Chapter 3
“You look nervous father” said Anastasious.
“L am nervous, the king’s taxes are due today and l have no money to pay them today” said Jone walker.
“oh l know it’s so horrible isn’t it” she questioned and then there was a knock on the door.
“Open up” the tax collector called out.
Jone Walker nervously opened the door and gave the collector a bag of money.
The tax collector counted them and said “This is not all the money, where is the other half” he said angrily.
“L don’t have the other half” Jone said to that.
“You’re a disgrace as a man” said the tax collector coldly. “And even more disgraceful is your whore of a pregnant daughter” he looked coldly at Anastasious for a second and turned his gaze back to Jone.
“I’ve got guards here to take you away Jone Walker for underpaying your taxes” he said meanly and snapped his fingers at two men and the men seized her father and both took one arm and marched him to the prison.
“Anastasious stop them” he screamed out and Anastasious rushed towards her father but the tax collector said
“Stop you whore there’s nothing you can do to save him”
“Don’t you call me a whore” she said and slapped the tax collector.
“How dare you whore next time you touch the king’s tax collector you’ll be joining your father in the dungeon” he threatened coldly.
Anastasious gave a grunt and went after her father but the tax collector grabbed her by the wrist.
“You’ll never see him again after this you whore” Anastasious felt angry, she was absolutely sick of being called a whore by this man. He let go of her and she grabbed his papers and ripped them up.
“How dare you touch those you little filthy slut” he said and left.
“Father” she whispered. “Father” she felt sad and angry that her father had been taken away by that horrible tax collector. He’s only doing his job she thought until she reminded herself that that stupid tax collector had called her a whore and had shown no respect to either her or her father so she decided she would see the king to plead for her father.