Kemi's POV~ I am still staying on the bed obediently like he had told me to. It's not like anyone is going to come to my rescue if I scream anyway. I curl myself up hugging my legs as I sit on the bed. I do not want this; I do not want to be involved in this new world where I have no idea what's to become of me. Definitely, this people are involved in criminal activities and it's dangerous. I'm so scared. What he did to me before he left still dawns on me and for a moment I thought he was going to rape me. Maybe he would have if the phone had not rang. Yes, I have never slept with anyone before and I don't want my first time to be with a total stranger. Mummy would always say that a woman's dignity comes first. She would tell me that it is better to remain a virgin than allow a man not worthy takes your virginity. Oh mummy, I wonder how she's doing and I hope things are going well at home. All I have wanted for my life is to be there for my family and have a peaceful life and nothing more. ********* *Flashback.* During my days at Ajegunle Senior Secondary School, I didn't have many friends except for one person. Her name was Isabella; we sometimes called her Isabelle too and she was my best friend then. Isabelle was like a sister to me as she was always there for me when I needed her and we even shared the same age. We were so close to the point that she even called my mummy 'mummy' and always came to visit me at my house. Then, Isabelle already had a boyfriend who was our senior then and I was the only one still keeping off boys like they were bugs. Well that didn't last for long when I foolishly fell for the transferred senior, Jayson Jimoh. Jayson was the type of guy every girl wanted in the whole school. He was everything a girl would like; he was intelligent, neat and handsome too. Girls flocked around him and followed him everywhere but it seemed he didn't find anyone interesting because he only chased and followed me around. I thought I wouldn't bulge but Isabelle convinced me to accept him and since I didn't find him bad and liked him, I agreed to date him. He was my first boyfriend, my first kiss, and probably would have been the one to take my virginity. After few months of our relationship, I came to like him more. And then it got to a point where Jayson wanted sex but I wasn't ready. When I refused him sex, he didn’t force me and that made me like him more. When I told Isabella about it, she told me to have sex with him since he wanted it and that it wouldn't mean anything but I was still feeling insecure about it. On my 18th birthday, Jayson organized a party for me and invited everyone. I wondered how he got money to book an entire event center and when I asked him about it, he only told me that he worked part time jobs. I was too blinded and foolish that I didn't know he had planned on taking my virginity that day. At first, we all sat drinking together at the party as everyone kept wishing me but later, everyone started leaving to the other side of the hall to dance and even Isabelle. It was strange but since Jayson was with me, I felt safe. We were only talking for a while as he sat beside me on the couch. He pulled me closer and kissed me, since we have kissed a few times before, I didn't stop him. Then his hands started roaming down my body and between my thighs, I gasped and tried to keep calm but then his kisses became rough and rapid and his hands groped my thigh, that's when I knew it was going too far. I broke off the kiss and tried to push him off but he was gripping me tightly and didn't even bulge. He reached for my shirt and started to unbutton it. I screamed his name for him to stop but he wouldn't listen. He gripped my waist and pushed me to lie with my back on the couch before he climbed on top of me. I held my shirt tightly trying to prevent him from going further as I continued to struggle with him screaming loudly. He pressed my hands with his above my head and started kissing my neck. Fear ran through me as I lay underneath him helplessly. One minute he was a sweet boyfriend, and then he was about to rape me. Tears ran down my cheeks as the thought of being a victim of rape ran through my head, I would be damaged for life if it happened. Just when I thought it was over, someone dragged him off from me. I laid there in a trance as tears rolled down cheeks. I heard a familiar voice calling my name and I finally managed to come back to reality. My eyes met my mummy's which was looking at me with worry. Due to how close I am with my mummy, I had earlier told her where I was headed. Beside her was daddy, who holding Jayson firmly by the collar. They took me home after daddy gave Jayson the beating of his life. My mummy insisted on taking Jayson to the police even after I not to but after much pleading, she decided not to go the police but to see Jayson's parents instead. Mummy told me they came to meet me when they tried to reach me and Isabelle and to no avail. Well I knew nothing about his family and it would be an embarrassment to me so I decided against it. She insisted I changed school but I didn't see it necessary, it’s not like it was going to change anything, I have learnt my lesson anyway but my mummy wouldn't hear of it, so I just gave up. Some days after, expensive cars pulled up at our house. It was a woman along with some bodyguards. She introduced herself to be Jayson's mother. My parents and I stared