Part 35
Part 35.
𝓣𝓪𝓮𝓱𝔂𝓾𝓷𝓰 𝓹𝓸𝓿:
They put me in a room all by myself once we were off the court. It was may be some room outside the main palace,it wasn't the usual rooms we would use. Room was massive, Large enough for a table and twelve chairs. But certainly it was empty now. Horrifyingly silent.
The shadows of where portraits used to hang on the walls, rectangles of unblemished wallpaper. The curtains were half burnt, deadly torn. They left me petrified. I couldn't hyperventilate when all I could physically do was breathe.
I stayed stunned, the tables had turned just in few hours and here I was been auctioned. Jungkook had let me go.
He had let those men drag me and stand me up for other men to take. It was vulnerable, it was heartbreaking more then that.
My eyes ached with weight of unshed tears. He was my only home, didn't he know that?
Something inside me made me not want to see him ever again, but half of me still had my eyes on him.
Half of me hated the way he threw me away to those hungry men, but half of me wanted to snuggle close to him and ask him if he would still want me back?
Half of me still wanted to understand his side and forgive all of him.
I sat there staring numbly at the mirror, the clothes I was wearing matched the red shot eyes of mine.
I felt uncomfortable, and naked with amount of revealing clothes I had been forced to wear.
The red hanbok was deep neckline, almost travelling till my mid sternum. The skirt underneath had a long slit across my thigh, the jewelry was kept minimal, to let those greedy men have nice look of honey skin they would be getting there hands on.
Thought of those men even looking at me with those lusty eyes made me disgusted.
I was shattered, I was torn open and let to bleed alone.
I wanted to run away, but at the same time I just wanted to give up and let people do things to me as they want, I didn't wanted to fight anymore. I was tired doing that for every moment of my life.
I was tired.
Jungkook today made me feel as if I had a hole in middle of me, he made me feel pathetic and hollow. Feeling was unexplainable.
I shivered when the door was shoved opened suddenly. The cold breeze making hair of my back neck to stand freeze.
Terror settled in me when the thought of guards dragging me back to Hall for auction transpired inside me.
I would die here rather, no?
But then I saw her.
Yeri walked inside.
Her eyes were full of tears, she ran to me and held me in her arms.
I was not able to bring my arms to warp around her.
It was as if I was detached from my own flesh.
"Tae, I'm sorry. I'm sorry you had to go through this I swear. But we will get you out soon I promise. Just hang on a bit yeah?? Jungkook will get you ou—"
I parted apart. His name even erked me more.
"Is everything ready down there? " She just nodded stern.
I sighed.
"It's fine yeri, I'm accepting his decision, I have no other option either. In course of falling in love with him and being his companion, I forgot my place, I forgot where I came from. I forgot the fact that I was just a paramour to him. He took his call, and I'll be supporting him with that. So please don't feel bad." I have never heard myself being so deadsoul before, my vocals lack compassion, they lack soul.
Her teary eyes, hesitated to look at me then.
"Take care of yourself, Of everyone. Of him too. "
She nodded.
There was a small knock on the door, We turned towards the source of sound, there were few guards waiting for me.
My nerves were white with how much I hated being in this helpless position.
She backed away with that , her maids were at the door too to escort her in court. Auction was about to start.
"See you soon tae. "
I didn't know what would I say to her with that. Will I be seeing her again?? Will be ever getting a way out of whoever will buy me today??? Will I be even able to survive for a day after I was owned by someone who was not Jungkook?
I saw yeri walking back to her maids, she looked back one last time, and then winded outside the chambers soon.
The guards stood there stoic, waiting for me to walk with them.
This was happening, the fear of Jungkook letting me go had came true. It was like waking up to the nightmare being all real and not just a vivid dream.
The guards came forcing inside my chambers as they waited too late for me to move on my own.
"Move fast, all kings are already down. They don't have all day waiting for you"
I nodded.
These words hit me like deja vu, I remember hearing them every other day back them when I was in harem.
I moved slowly passed them, to the door of the room and then the corridors, there were rows of gaurds, guarding outside my chambers.
They might have feared I would run away.
Speaking truly, I had thought of it. Since this morning I had thought of running away endlessly. I would have done it easily. But the thought of torture and bleeding nights the kingdom had to go because of me was haunting.
If I had ran away, they would have attacked the kingdom again, might even had killed Jungkook's courtiers and they would have hurted Jungkook till he would have given up himself.
I would not want that ever.
I will never want to hurt him in ways.
That guilt would have been slow deadly poison for me, which I decline to live with.
So I had sat back and got ready to be sold.
I walked passed all those guards then, they held me by my arms as they took me towards the palace.
We walked through the garden, it was all raw with the soil uneven and all our grown plants distorted from there roots.
Traces of blood painting the green garden red.
We walked inside the palace.
There was seize of time it felt like, absolute silence just when I had stepped in and then there started murmurs among the courtiers and the kings.
My gaze fell upon my noona who whispered as she saw the way I was dressed and my face was devoid of any emotion. My other noona had slept to Peace for forever. I had missed her. I wish she never had thought of coming here to meet me, then she would been in arms of her lover, preparing for her wedding next week.
Ans once again, I had brought up destruction to souls who were in love.
The guards pushed me ahead with a hiss, I looked back in front walking towards were, on the thrown there was Jungkook and beside him was King Choi.
My palms ached with how strongly I had clasped them together.
