Babel Novel
The Ball Is In Your Court
“Sir, do you want to kill me cause I’m useless?”
“It’s because I find myself unnecessarily attached to you, which is unlike me. I have a mission, a goal that I’m aiming at and that is to destroy the Wigglesworth’s family and any kingdom that host them. You, Brigitta is a clear distraction cause sometimes I find you in my head and trying to get you off my head seems very difficult sometimes.” Ragnar Marshall didn’t say this out loud. He only said it in his mind.
He then said this out loud, “Rather ask how you can make yourself useful to me.”
She nodded and asked.
“Join me in my fight against the Wigglesworth’s family. I know you are weak and can not fight. Of course. But I can have Beocca train you, he’s one of my best and trusted man.” He said.
Beocca? Her uncle?
“Sir, after my mother died years ago, my father remarried my stepmother. My stepmother and my stepsister bullied me for many years of my life, I want to take revenge on them as well, can you help me? Moreso, my bestfriend, Nikolai has been in the custody of Alex Roberto for the past one year, I also need him to get out” She said. She quickly added, “I agree to help you, sir but I also need you to help me.”
“You are not in a position to negotiate.” He said. “I do not need your help, what can you possibly do alone on the battlefield? I have thousand of soldiers under me. I’m only asking you to make yourself useful. If you don’t want to be useful to me, that’s fine.” He said.
Brigitta sighed. Learning how to fight shouldn’t be a bad idea. Perhaps, she can even become so skilled that with the help of a few men, she can defeat Alex Roberto and save Nikolai.
“I agree to be useful to you, sir and I’m ready to start my training immediately.” She said but he did not say any word again until they got home.
Three days later, Brigitta could be seen at the training ground with Beocca, her secret uncle. “Brigitta, you must pretend as if you did not know me here, okay?”
“Sure.”
Beocca nodded, his expression was void of any emotions, “I have trained only men most of my life, this will be the first time I’ll be training a woman and not just a woman, my family for that matter.”
Brigitta smiled faintly.
“I must confess to you that the training would be a tough one. Actually, you may loose your life in the process. It’s so hard and risky but if you manage to survive, you will come out tougher and dangerous.”
She nodded, “I’m ready to do this, if not for any reason, to save Nikolai, my bestfriend. And I won’t loose my life. I’m a strong woman.” She added, “may I ask how long this training will last?”
“One year. Nothing less than a year. You report here after work everyday. And on Saturdays and Sundays, you will be here all day.” Beocca said. “Moreso, you are not permitted to inform anyone about this training.”
“Understood.”
“Understood boss” he corrected. “Your voice should be loud and your face totally devoid of any emotion.
“Understood boss.” She shouted with her tiny voice. Becocca almost laughed but he quickly comported himself.
“Your father married you to the Wigglesworth’s family so the Wigglesworth’s family can protect him and his stepmother and as I speak to you, your father and your stepmother had also gone with the Wigglesworth’s family to Maridona’s country. We could say, that’s the most secured place in the continent for anyone for now.”
Beocca added, “so you won’t just be fighting for Ragnar Marshall alone, you will also be fighting for yourself. We both know what torture your father had subjected you to since you lost your mother.”
When Brigitta tought about it, tears streamed down my face. Countless painful experiences that she wished she can erase off her memory. Infact, once upon a time, she attempted to poison her father but it didn’t work out. That’s how much she hated her father.
“I understand,” she said as she cleaned the tears on her face.
“Let this be the last time you cry. Now clean those tears and let’s begin the training,” Beocca rebuked and she immediately cleaned the tears on her face.
Soon, the training started. Becocca dropped her at Ragnar Marshall’s house by 10PM at night. Whereas, she had started the training since 7AM in the morning.
“Goodnight, boss,” she waved at Beocca and watched as he drove away. She had already bathed in the bathroom available in the training ground but she’s weak and tired. The joints of her body were hurting her badly and her bones hurt as if they had been hit by a harmer. Also, the left side of her head was aching badly as if a migraine from the pit of hell had struck her.
But she’s probably experiencing this symptoms because it’s her first day. She must persevere.This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.
As she walked inside the house, her phone chirped briefly, seeing that it was from Alex, she paused and downloaded the video with promptness. She saw Nikolai in the video, he was in a room alone, facing a camera and saying, “Brigitta, it’s more than a year since we spoke last. Alex has kept me here since our fight at the restaurant. I know you are trying everything hard to get me out. However, Alex Roberto, as the chief commander of the Wigglesworth’s family will also be moving to Maridona’s kingdom and he’s taking me along. I’m becoming homeless, I have heard many rumors about Maridona’s kingdom, if he takes me there, I may never in this lifetime be able to see you again.”
He continued, “Alex Roberto said that the only way he can release me is if you become his mistress but I can’t force you to do anything my dear Brigitta. The ball is your court.” Then the video went off.
Her heart ached on seeing the video, she then walked inside while thinking of what to do to stop Alex from taking Nikolai to Maridona’s kingdom.