at the woman in shock and disbelief. The woman told us that she came to apologize on behalf of her son and that; we shouldn't make such 'small' matter bigger. She told us that Isabelle had told her about what happened. That was how l found out that Isabelle was actually Jayson's cousin and they both came to the public school against their family's wish all in the name of exploring the world. It turned out that Isabella knew about Jayson's plan to take away my virginity that day and they are both from an affluent family, everything was a lie. Jayson's mother brought out a bag of money and offered it to my parents. Their son molesting me was not enough; she still came to humiliate us because we are poor. My mummy didn't accept the money but told the woman to leave with the money. The woman told us that we were going to remain poor if we kept trying to hold our pride and even told me that I was the one who dated her son and forced myself on him and not the other way round and that she was only trying to make our pitiful life better. When my mummy couldn't take the insults anymore, she drained her with water and sent her away. Jayson's mother left angrily that day and promised to get back at us. Isabelle never for once came to see me to at least give me her own side of the story, none of them ever did. ***************** "Hey! Have you gone deft or what? I said you should stand up!" The familiar voice that belongs to the stranger jolts me back from my thoughts. I sit up and stare at him holding a cigarette in his right hand with a deep scowl on his face. "You better not provoke me any further, get off from the bed." He yells at me. What is he going to do to me? Would he hurt me? Will he force me again? The anger is his eyes shows that something must have upset him at wherever he went to. I quickly get off from the bed and stand close to the bed wondering what he is going to do. He looks at me from my head to my toe and nods before moving closer to me. I move backwards as he keeps coming closer. Just as I am about to fall on the bed, he stops moving and sighs. “I’m not going to do anything, just stay still." He says in a surprisingly calm voice but I am not convinced and so I wrap my arms around my body and look to the ground. He sighs and moves pass me to sit on the bed. "Sit." He commands. I turn to him and the look in his eyes tells me to kindly obey. I sit on the bed keeping a far distance from him. "Do you think I won't have my way with you if I want to?" He frowns at me. "Come closer, Kemi. I shake my head and didn't move. I could see him clench his fist in anger but I still didn't move. "You're f*king stubborn, you know that?" He glares at me. “If you have something to say, you can say it from there, I will still hear you." I manage to say. He scoffs, "You're lucky I like you." He stands up from the bed and moves over to the couch and starts to take off his jacket. Fear grips me and I quickly stand up from the bed. He turns to me with a frown. "I said I'm not doing shit to you Kemi! Can't I even take off my clothes?" I bit my bottom lip and starts fidgeting with my fingers nervously. I didn't even know he is done taking off his clothes until I feel him walking towards me. I manage to look up at him and see that he is still wearing a T-shirt. He has only taken off the jacket. "I didn't have plans to auction you off but it seems my f**king brother wants to poke his nose in my business…” He runs his hand on his head before adding on. "He just keeps confusing me.” Auction me off? Does he mean sell me? "Auc…Auction me…me off?" I stammer as I ask him. "Yes, auction you off. Normally, we auction girls we bring here or we use them as sex slaves...” Did he just say sex slaves? He sees the fear on my face and smirks, "Relax darling, I won't sell you off if you behave." "Then you will use me as a sex slave?" I ask looking at him straight in the eyes. I just can't trust this man. He stares at me for a while before laughing. "Oh common darling. I'm not the one who uses girls for sex slaves, Lexis does." He shrugs before sitting on the bed. Lexis? And who's that? “Then what do you want with me?” He keeps quiet for a while as if thinking about what he wants before sighing loudly. "Well, I do auction girls though...” I tense up immediately and move back. He laughs before shaking his head, "One minute you're bold and the next, you're like a scared cat." He adds on. "Like I said, I have no intentions in using you as a sex slave or auctioning you but..." I gulp hard, but what? "But you will do something else for me...” He points at me. "Something only you can do." "And what is that?" "Come closer and I’ll tell you, the walls have ears you know." I know he just wants me to move closer to him because I'm sure these walls are soundproof. I swallow hard and move closer to him but he suddenly reaches for me and grabs my waist pulling me to him. I didn't struggle out of his hold but simply remain there nervously. "You really smell nice Kemi." I hear him say as he kisses my forehead. I roll my eyes, "How so, because I haven't taken my bath since morning." Oh God, shut up Kemi! He chuckles, "That doesn't mean you won't smell nice. You actually smell like rose flower." Pervert. "Did you say something?" He asks and I panic, did I say that out loud? "Me? No!" Suddenly he whispers into my ear, "l tell you what I want you to do later when I confirm something. I don't want