The more I stared at Jungkook, the more pain inside me grew . It was a surreal moment, funny indeed to realize we both were suddenly strangers now, we both were at the very starting point from where we had started but this time it was little more worse.
Jungkook never in once glance back at me he sat on his thrown with his shoulder high and chest prided.
I waited for any sign of comfort from him, any sign of unspoken love again, Friendship at least. I hoped he would glance back at me and would let me know he will take me out of this, he will not let me go.
He would fight for me .
He will choose me.
Only me.
Just for once.
But it soon all came crashing as the doors to castle were closed and loud conches were blown.
All the kings had settled quickly, a glint of excitement and trill all over there faces. There faces made me realise how cruel was this world? That one human was happy to force another human to be his salve and exploit the person just for his desires.
And why was I the very defenseless person here??
They made me sit on the cushiony chair just at a little distance from Jungkook .
There was a thin opaque piece of clothing hung between me and all the bidders. It was as thin as air, I could clearly see all of them and I was sure they could too.
" Thank you for all to be here at a very short notice, My Majesty king Choi is very delighted to have you all here. " One of choi's advisor declared.
All the royals smiled in unison.
"Today here we have, Warrior Jeon's prior Prized Cubin Kim Taehyung" There was a lot of commotion then , men thrived to see me. They wanted to get a look of me before they throw there money over me.
Just then the gaurd behind me shoved the hard wood end of sword in my gut, I winced at that.
"You really are a spoiled of a whore, no? What are you looking at? Don't you know low lives like you are not allowed to look up at royals, Eyes down whore"
The pain in my gut felt to the bones, I tried to sit as stiff as I could and not wince everytime I would move. I kept my eyes lower, not glancing at any of the Royal again.
The Royal talks carried for an hour, king choi made sure he announces his victory story to every Royal and all kings present there. He told them of how he had thousands of finest warriors with him and how he defeated Jungkook. How he found me hiding in cupboard begging for my life.
He told them how he wanted me badly under him , how he wanted to lain me but he had to hold back because of this auction.
I had never felt so worthless before. Never felt this crumbling pain inside my heart, that I felt today after watching Jungkook sit steal while these men degraded me.
I was humiliated.
I was humiliated with how much I have loved him and I would still continues to do it. How I would still find reasons to back him up. It all felt ridiculous.
"We can start the bidding now" King choi announced.
The light dims and a white halo sharp light focuses on me. I whimper at the sudden attention, but I tried to keep my calm which I have no idea till when I can put up too.
King choi's advisor walk in front of the table, his hand tight on the auction diamond holder wooden stick.
"Let's start with 50 million won"
This was happening..... This was all really happening. I felt fresh batch of tears brim in my eyes, but I do not shed them. The image of my possible future flashes my mind, it haunts me and makes my mind dizzy.
"51 million won" Someone suggested
"52 million won and half of my kingdom" Another one bidded.
People gasp with every bid the bidder raise. They blindly paid coins and diamonds to have me beside them.
Soon the bids raise up with intense, there's a thick competitive air between all the bidders.
"68 million won and 100 horses"
Then
"82 million won with 160 cows "
again
"90 million won and my 25 of my good milky mistress" The bidder laughed heroically.
Shame engulfs me with every rising bid. How cruel can these men be????Them selling a human being for an another human being just for there fun and pleasure.
Weren't we all low lives deserved to live a happy healthy life too???
I wanted to throw up, run away, scream and hang to death. I was helpless, deeply hurt and shattered within.
" Okayy, we have 90 million won and 25 mistress at stake by king Seo"
The crowd went silent for a moment. They leaned forward some scratching their heads debating if it was worth to go higher. Not everyone had a high budget.
At this moment I felt my heart sink. A tear rolled down my cheek. I wanted to sit down curl into a ball and cry. But on the other side I wanted to just break my wrists from these chains and run away somewhere far.
"going once, going twic-"
"200 million won" a new voice said. The crowd went silent and turned their heads to the person that spoke up.
The Royal court doors were open letting the sun rays dance through them inside.
I gasped when I realised how much 200 million won are.
It's more the worth two Kim Taehyung combined will ever be, why would anyone want me so much?
I was going crazy with every passing moment.
After a little haunting silence, the advisor said.
"Going once, going twice. "
"We announce Kim Taehyung to be sold to King of Usan"
My heart beats with the intensity I had never knew it will ever, my blood was probably cold and my nerves were stiff.
It was done
I was sold to someone.
The fear suddenly surges me, till now there was a bit of hope inside me where I thought things will go right, there might be a way I could be saved, but it all had came crashing now.
This was really happening.
The curtain in front of me was then removed, there were gasps and murmurs. I might be looking like a dead doll with how much I was sweating and looking terrified.
I never looked up even once, I kept my eyes low, and kept mumbling prayers.
I wanted to run away, I wanted to be free.
"You are free with me my Angel"
I jumped at the voice, I snapped my head up.
And for the second time He smiled his charming smile again, his eyes disappearing like a crescent moon.
"Let's runaway somewhere far, should we? " I sobbed out loud on his words.
"Jimin hyungie"
He winked, wrapping a long warm knitted shawl around me.
"Should hyungie beat these rats up for making you were these clothes? Gosh they look uncomfortable as hell"
At this moment I was puzzled with Insecurities and my own ghost.
I wanted to trust him and let him take me away from all this hurt. I wanted to use him to become a better version. To forget Jungkook and to forget all my nightmares.
But at the same time I was scared to trust him, he had not saved me after all.
He had bought me with money.
I was his slave now.