Rose weas wisked into the large bathroom as big as her room surrounded by maida. She had already gotten used to the feeling of hands touching and undressing her. The pure while bathroom floor and walls gave a clinical feeling to the environment as the maids continue to skillfully undress her. The bath tub in the middle of the room was filled with jasmine water and gave off a mild smell. The roses were sprinkled all over the water and around the bath tub while Rose scented candles surrounded the whole bath tub. I gave off a whole enthrall view and feeling. This was a rare bath routine for Rose.

She sank into the bath tub with a sign of relief as the stoic maids started to clean and massage her joints and muscles. This treatment led to her falling asleep.

Rose could feel herself in the familiar darkness but this felt different, it was more claustrophobic and suffocating she could feel that it was alive.

"Hello," she called out in a trembling voice," is any one there" Rose tried to move but her feet were stuck as if being held. She looked at her feet and was meet with a very horrifying sight. Countless of black insects that had formed a shape of hands were holding her down. Their rolling little eyes that were black with a small hint of red in the middle were trying to climbing over each other in a bid to reach her skin. The most terrifying part was they still remained in the form of a wringling hand. She sound of tiny legs crawling and cracking could be heard all around the void space.

Rose could feel her heart dropped she had no way of knowing weather she had died during her bath or she was experiencing the worst nightmare anyone could ever get. She hands seemed to be unable to go past her calf this gave her an even more terrifying feeling. What was out there that could control this millions and millions of insects. This insects were things that should not even survive.

A faint sound of breathing came from behind her, she cold breath brushing past her sensitive neck. It was behind her the thing that made her terrified. She looked down at her feet and found all the insects missing. They must have run away when the master came back. Rose didn't waste any time to look back she ran just like a prey that senses out danger. Her body subconscious reacted on its own before her mind could catch up.

She could hear the soft foot steps behind her but she couldn't bring her self to turn around and look at the monster behind her. Sweat accumulated on her body causing her clothes to get wet. She felt like she had ran for a long time but still could not find a way to escape. It was toying with her.

She heard a scratching laughter behind. The laughter felt like it was alive crawling and penetrating through her skin into her head and echoing over and over again like a taunt showing his enjoyment on her weekness and suffering. She could feel her eyes burning as tears started to stream down her chicks uncontrollably. She stumbled and fell. She started to crawl forward as long as she got away from the monster she would do anything. She could feel the little black dots covering her eyes , she was loosing consciousness fast. The last thing she heard was the irritating mocking laughter.

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Rose opened her eyes with a star. Her heart bet fast in her chest as she tried to assess the situation around her.

"My lady are you alright," a black curly haired maid asked her. That didn't have a personal maid yet.

" How long have I closed my eyes,"

"Ten minutes my lady we'll be done in another two hours my lady you can continue to rest," she skill fully answered.

Rose signed and closed her eyes. She had only closed her eyes for ten minutes but in the dream it felt like a millennial. She continued to wonder what that dream was all about. Maybe it was a conjure of her fear of darkness which formed a more horrifying, visual and scary projecting. This was the only explanation she could think of. But the feeling of the disgusting insects, the laughter and the foot steps that approach her little by little. The feeling of being powerless and your life being held in the hands of others made her feel her helplessness of this world. Maybe she was visited by a dream walker but those did not exist in that world so she could only blame it on her subconsciousness and weakness. Rose didn't notice the black insect tattoo on her neck that flashed and disappeared.

Rose stood in front of the large dressing mirror and could not help but be surprised by the way the maids had beautify her. She looked more like a doll than a human child. She had been dressed in a black colored princess dress with red lining and diamonds inlaid around the neckline while pearls had been put at her back by the zip area. The diamonds sparked around as she moved and had been matched to the dress diamonds. She dress reached her calf while the shoes were flat red shoes that looked like ballet shoes. The little anklet bracelet shined with ever lift of her skirt. She was the True definition of noviech rich. Diamonds were still considered a luxury with even their availability in the kingdom of Mania. She drew a deep breath smiled to herself in the mirror as this was the first time she was meeting people who are not from the residence. She was looking forward to making friends like every child her age. She looked at she maids that looked at her with proud eyes probably complimenting themselves on a job well done. Being given an empty canvas and working and turning it into the perfect canvas that can show case the five hour hard work. She had to admit she looked beautiful. She turned around and walked out of her room. She had a tea party to attend.