and I shuddered. “I’m afraid to go under water. I’m afraid I’ll drown,” I admitted.
They didn’t seem angry, but they didn’t seem to understand either.
“You will not drown in front of us,” Master Kein said.
“Please, Masters,” I begged, “can I get out of the water? Please, don’t make me stay in it.”
Tears had started to run down my face and I couldn’t stop them. If it wasn’t for Master Damien’s grip I would have been quaking with fear.
“This is intolerable,” Master Evan huffed and everyone seemed to agree.
“I would prefer,” Master Christof said, “not to do this here and now.”
The men relented and sat me on the edge of the pool. I curled my Legs up beneath me and waited for them to finish. My fear seemed stupid now that I wasn’t sitting in the water. I watched them bathe themselves and felt ashamed. That was usually my job.
We made our way back upstairs and I was just glad to be away from that whole water situation. I made up my mind to go into the water at the Keepers and get over this problem. Rose and Fuji would help me. I just had to face it head on.
When we reached the front door I noticed my owners all looked happy.
They also Looked excited. They had gotten used to our nightly romps and I had been indisposed for the last several days. It was time for payback.
Master Kein flung me over his shoulder as we entered the door and headed for the bedroom. The rest of my owners weren’t far behind him. I hated that intent Look they all got right before they made a meal of me. It was intimidating.