Sold to the Ruthless Master

“Mu…”

“What are you doing here?”she cut her off surprised and Lily sighed.

“please, I’m here for something important and urgent, please give me audience”she pleaded and Maura stare at her for a while.

“okay follow me”

“Hah! thanks”she smiled in relief and trail behind her, she look around the corridor and was quite bedazzled.

It was newly furnished, the place wasn’t like this when she came here two years ago.

“I think she’s now richer”she mumbled silently and soon they got to an office, the guard following them opened the door and the two of them walked inside the office.

“Wow “a gasp escape her lips and Maura chuckled.

she tried touching the wall but her mom stopped her.

“Don’t you dare, does this place looks like your father’s impoverished house?, letting you in does not mean you should pass your boundary”.

“I’m sorry”lily apologized quickly and took her seat but remain standing, the guard dropped her bag on the couch before walking out leaving them alone in the office.

“I thought you vowed you won’t step your feet into this place anymore? , so why are you here? , why can’t you keep to your words ?”she asked rather mockingly and she sighed.

“I came here for something important and urgent please”

“Then why are you here? ”

” Few months ago, Hayden was sick and diagnosed of leukemia, the doctors said we should pay huge amount of money, dad tried raising the money but he couldn’t, he had no choice than to borrow the money from the devil”.

“Lucian?”she asked surprised and she nodded.

“Before he borrowed him the money, he said there must be a collateral, since dad didn’t have any tangible property, he had to use me as a collateral. Unfortunately for us, , we aren’t able to refund the money, he came to our house this morning to warn us, we are only given two days ultimatum mom but we don’t have any hope of paying the money back, please help us”she begged going down on her knees and her mom smiled.

“Hmph, I don’t really know where to start Lily but I have to start somewhere, firstly, why is your father too dumb to the extent that he borrowed money from the devil, isn’t he scared of the name at all?”

“We have…”

“Hey am still talking”she snapped cutting her off and she bowed immediately.

“I wanna remind you about something Lily , your dad swore never to have anything to do with me anymore even at the point of death, so why should I help you?”

“We are talking about your child here, I’m going to be a sex slave to Lucian if we aren’t able to pay the money, this is between life and death mom!”

“Your dad didn’t know what is called life and death when he swore not to have anything to do with me again, what did you expect me to do Lily”

“please mom , help us”

“I’m sorry lily , there’s nothing I can do, I won’t be able to help you”

“Seriously mom?, you won’t help us?”Lily asked shocked.

“Yeah, there’s nothing I can do to help you, your father swore not to have anything to do with me again and why will I help you?”

“Mom we are talking about me here, it’s a matter between life and death, I’ll become a sex slave if Dad isn’t able to pay the money”

“There’s nothing I can do, I’ve lot of things to do here, please get out of my office before I call the security guard for you”

“Mom, did you think you’re doing the right thing?, you left us with dad years ago because he’s poor anytime we seek for help, you won’t render any help to us, did you think you’re doing the right thing?”

“Seriously Lily, you came here for help after you swore that you’ll never step your feet here two years ago, you’re such a useless lady, a disgrace to womanhood at that, you’re this endowed, you have the most perfect shape but you refused to help yourself through it, how did you want me to help you when you’re not helping yourself, please get out of my office before I call the securities”

“I will never sell my body to men because of money mom, I’m not like you, I wonder how you gave birth to us because you’re the most worthless mother I’ve ever seen, I’m leaving your office now, but I want you to know something, you’re going to reap all what you sow, I am assuring you mom that you will come to us on your knees begging your forgiveness, take my words”Lily yelled with little tears on her face and walk out of the office while her mother watch her going, with a plain expression about deep into her, she somehow felt guilty for not helping her, she shrugged it off quickly and start the work of the day.

*****

Lily barge into the house crying heavily, She has to trek all the way to her mom’s office down to their house, her hope was that her mom will give her money but she didn’t.

“I so much hate her, I detests her a lot, she irritates me”Lily yelled throwing the purse to only God knows where and Jason rush out of his room to her.

“Lily, is there any problem?”He asked worriedly and held her hand but she fred her hand from his and took a few steps back.

“I so much hate the woman who called herself my mother, I detests her so much”

“Wait… Don’t Tell me you went to her?”Jason asked surprised and she nodded.

“And why will you go to her?, After Dad warned us not to move close to her vicinity any more, what’s wrong with you Lily?”

“Why won’t I go to her?, Lucian came here this morning and gave us two days ultimatum to pay the money, why won’t I go to her?”

“What did she say?”

“She said I should go sell my body to men so I will be able to pay the money”

“Why will she say that?”

“I don’t know Hayden, I can afford to be a sex slave, I can’t, maybe I should run away”

“To where?, there’s no place you can run to and Lucian won’t find you, he has spies everywhere”

“Then what did you think we should do?”

“I don’t know”

*****

“You this foolish woman, I told you not to add much salt to my food, look how salty the food is”He yelled at the frail woman in front of him and she cried.

“I’m sorry Gerald, forgive me”She cried and another stroke of cain landed at her back, she scream in pain making their four years old son at the corner cringe in fear of hurting his mother more.

“I told you Gina, I’ll be the death of you, mark my words”

*****

He woke up panting heavily with beads of sweat streaming down his face to his chest, although the AC is working but the sweat is more much than what he can handle.

“The night mare again”He mumbled sadly and step down the bed walking slowly to where his liquor is, he got there and grab the bottle, he open the bottle and decant reasonable amount of it inside the glass cup.Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

He gulp the whole content down at once.

“The nightmare”He repeated and stare at the empty glass in his hand.

When will they stop haunting him?