Chapter 12

(Monster Skin)

“Oh no….it hurts so much...arghh” Megan cried as she was being driven home. Her driver was behind the wheels, while Violet was in the passenger seat, petting her and also pressing an ice on her face. After leaving the club, they stopped by an ice shop to get lots of ice. Megan had been crying non-stop despite the effect the ice was having; she claimed that her face was still burning hot. Violet became frustrated and didn’t know what else to do. What did those guys do to her? She thought

“Hey…stop the shout…I didn’t ask you to go confront them in the first place, I will just change my mind and take you to the hospital…” Violet yelled

“Nooo….don’t, just take me home…arghh” Megan resorted. Violet rolled her eyes.

“Whatever….go faster George” She yelled at the driver.

“Yes ma’am” he replied

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They arrived home in no time Megan hurried into her room. She had called her doctor earlier and met her waiting in the visitor’s room. She sat on the couch in tears and tried explaining things to the doctor who in turn decided to conduct some experiments on her face, but they chose her room since it had a convenient space.

She was given some tablets to take and an ointment to rub on her face. The pain reduced a bit and with time it started to relieve her.

“What did you say happened…I mean, did you come in contact with anything hot” the doctor asked.

“No…I just don’t know what happened, perhaps the drinks I took did it...I can’t say” Megan stated, cleaning the stains of tears on her face. Her parents were not around; they went on a visit to one of their friends and would be back the next day.

“Hmm, ok..if you say so…but please mind what you take into your body. The drink might have been drugged or something, or perhaps your body is allergic to such a drink and that’s why it reacted” The doctor's advice.

“Thanks, Doc….I will try” She noted, not wanting to believe that Violet would drug her drink, she would just have to believe the latter; perhaps she is allergic to the new drink Violet suggested.

“I will take my leave now” The doctor stated, going out of the room.

Megan immediately called for Lottie, her maid, when she noticed she had started feeling dizzy.

“Ma’am, how are you feeling now,” Lottie asked.

“I’m good, but I wanna sleep now. I don’t want any disturbance, I won’t be attending to anyone until tomorrow, as it’s getting late” She yawned. Lottie nodded and bowed before leaving.

Megan turned off her phone, she knew the scene that she created at the club would have gone viral, some people might have recorded it and her company might start calling her soon. She doesn’t give a damn about it; she will just have to answer them the following day; right now she needed to sleep. She knew Violet would have gone home so she didn’t bother asking after her. Diving into the blanket on the bed, and covering it over her head, she slept off.

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Waking up the next morning, Megan’s eyes went to the large clock set on the wall, as she let out a gasp. She freaking overslept and right now, it’s almost afternoon. She heard someone humming a song and titled her neck to have a look. It was one of the maids in charge of cleaning her room. She seemed oblivious to the fact that she was already awake else she wouldn’t make that annoying hum.

Megan stood up from the bed, yawning loudly. The maid heard her yawn and turned to greet her with a smile like she always did, but her smile was replaced with a frightened look. Her hands shook viciously as the mop she held fell to the ground.

Megan squinted at her, perplexed as to why she was reacting that way. What’s she scared of, has she done anything wrong, she thought. Before she could process anything in her mind, the maid screamed and ran towards the exit, banging the door.

“What’s wrong…” Megan shouted after her, getting off the bed fully. She turned around, scrutinizing the room to see if she could find anything scary that would make the maid run that way, but she found none. She became angry and scoffed. Is the maid playing a prank on her, she thought? She decided to ignore it and go freshen up; she would deal with the maid later.

Just after she pulled off her nightwear, she wrapped a towel around her body before entering the bathroom. She went towards where her toothbrush was and picked it up, looking into the mirror; her breath ceased on seeing her face. She couldn’t scream at first, she turned to look behind her to see if it was someone else’s face she was seeing, but it wasn't. She is the only one in the bathroom.

