Broken by Maria Diaz (black authors fiction .TXT) 📖

to me. "Well don't you look pretty." he said. He reached out to touch my cheek. I knocked it away. "Fiesty little thing arnt yah!" he said grabbing my wrist and pulling me toward him. I whimpered. I squeezed my eyes shut as his hand went across my face. "She'll be perfect for Johnathon." Said the man who touched my cheek. "Yea,"said the man behind me, "we better get going." he pushes me forward and made me sit on the ground. "Stay." he ordered. I sighed and watched as he picked up the things in the cave. The sun was shining as I was lifted in the saddle.

The Captian and his wife

After a few more hours of riding He stopped the horses.

The tantrum, the misunderstanding

"Come with me child. Lets go up to the decks to see when we will take off." Said Angela. I just stared. "You...you mean I am never going to see my family again?" I nearly choked out the words. She gave me a worried look. "I heard from my husband that your parents are dead. Im sorry dear." She repilied. I lost it. I couldn't hold it in anynmore. "No! No!! My parents died cause your stupid men killed them!! Killed them!! I hate you! I hate your stupid husband aswell!! I hate you all!!!" i yelled. I then reached over and threw the brush at her and fell to the floor and cryed. The door then burst opened. "What the hell!!" Yelled Jonathon. "What happened!!!" He demanded. "She....uh....I....uh" Angela stuttered. I continued to cry. "Huegs pick her up!" he demanded. Hand came under my arms and gently picked me up and put me on my feet. Through my blurry eyes I could see Johnathon gripping Angelas arms. "What happened!!" He demanded again. "I gave her the dress and got her ready for.....dinner. Then I told her to follow me up to the deck to see when we would take off....," She stuttered. The furious man toke no time off. "Then!?" he yelled. "She then started screaming about her parents being dead, yelling that she hated me and everyone in the ship. She then threw the brush at me." She managed to get out. "She hit you!" He yelled. He picked up the brush and came at me. "No," Yelled Angela," Oh Jonathon! Please dont!!!" she gripped his arm tryng to pull him back. "She got over worked! She didnt mean it!! Please!! She didnt even touch me! She missed!!!!" She said. He stopped and stared at his wife, who was still clutched to his arm. I hiccupped and stared. Johnathon's gaze fell to me. His. Face. Was. RED! "Is that true!?" he demanded of me. I nodded. He continued to stare at me. Angela toke his face in her hands and pulled his face away."She didnt mean it, Jonathon." she whispered. He toke both of Angelas wrist in one hand and turned back to me. Angela yanked in Johnathos grip. He didnt budge. "Yes,Sir." I whispered. Johnathon let go of Angelas wrist and she rubbed them as he motioned her to sit. Angela did as he said. Wow. She acted like a obedient puppy to him. Johnathon walked towards me. Angela made a small noise. Johnathon stopped and looked at Angela. His look silenced her. Angela bent her head and kept quiet. She snuck looks as he approached me. he got down on one knee and forced my chin up to look at him. "Your hit my wife and I'll sell you to the South. Is that clear?" He demanded. I nodded quickly. I knew what the south ment. Even though I had never been a slave. He let go of my chin and walked to the door. He turned and stared at Angela. "Are you sure she didnt get you?" he demanded. Angela looked up and nodded. "Yes." She said. "Fine. Theresa!,"He yelled. I looked up," Come with me." he said. I toke a step forward before Angela let out a cry. "No!" She yelled running to Johnatho and clutching his arm once again. "Please dont take her to the lower decks. Please!!" she begged. Johnathon gently removed Angelas Deathly grip. "I wasn't. She is staying with me. I am going to watch her untill she behaves enough to stay with you." He said. Angela sighed loudly She began to turn away when johnathon grabbed her arm and pulled her close to him whispering something in her ear. She stared at him "But
I didn't mean...." he cut her off "No excuses." he said sternly. "Theresa. Lets go." He said. I nodded and followed him out. I am sooo stupid!!

