CHAPTER 50: COME BACK SOON

Everyone was shocked to find Sarah spilling the sub over Selene’s head. It seemed to spark a commotion among the female chiefs as well as the female prisoners that was not to be messed with.

Hannah who saw that immediately panicked, trying to clean up the soup spilled on her friend’s head. But Selene held her back by raising her hand, as if giving a code not to do anything.

The brown-haired woman immediately turned to Sarah, and gave her a cold stare. Although she was on the verge of beating the woman up, she listened to Caelum’s message not to cause any trouble while he was away.

"I can understand. But you better behave yourself, because if you get caught bullying the prisoners here. You’ll be in big trouble too," she said in a calm but firm tone.

"No one will dare report this to Chief Rothwell when he returns. Even if someone does, do you think he’ll believe a word you say?" asked Veronica arrogantly as she folded her arms in front of her chest.

Dorothy also said something similar to her. "That’s right, you think someone like Chief Rothwell would believe the words of a disgusting prisoner like you?"

Selene laughed softly, but she didn’t say that Caelum would believe her because she was his woman. He would trust her far more than anyone else in the prison even if what she said was a lie.

"Alright then. Maybe you’re right, someone like Chief Rothwell wouldn’t trust a disgusting prisoner like me. But do you think he would believe you?" Selene asked back.

Her question seemed like a threat, because the other prisoners and the warden clearly knew that Selene was testing the person in front of her.

"Of course she’ll trust me more than you. You’re just a dirty prisoner, and I know for a fact that you only got here because of the drug game. Are you one of the dealers? Or maybe you seller?"

Sarah’s eyes looked at Selene from the top of her head to the bottom of her feet, then back to her face. She guessed that a beautiful woman like Selene must be using her body to sell drugs.

She smiled as she heard the accusation. "Maybe you’re right, someone like that is not fit to commit serious crimes and is only fit to be a drug dealer."

Suddenly, Sarah grabbed Selene’s lower jaw firmly and pulled her forcefully closer.

"I can see that on your face. Prisoners like you and the others are just the scum of society dumped on this island awaiting your death because you are no longer considered useful to Zondalians," she said with a sharp, cold glare.

It was as if she was showing that she was on top of everyone in the prison.

Sarah’s words were enough to upset the other prisoners, as well as the warden. But they couldn’t do anything because that woman was their current chief.

She violently let go of Selene’s face until the woman was knocked to the side, but she still didn’t say anything.

Dorothy and Veronica even hit her. However, Selene remained silent. Hannah couldn’t let that happen, and she immediately hugged Selene as if trying to protect her.

"Please stop! Don’t hurt her anymore, she does speak too truthfully sometimes. But I beg you to forgive her this time!" Hannah pleaded.

Seeing Hannah begging, Selene clenched her hands so hard that her knuckles turned white. Especially when Veronica grabbed her hair and pressed her head down to prostrate herself before Sarah.

"Then beg, ask for forgiveness from Chief Sarah!"

As Hannah’s head kept being pushed down, she was forced to prostrate herself before Sarah and beg for forgiveness. "Please forgive my friend."

Everyone was visibly upset by what they had witnessed, although some of them were amazed that Sarah had shown such power in the prison that she could make someone prostrate themselves before her.

However, others wondered. Why did Selene just stay silent without doing anything to retaliate against Sarah?

Usually, when she felt pressured, Selene would move on her own to beat up anyone, including those who dared to hurt Hannah.

But not this time.

Sarah knelt down, gripped the underground jaw and looked at her. "If you want me to forgive you, I want you to slap your friend really hard."

Hannah’s eyes widened in shock when she was ordered to slap Selene in front of everyone. Of course she couldn’t do it, not just because she was afraid of Selene. But that woman was her best friend who had always protected her all this time.

"I can’t do it! She’s my friend, I can’t slap my own friend!" she said in a trembling voice.

"You have to do it, it’s an order from me. If you can’t do it, then I won’t forgive you and I will make you both get a harder punishment," Sarah replied.

This made Hannah hesitate, because she didn’t want the two of them to get a severe punishment from Sarah. She was very sure that punishment must be an inhumane thing to do.

"Hannah," Selene called out which made her look back.

"Just do it, I have no problem with it. Stand up and slap me," Selene continued.

The girl still looked very hesitant to do so, and Ronald even wanted to stop them. However, his partner held his body while shaking his head because they knew they would not win. Instead, they would get into even bigger trouble.

"That woman can’t be defeated. It’s better for us to remain silent, and bear witness before Chief Rothwell later when he returns." His friend whispered that, leaving Ronald to remain silent while clenching his fists as well.

Hannah finally stood up from where she was kneeling, walked over to Selene and looked at her with tears in her eyes.

"I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to slap you," she said tearfully.

"It’s okay, just do it. I’ll take it no matter how hard you slap me," Selene said.

Even so, Hannah did not have the heart to slap her and she did so very slowly. The slow slap made Sarah feel dissatisfied and she suddenly pushed Hannah away.

"You weakling!"

With her hand, she slapped Selene so much harder that the sound echoed through the cafeteria.

SLAP!

Drip drip...

Blood poured out of her nose, dripping onto the floor of the cafeteria which made everyone go into shock because of the severity of the slap. Selene’s head was still bowed in silence, as if she was trying not to retaliate.

Sarah, Dorothy and Veronica smiled with satisfaction as they looked at the other prisoners.

"That is the punishment you will get if you dare to go against what I say!" said the chief loudly.

She then declared that breakfast time was over and wanted all the prisoners to go to the field to follow her next order.

There were sounds of disappointment from the prisoners, as some of them had not had time to eat breakfast.

As for Selene, her breathing sounded heavy as if the monster inside her was trying to escape, but she held on with all her might.

’I hope you come back soon, Caelum...’

She raised her head slightly, staring intently at Sarah who was walking away from the cafeteria with her two female wardens.

’... Before I make her as my 30th victim in this prison.’