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She stared back at her face reflecting in the mirror with her mouth agape. Part of her face was already covered with a scale-like leopard skin. It looked hideous; it was at that time she noticed the little spots spread across her whole body, starting from her neck. It looks like leopard spots, disfiguring her beauty. No wonder the maid ran away, she now looks like a monster. The memories of last night started rushing into her mind. She remembered shouting at a guy, the demi-gods, are they gods, she thought. She remembered the way the one she spilled a drink on was staring furiously at her; his eyes were filled with a fire-like look.

What has he done to her? She thought. Just as she remembered all that had happened, she let out a shrilling scream, running at full speed out of the bathroom. She picked up a hand towel using it to scrub her face, perhaps it would peel off, but it only got worse stinging her. Those who heard the maid scream and hers ran into her room. Her parents were already back from their journey, they were also present in the room as they watched her struggle with the towel, crying in front of the mirror.

“Baby…what’s wrong” Dinah, her mother, ran to hold her as her father stood behind trying to calm her down, but she kept on screaming, bending her face to the ground.

“What is it..darling, speak to us” Her father stated, already getting worried. Some servants and maids including Lottie were in the room, they were whispering to one another, except Lottie who was confused as to what was happening.

“My face…my face!!! Megan shouted

“What happened to your face…are you hurt somewhere” Dinah inquired, already panicking. Megan stopped crying, only her sobs could be heard.

“Chase everyone out, except Lottie” She stated. Her face was still bent to the ground, she felt ashamed letting the servants see how hideous she now looked. The once pretty and spotless Megan now has lots of leopard spots looking like a monster.

“Ok..you heard that…out everyone..except Lottie, she is fine now, we will take it from here, thanks” Mr. Johnson ordered as they all went away.

“They are gone now baby..please raise your head” Dinah pleaded. Megan let out a weary sigh and raised her head, but the towel was still covering her face.

“What’s wrong with….huh” Dinah gasped, as she saw the spots on her body, but was yet to see the face.

“Megan?” Mr. Johnson called with his mouth wide open as she let down the towel. They could see her face as part of it is having leopard skin.

“What…..w-ha-t…oh my…baby..what happened to you..your face….” Dinah whimpered, as Megan start sobbing again

“Speak Megan…is this some kind of painting or what….what happened while we were away, I mean, you were ok when we left” Mr. Johnson chipped in. They helped her up, as her mother tied the almost losing towel around her chest firmly. Lottie was shocked beyond words as she watched her mistress in dismay.

Megan narrated all that had happened the previous night but skipped the part where the stranger looked at her with fire eyes. She didn’t want to believe that she was enchanted, all those are just fantasies, she thought. But she told them about the new alcohol Violet got for her, and the doctor said something about her being allergic to it. She believes that it has reacted and caused the spots to appear on her body and face.

“This is serious, I need to take you to the hospital right now, and they should find a way to get this thing out of your face. Go freshen up and let’s go” her father said, sternly as he walked out of the room. He is worried about his daughter’s health and is angry at the fact that she decided to go clubbing and take a drink she knows nothing about.

“Mom….I don’t wanna remain like this…I...I look hideous” Megan cried, as her mother patted her back.

“Your dad will find a solution to this okay, perhaps it’s some kind of reaction from the drink, trust me, you will be fine..okay” she stated, and looked at Lottie.

“I will leave you to take care of her” She muttered to Lottie who nodded in response.

“Yes ma” She stated. Dinah gave her daughter one last look, sighing shortly before leaving the room.

“I look like a monster” Megan muttered softly, as Lottie scurried toward her.

“No you don’t my mistress, you look like the princess that you are, your beauty still stands firm” Lottie praised. Megan scoffed

“Is that some kind of insult or what…we both know that my beauty is gone...huff” She scoffed again, going to face the mirror

“I have a feeling that this is not caused by the drink, but I can’t just place my hands on what caused it” She muttered, but Lottie didn’t utter a word, she only sighed and stared at her.