The Captain, Owner and, *Master*

From up close johnathon was *very* tall. His pace as he walked along the ship deck was hard to catch up with. He soon stopped by some men and started talking. I looked around the ship. Boy was it big! "Hurry up!" he demanded. I looked up to see him plus five other men staring at me. "Come here!" He demanded. Hesitating I walked toward him. "Say hello." he said in a sweet but disgusting voice. "Hello...." I said in a small voice. "Finn, James, Sine, Fallin, Duckett. Ths is my new servant. Theresa." He said stareing hard at me. "If you hear,see, or is she disrespects anyone, Come find me immediantly. And spred the word around would you?" he said. The all said "yes sir" with a smile before walking past me. I kept me gaze down, knowing he was staring at me. He jerked his head to the side before spinning on his heel and walking away. I stood where I was, too afraid to move. He sinced it. "Come on!" he said roughly as he turned and stared at me. I bowed my head and followed him. He went to a door and opened it. "Get in here!" he roared. I jumped and went into the room. I heard the door slam behind me. i was about to turn around when two strong arms
grabbed my little arms and turned me around. Johnathon picked me up, walking a few feet and sitting me roughly ontop of a desk. He pulled the hem of my dress up slightly reviling my knees. I gasped and looked at him as he went around the desk and rumaged through the desk. I didn't dare look at him. I glanced around the room to see two chairs in one corner of the room along with a wooden table, just like the one in the bedroom. My mind snapped back to life when I heard something snap. I jumped at the sound. Johnathon came around and snapped what looked like a thin wooden stick across my legs. I squealed in pain and tried to move away when he roughly grabbed my arm and kept me in place. "Look at me!" he demanded. I ignored him and thought of the egging pain on my knees and upper legs. The stick snapped against my legs again. I hissed and turned and looked up at the man. He face was filled with anger. "If I ever. EVER!!! Hear that you have yelled at my wife I will whip your hind so hard you won't be able to stand! IS THAT CLEAR!" He demanded. I nodded quickly. He snapped it again. I winced. "With your voice!" he demanded. I nodded again. "Yes." I whispered. He snapped it again and I actually cried out in pain. "Yes Sir! You are to answer to me with that!!" He commanded. I
nodded again, tears coming to my eyes. "Yessir." I said, almost out of breath. He glared at me again before yanking the hem of my dress back down. He stroed away from me and put this stick back. "Get off my desk." He mumbled. I slid off the desk and fell to the floor. The drop was farther then I thought. I quickly got up. I turned and kept my head down as he worked. After a few seconds he sighed. "Go sit over there and be quiet. I will be done momentarilly." he said. I nodded and was walking toward the chair when he sighed loudly. I turned to find him glareing at me. "Do you need to have that lesson again?" He asked? I shoke my head. "I think you might just need that." he said getting up and taking out the stick. I panicked. "No sir." I said. He stopped and put the stick away, still glareing at me. I sat down and kept my mouth shut the whole time.

Alexandria

I sat for what felt like hours when I heard a faint knock on the door. I looked over at Johnathon to see he hadn't reacted. The sound continued. Still he didn't budge. I looked at him and got enough courage. "Ummm sir..?" I said. "What?" he growled, Looking up at me. I pointed to the door. Someone knocked on it again. He sighed and got up and went and opened the door. Angela appeared. "Hello darling I was just coming to...." SHe peared at me to see my eyes red and the same as my knees. She gasped and slipped past him into the room. "What did you do?" she said gaping at my legs. "It doesn't concern you, Angela." He said. She looked up at her husband. "I higly doubt that!" she scowled. She turned back to examin my knees. I winced when she touched them. The swolen pain on my knees returned. "Sorry." she said. I nodded a ok. "You'll be ok." She said. She patted my shoulder and helped me up. She turned and stared at her about to explode husband. "This was about me wasn't it?" She demanded. You punished her because she yelled at me for being a scared little ten year old who had just lost the only people who really cared about her." She went from half yelling to almost crying. Johnathon toke Angela in his arms. Seeing the door half open he glanced at me then outside the door. "Alexandra." He said. I heard a slight noise coming from out the room before a girl about in her teens appeared. Her hair was fair and long light
brown colored. She looked up at Johnathon. "Yes Sir?" she said. With a now muffling Angela in his arms he looked at me. I bowed my head. Taking small peeks up. "Take Theresa and show her around." he said softly. She cocked her head slightly, but obeyed him. She looked over to me. Beckoning me. I hesitated before folowing her out the door but not before looking back to see Johnathon pull Angela away slightly and giving her a serous look. I felt a tug on my hand and looked up to see Aleandria stareing at me. I followed her. She closed the door firmly before yanking me away. She pulled me down a flight of stares and through several doors. "Where are we...." "Shh! Not yet!" she whispered and pulled me along. I sighed and allowed her to pull me along. She pulled me through a door and closed it firmly. She tossed me on the bed. "What did you do!" she whispered sharply. I stared at him. "*I* didn't do anything!!" I tried to stand but she pushed me down. "You cant upset the mistress liek that!" She whispered sitting on the small bed. "I didn't." I said. She stared at me. "Then what happened?" She asked. "I freaked when I came on the boat." I stareted. "Oh." She said. "Did he whip you?" She asked opening the door. "No." I said with my eyes widening "Ok. Come on. I don't want Captian Johnathon to catch use down here. Then he'll whip both of us." she said going out of the door, when I didn't move