to take chances, darling." I nod and try to get off his hold but he wouldn't let me. He suddenly lifts me up and carries me to the bed. He sits on the bed and places me on his thighs with his hands on my waist. He abruptly takes my hands and places them around its neck. He smirks before moving his face closer to mine and before I know it, he locks his lips with mine. He starts kissing me roughly and I start struggling to push him off and he unexpectedly stops. He sighs, "Let's not force things." He tightens his hands around my waist. "So you ride me." Wait what? My eyes widen and I shake my head abruptly. He frowns, "Do it while I’m being nice Kemi. If you manage to get me hard, then I won't do anything to you but if you cannot, then I will have to teach you." He smirks. I shake my head abruptly and try to get off from him but he grips both of my hands and glares at me. "One call and it’s over for your family darling, so you'd better comply." My eyes widen, "My...My family?" I ask in fear. No, not my family. He nods, "Yes, now will you get to it, or should I give the order?" I swallow hard as tears gathers in my eyes. "No don't, I will...I will do it." "You will what?" He asks again as if he didn't hear me when he clearly did. "Say the word darling." I look at him for a while before grasping what he means. "I will... I will ride you." I manage to say. He smiles, "Good, now go on." Tears gather in my eyes as I slowly start moving on his thigh. I'm sure very soon there would be no tears left in my eyes again. Just as he is about saying something, someone knocks on the door. He groans in annoyance and turns to it. "Who the f**k is that?" He screams loudly and then a voice speaks up. “The boss has arrived and wants to see you, consigliere. Oh, so it's not soundproof? "And what happened to communicating on phone?” His face turns red from anger. "I couldn't reach you consigliere. The voice says. He rolls his eyes before sighing. “I’ve heard, now get lost.” He turns to me, "It seems like you have a guardian angel here, darling." I turn away from him as tears stream down my cheek. He scoffs, "You sure cry a lot." He forcefully kisses my cheek and lifts me off his thigh. He stands up, "Someone will come for you, stay put." As soon as he leaves the room, I slump on the floor with my hands clenching my chest tightly. This is only the beginning and I already feel like disappearing. Suddenly, the door slides open and I hear footsteps in the room. Thinking he is the one, I fret and stand up immediately prepared to hide anywhere possible. I can't take anymore. "Relax Kemi, it's me." I hear a familiar voice say and I raise my head up to find George staring at me. "George?" He smiles at me and walks to where I am standing still trembling. "Who did you think it was?" I turn away "No one. "Someone will come to take you away, so don't fret when she comes, okay?” I turn to him, "The badass from earlier?" He looks at me in puzzle, "Badass? Who's that?" "The girl who brought me here yesterday." "Oh, she?" He chuckles. "Not her, she has no business with you. Someone else will come for you." I nod my head and sit on the bed. He doesn't say anything more but simply stands. I hear him sigh, "Kemi." He calls my name and I feel my body relax, it seems as if I feel safe. Why would I feel safe with someone I know nothing about? One thing I should avoid is to trust anybody here and he even told me that himself. "Look at me." He says but I didn't and only keep fidgeting with my hands. He sighs, "I don't want to get your hopes up by telling you that all will be fine but trust me, things would be easy for you if you calm down and just cooperate. The consigliere isn't really a patient man and he could hurt you if you don't cooperate with..." "And why do you care? I already knew the consequences before coming here, so I can manage, you don't have to act like you're worried." He has no idea how that man is treating me and he keeps telling me to be calm and cooperative. "You work for him anyway, so it's not like you can go against your boss." I shrug. He sighs, "The consigliere is not my boss and I do not work for him." I raise my head to look at him, "Then...” He cuts me off, "I work for the boss Kemi. My relationship with the consigliere is not something you can understand." If he works for the boss, then who is the boss? "Oh... Okay, so did he send you here?" "Who?" "Your boss?" Oh no no, the boss has nothing to do with you. I just... just thought I should come." "Why? Won't you be scolded for coming in?" He smiles, "Scolded? Of course not." "Why did you come...George?" He stares at me for a while before sitting beside me. "For the first time, I have no idea of what the consigliere plans to do and it just make me wonder." "It makes you wonder what he plans to do to me?" He looks at me, "Yes." Why would he care? I turn to him, "Are you saying you’re worrying about me?” He stares at me for while and smiles. “Well, I guess you have this charm that makes one want to save you.” What does he mean? He stands up. "Anna will come for you." With that, he leaves the room and I watch him leave in confusion. What exactly are these people up to in this place? What's going through George's head? Who is the boss and who is not? I have a feeling I’m about to be used for something else and not a sex slave but I dread whatever it is, even more. 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